Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.40/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 477 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.38/cwt -7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 417 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.13/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 475 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	826	1,263	809
Feeder cattle	565	884	607
Slaughter cattle	135	167	132
Replacement cattle	126	212	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale two weeks ago, on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 lower overall with feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	177.50–190.00	$183.82	$401	—
290	290	1	177.50	$177.50	$515	—
310–340	327	3	162.50–175.00	$166.45	$544	-10.43
355–360	358	2	167.50	$167.50	$600	-7.06
415–445	426	9	150.00–165.00	$156.08	$665	-9.42
455–495	472	6	145.00–160.00	$150.77	$712	-10.05
500–545	525	10	142.00–156.00	$145.60	$764	-8.46
550–598	573	11	137.00–145.00	$139.27	$798	+0.07
600–630	616	4	123.00–135.00	$131.68	$811	-2.97
675	675	1	133.00	$133.00	$898	-1.20
865–885	875	2	111.00–113.00	$112.01	$980	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	2	129.00	$129.00	$761	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,074	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	135.00–142.00	$138.72	$379	-6.15
310–340	326	7	135.00–142.00	$137.23	$447	-0.27
355 fancy	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
350–395	368	12	124.00–137.00	$129.73	$477	-11.42
405–445	417	23	120.00–136.00	$128.38	$535	-8.09
460 fancy	460	1	136.00	$136.00	$626	—
457–499	476	21	122.00–131.00	$127.76	$608	-6.91
500–545	512	18	121.00–130.00	$126.52	$648	+10.52
559–592	575	21	119.00–128.00	$122.68	$705	-2.45
635–640	639	4	117.00–120.00	$118.25	$756	+4.12
655–670	665	3	114.00–119.00	$117.36	$780	+9.58
778	778	2	100.00	$100.00	$778	—
870	870	1	100.00	$100.00	$870	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340 fancy	325	2	171.00–175.00	$172.91	$562	-8.31
320–345	333	2	150.00–160.00	$154.81	$516	-12.74
350–395	366	11	150.00–165.00	$154.02	$564	-7.42
405–445	422	19	145.00–160.00	$151.03	$637	-11.06
450–495	477	24	140.00–155.00	$147.40	$703	-0.56
505–520 fancy	513	2	150.00–151.00	$150.49	$772	-2.83
510–535	522	12	134.00–149.00	$138.11	$721	-5.11
550–585	568	13	129.00–140.00	$134.94	$766	+1.48
598	598	8	122.00	$122.00	$730	-6.00
600 fancy	600	1	134.00	$134.00	$804	—
610–640	633	5	119.00–128.00	$121.94	$772	-11.68
710–720	713	3	109.00–112.00	$110.01	$784	-6.60
755–770	763	2	105.00–111.00	$107.97	$824	-7.03
810–820	815	2	103.00–104.00	$103.50	$844	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	+0.25
488	488	3	130.00	$130.00	$634	—
525	525	1	123.00	$123.00	$646	—
705	705	3	96.00	$96.00	$677	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	146.00	$146.00	$562	+3.50
405–445	424	4	120.00–135.00	$127.67	$541	+2.67
465–480	473	2	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$627	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–995	990	80-85%	2	74.00–85.00	$79.53	$787	—
955–1405	1178	80-85%	40	62.00–73.00	$67.52	$795	+0.84
1135–1520	1271	80-85%	8	75.00–82.00	$77.70	$988	+3.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1800	1409	75-80%	33	60.00–70.00	$64.54	$909	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$634	—
825–1450	1059	85-90%	28	55.00–66.00	$60.55	$641	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,197	—
1360–1930	1560	5	85.00–90.00	$87.64	$1,367	—
1600–1740	1670	2	98.00–103.00	$100.60	$1,680	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1150	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–975.00	$937.50
900–1350	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–870.00	$768.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$775.00
1100–1200	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–910.00	$867.50
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1100–1600	1413	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	985.00–1,200.00	$1,068.75
1600	1600	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–850	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$862.50
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
750	750	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,025.00	$925.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,316.67	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,228	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.