Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 6, 2024

1,062 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.46/cwt ≈ $1,121/hd at 466 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.18/cwt ≈ $1,222/hd at 522 lb · 32 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.13/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 668 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,062	939	0
Feeder cattle	876	665	0
Slaughter cattle	186	151	0
Replacement cattle	—	123	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	227	3	300.00–305.00	$301.58	$685	—
255–290	274	5	300.00–320.00	$315.29	$864	—
305–345	325	11	300.00–335.00	$316.01	$1,027	—
350–395	372	13	300.00–320.00	$312.40	$1,162	—
400–445	416	18	290.00–315.00	$301.12	$1,253	—
455–495	465	18	285.00–305.00	$290.89	$1,353	—
500–545	532	16	265.00–280.00	$270.90	$1,441	—
558 value added	558	2	267.50	$267.50	$1,493	—
560–595	575	10	250.00–260.00	$253.28	$1,456	—
605–638	633	11	245.00–257.50	$249.77	$1,581	—
619–646 value added	636	11	264.00–265.00	$264.35	$1,681	—
650–693	668	15	235.00–250.00	$242.79	$1,622	—
666–669 value added	668	14	255.00–259.00	$257.00	$1,717	—
728 value added	728	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,820	—
715–736	733	23	230.00–235.00	$234.36	$1,718	—
770–795	783	2	215.00–232.50	$223.61	$1,751	—
810–815	813	2	212.50–222.50	$217.52	$1,768	—
855–885	877	5	200.00–220.00	$214.02	$1,877	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	285.00	$285.00	$684	—
305–320	313	2	275.00–285.00	$279.88	$876	—
380–390	385	2	255.00–290.00	$272.73	$1,050	—
430–445	436	5	275.00–285.00	$282.96	$1,234	—
450–490	476	11	270.00–282.50	$275.71	$1,312	—
510–525	518	2	245.00–260.00	$252.39	$1,307	—
570	570	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,382	—
605–630	617	3	235.00–240.00	$237.49	$1,465	—
675	675	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,485	—
735	735	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,617	—
795	795	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,590	—
800	800	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	245.00	$245.00	$919	—
430	430	1	220.00	$220.00	$946	—
490–495	493	2	230.00–240.00	$234.97	$1,158	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	230.00	$230.00	$932	—
605	605	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,452	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	275.00–280.00	$277.39	$624	—
253–275	263	4	275.00–295.00	$282.80	$744	—
325–345	333	7	270.00–285.00	$278.53	$928	—
355–395	377	10	265.00–285.00	$273.65	$1,032	—
400–449	429	23	245.00–257.50	$249.38	$1,070	—
460–464 value added	463	9	250.00–255.00	$251.10	$1,163	—
450–495	467	28	233.00–247.50	$237.04	$1,107	—
503–545	522	32	230.00–240.00	$234.18	$1,222	—
550–582	565	23	225.00–237.50	$230.24	$1,301	—
610–645	636	23	200.00–215.00	$209.39	$1,332	—
650–695	668	32	200.00–212.50	$207.13	$1,384	—
710–730	719	6	190.00–205.00	$197.49	$1,420	—
750–790	770	4	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$1,424	—
810	810	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,620	—
892	892	3	179.00	$179.00	$1,597	—
905	905	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,584	—
985	985	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	260.00	$260.00	$741	—
330	330	1	265.00	$265.00	$874	—
385–390	388	2	245.00–255.00	$250.03	$970	—
405–430	419	6	230.00–240.00	$235.87	$988	—
475–495	484	5	225.00–230.00	$227.98	$1,103	—
505–535	527	11	215.00–225.00	$220.18	$1,160	—
560–580	569	7	210.00–220.00	$214.59	$1,221	—
630	630	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,228	—
650	650	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,284	—
745	745	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	220.00	$220.00	$942	—
482–485	483	4	200.00–210.00	$202.51	$978	—
545	545	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,144	—
550–563	559	3	200.00–205.00	$203.36	$1,137	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	310.00	$310.00	$946	—
370–395	390	5	290.00–295.00	$293.04	$1,143	—
415–448	436	11	275.00–290.00	$281.33	$1,227	—
450–495	472	6	260.00–280.00	$265.86	$1,255	—
510–530	520	10	235.00–252.50	$241.20	$1,254	—
575–598	589	9	235.00–250.00	$239.99	$1,414	—
600–635	609	6	225.00–235.00	$228.31	$1,390	—
650–667	660	9	217.50–235.00	$225.01	$1,485	—
700–735	714	4	210.00–225.00	$216.23	$1,544	—
760–780	772	3	185.00–195.00	$189.97	$1,467	—
830–845	838	2	185.00–200.00	$192.43	$1,613	—
910	910	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,729	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	3	250.00–275.00	$261.41	$988	—
415–445	428	4	250.00–260.00	$255.03	$1,092	—
465–495	479	6	235.00–255.00	$246.62	$1,181	—
510–540	526	8	220.00–230.00	$226.81	$1,193	—
580–593	590	7	220.00–230.00	$222.82	$1,315	—
600–620	609	5	205.00–215.00	$210.98	$1,285	—
690	690	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,380	—
715	715	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	210.00–240.00	$225.44	$954	—
468–490	478	4	220.00–230.00	$224.46	$1,073	—
505	505	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,060	—
575	575	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,208	—
630	630	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,228	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	210.00	$210.00	$976	—
555–590	573	2	200.00–210.00	$205.15	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1695	1211	80-85%	52	135.00–148.00	$141.61	$1,715	—
890–1775	1258	80-85%	12	124.00–134.00	$131.21	$1,651	—
1165–1505	1343	80-85%	6	149.00–155.00	$151.61	$2,036	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–970	847	85-90%	8	91.00–115.00	$101.83	$863	—
835–1485	1029	85-90%	15	119.00–128.00	$122.73	$1,263	+58.93
860–1480	1073	85-90%	11	131.00–135.00	$133.38	$1,431	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1725	1454	75-80%	22	140.00–149.00	$145.06	$2,109	+72.79
1245–1895	1482	75-80%	5	150.00–156.00	$152.52	$2,260	+80.25
1665	1665	75-80%	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,264	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1300	1298	2	152.00–153.00	$152.50	$1,979	—
1255–1520	1422	10	160.00–171.00	$166.51	$2,368	—
1585–1885	1716	4	176.00–189.00	$181.02	$3,106	—

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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.