Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 5, 2024

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.16/cwt ≈ $1,178/hd at 477 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $274.47/cwt ≈ $1,459/hd at 531 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $214.56/cwt ≈ $1,221/hd at 569 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	988	1,350
Feeder cattle	791	1,131
Slaughter cattle	197	219

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower. Quality fair, Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–284	280	11	320.00–360.00	$354.85	$994	—
305	305	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,068	—
355	355	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,260	—
405–420	410	4	295.00–305.00	$297.56	$1,220	—
418 value added	418	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,338	—
465	465	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	—
515–520 value added	519	9	285.00–290.00	$285.55	$1,482	—
500–549	538	17	257.50–275.00	$268.61	$1,445	—
555–585	569	6	250.00–265.00	$254.16	$1,446	—
610	610	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,434	—
620 value added	620	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,643	—
680	680	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,598	—
680 value added	680	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,768	—
745	745	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	—
840	840	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,764	—
950	950	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,734	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271–285	276	6	250.00–295.00	$262.92	$726	—
305–320	313	2	285.00–290.00	$287.56	$900	—
390	390	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,121	—
415–440	428	5	250.00–285.00	$272.17	$1,165	—
450–485	475	8	250.00–280.00	$269.54	$1,280	—
515–540	527	3	225.00–245.00	$238.16	$1,255	—
560–590	576	7	200.00–245.00	$232.28	$1,338	—
600–645	623	4	200.00–220.00	$212.73	$1,325	—
650	650	2	220.00–225.00	$222.50	$1,446	—
712	712	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,246	—
990	990	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,634	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
239	239	4	285.00	$285.00	$681	—
255–295	275	4	235.00–275.00	$261.77	$720	—
310–347	331	11	225.00–275.00	$247.21	$818	—
350–395	376	16	205.00–265.00	$244.78	$920	—
400–435	411	11	200.00–235.00	$218.49	$898	—
450–495	475	13	200.00–235.00	$230.36	$1,094	—
500–545	523	12	160.00–230.00	$209.62	$1,096	—
550–590	569	23	185.00–225.00	$214.56	$1,221	—
605–645	623	8	177.50–205.00	$193.41	$1,205	—
650–695	669	7	160.00–200.00	$180.60	$1,208	—
710–720	718	4	175.00–190.00	$183.73	$1,319	—
765–775	768	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	311	5	285.00–305.00	$293.10	$912	—
382–390	384	16	275.00–295.00	$284.94	$1,094	—
400–445	434	10	240.00–255.00	$247.53	$1,074	—
455 value added	455	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,183	—
453–496	478	36	240.00–255.00	$246.45	$1,178	—
505–540	517	15	230.00–245.00	$238.79	$1,235	—
550–565	558	4	230.00–240.00	$236.23	$1,318	—
610 value added	610	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,403	—
600–633	619	7	212.00–220.00	$215.32	$1,333	—
693	693	5	187.50	$187.50	$1,299	—
1000	1000	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,600	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	210.00	$210.00	$956	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	371	18	225.00–300.00	$280.62	$1,041	—
408–425	417	8	270.00–280.00	$276.24	$1,152	—
450–495	474	15	240.00–285.00	$272.20	$1,290	—
515–542	533	12	200.00–235.00	$212.13	$1,131	—
555–595	580	14	180.00–240.00	$216.42	$1,255	—
600–640	620	16	185.00–220.00	$202.74	$1,257	—
650–690	667	3	170.00–215.00	$191.35	$1,276	—
700–745	725	5	160.00–185.00	$173.97	$1,261	—
755–780	764	5	175.00–195.00	$186.01	$1,421	—
805–845	815	6	150.00–185.00	$175.06	$1,427	—
870–875	873	2	165.00–175.00	$170.01	$1,484	—
910	910	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	$1,456	—
990	990	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,683	—
1010–1030	1018	3	140.00–155.00	$146.72	$1,494	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	3	310.00–345.00	$321.82	$1,207	—
408–420	411	4	290.00–305.00	$301.17	$1,238	—
460–495	472	10	285.00–305.00	$287.06	$1,355	—
500–520	504	5	265.00–267.50	$266.98	$1,346	—
560–580	566	10	240.00–255.00	$245.01	$1,387	—
605–635	620	2	230.00–235.00	$232.56	$1,442	—
655–685	674	6	210.00–217.50	$212.06	$1,429	—
700–720	710	8	200.00–215.00	$208.75	$1,482	—
810–820	815	2	195.00–200.00	$197.48	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	190.00	$190.00	$712	—
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1235	1061	85-90%	10	77.00–92.00	$86.24	$915	—
920–1520	1140	85-90%	23	95.00–110.00	$103.67	$1,182	—
1035–1535	1152	85-90%	10	112.00–123.00	$114.09	$1,314	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1645	1391	75-80%	14	100.00–110.00	$107.53	$1,496	-13.45
1260–1985	1505	75-80%	10	111.00–121.00	$115.94	$1,745	—
1545–1590	1568	75-80%	3	126.00–135.00	$130.35	$2,044	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1360	1204	80-85%	8	100.00–110.00	$103.68	$1,248	—
1085–1415	1213	80-85%	3	125.00–126.00	$125.69	$1,525	—
990–1605	1245	80-85%	14	111.00–122.00	$116.27	$1,448	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–2210	1748	12	149.00–161.00	$153.38	$2,681	—
1795	1795	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,052	+7.89
1290–2145	1812	8	131.00–146.00	$140.92	$2,553	—

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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.