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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

1,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.47/cwt ≈ $1,732/hd at 703 lb · 87 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.99/cwt +27.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 614 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $271.71/cwt +11.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 483 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,040 531 0
Feeder cattle 902 410 0
Slaughter cattle 138 121 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 10.00 to 14.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 9.00 to 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows2.00 to 4.00 lower with pour to fair quality; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good quality. Feeder Calf quality good with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 340.00 $340.00 $918 -18.27
320–323 322 4 350.00–360.00 $356.27 $1,147 +6.85
363–380 369 3 350.00–360.00 $353.44 $1,304 +8.44
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 +22.33
437 value added 437 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,464 —
470–483 479 3 315.00–320.00 $318.36 $1,525 +18.36
505–520 value added 511 4 305.00–315.00 $309.99 $1,584 —
505–543 534 16 280.00–297.50 $289.11 $1,544 +19.12
552–590 569 13 275.00–290.00 $285.49 $1,624 +19.27
600–615 611 4 255.00–265.00 $257.52 $1,573 +2.52
603–640 value added 625 10 270.00–283.00 $275.16 $1,720 +5.16
651–695 661 11 250.00–267.50 $263.27 $1,740 —
650–690 value added 670 2 270.00–275.00 $272.43 $1,825 —
700–727 value added 701 81 245.00–257.50 $247.45 $1,735 —
700–740 728 6 225.00–237.00 $233.26 $1,698 —
755–795 765 16 230.00–235.00 $234.52 $1,794 —
845 845 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,838 —
855–880 868 2 215.00–220.00 $217.54 $1,888 —
1090 1090 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,908 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 320.00–325.00 $322.52 $929 +33.83
305–338 329 5 295.00–330.00 $313.43 $1,031 +8.03
360–380 370 2 265.00–325.00 $294.19 $1,089 -15.81
405–425 417 3 240.00–285.00 $264.66 $1,104 +12.20
450–490 469 16 215.00–290.00 $267.07 $1,253 +2.00
505–525 517 3 247.50–275.00 $257.57 $1,332 +17.57
560–590 572 3 260.00–270.00 $265.07 $1,516 +40.07
640 640 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,568 —
685–695 690 2 200.00–245.00 $222.34 $1,534 +9.01
730 730 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,533 —
785 785 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,217 —
853 853 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,723 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,017 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 335.00–340.00 $337.45 $911 -0.05
308–340 321 6 315.00–325.00 $319.17 $1,025 +0.23
310–342 value added 337 7 332.50–340.00 $333.48 $1,124 -11.52
370–390 382 10 305.00–320.00 $309.99 $1,184 +5.39
400–430 value added 410 4 290.00–305.00 $297.32 $1,219 +17.32
405–441 428 12 265.00–280.00 $274.69 $1,176 +9.68
453–475 value added 459 4 285.00–290.00 $288.76 $1,325 —
450–496 485 44 260.00–280.00 $270.16 $1,310 +10.12
502–533 value added 510 11 275.00–292.50 $281.50 $1,436 +21.50
500–545 521 31 250.00–270.00 $259.30 $1,351 +14.28
550–595 565 13 245.00–267.00 $259.19 $1,464 —
605–620 612 5 225.00–235.00 $231.00 $1,414 +31.00
608–630 value added 614 59 240.00–250.00 $245.09 $1,505 —
653–695 value added 673 6 237.50–240.00 $239.57 $1,612 —
650–690 675 5 225.00–235.00 $227.90 $1,538 -7.10
715–728 value added 726 6 235.00–237.50 $235.41 $1,709 —
730 730 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,642 +13.12
795 795 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 —
845 845 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,732 —
852 value added 852 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,789 —
890 890 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–297 288 4 255.00–270.00 $266.61 $768 -11.41
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 +15.83
350–399 387 12 240.00–295.00 $277.09 $1,072 +3.02
400–440 425 6 230.00–252.50 $243.33 $1,034 +15.87
460–490 476 4 232.50–255.00 $243.16 $1,157 -0.96
520–547 537 7 190.00–235.00 $226.62 $1,217 +0.34
550–595 566 26 215.00–245.00 $236.27 $1,337 +21.77
650 650 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 -22.83
753–770 757 4 200.00–205.00 $201.27 $1,524 +6.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 —
375–395 383 5 340.00–360.00 $352.89 $1,352 +17.63
400–445 425 14 300.00–330.00 $312.49 $1,328 -1.31
458–485 467 16 300.00–322.00 $317.22 $1,481 +57.22
505–548 526 14 270.00–290.00 $274.55 $1,444 +6.62
550–595 577 15 260.00–280.00 $266.45 $1,537 +7.61
590 590 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 -3.84
605–625 610 11 240.00–250.00 $247.27 $1,508 +6.57
665–680 673 3 240.00–245.00 $242.48 $1,632 +17.48
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 -6.26
750–775 762 3 215.00–235.00 $223.23 $1,701 +13.23
835 835 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,712 +10.00
870 870 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,870 —
935 935 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 13 200.00–335.00 $283.09 $1,056 -19.15
410–440 426 6 235.00–300.00 $272.56 $1,161 +12.54
470–493 483 7 265.00–290.00 $281.39 $1,359 +17.35
505–535 519 4 235.00–260.00 $245.28 $1,273 +8.92
555–575 565 2 220.00–225.00 $222.46 $1,257 +14.12
685–690 687 3 220.00–235.00 $230.01 $1,580 +24.24
731–740 734 6 190.00–207.00 $195.71 $1,437 +4.02
765–795 780 2 165.00–200.00 $182.84 $1,426 +1.58
895 895 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,745 —
915–945 934 4 150.00–165.00 $158.16 $1,477 —
975 975 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,560 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,127 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1320 1209 80-85% 4 129.00–139.00 $132.86 $1,606 —
995–1975 1352 80-85% 16 105.00–115.00 $110.93 $1,500 —
1040–1795 1382 80-85% 21 116.00–126.00 $120.78 $1,669 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1565 1180 85-90% 11 85.00–97.00 $91.21 $1,076 -17.58
840–1740 1197 85-90% 18 99.00–112.00 $105.84 $1,267 -2.95
995–1770 1347 85-90% 9 113.00–122.00 $116.22 $1,565 -2.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1540 1375 75-80% 3 113.00–115.00 $114.45 $1,574 -11.77
1330–1925 1558 75-80% 16 117.00–126.00 $121.76 $1,897 —
1840 1840 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,392 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2380 1658 7 135.00–150.00 $143.83 $2,385 -8.49
1470–2180 1731 10 153.00–165.00 $158.82 $2,749 —
1650–2225 1825 4 170.00–176.00 $171.65 $3,133 —

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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.