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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.80/cwt +23.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 534 lb · 125 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $351.45/cwt +11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,507/hd at 429 lb · 51 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $324.65/cwt +26.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 428 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 866 662 0
Feeder cattle 754 524 0
Slaughter cattle 112 138 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established this week due to no sale in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 405.00 $405.00 $972 -25.00
290 290 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,218 —
300–322 309 15 385.00–420.00 $397.87 $1,229 +19.66
360 360 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,332 -5.00
400–430 414 13 320.00–345.00 $339.63 $1,406 +7.19
400–447 value added 434 38 350.00–357.50 $355.49 $1,543 +9.30
450–484 value added 473 20 339.00–345.00 $340.52 $1,611 —
450–497 485 7 320.00–330.00 $323.57 $1,569 +9.78
510–525 518 2 270.00–275.00 $272.54 $1,412 -36.62
500–545 526 14 300.00–315.00 $305.74 $1,608 -3.42
532 value added 532 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,702 ±0.00
558–585 value added 565 9 315.00–320.00 $316.71 $1,789 —
550–585 571 8 300.00–310.00 $306.86 $1,752 +9.30
600–603 value added 602 3 305.00–310.00 $306.66 $1,846 —
600–640 612 11 270.00–295.00 $285.48 $1,747 +15.42
660–675 664 6 277.50–290.00 $283.36 $1,882 +20.78
702–725 713 8 250.00–275.00 $269.93 $1,925 +34.93
755–790 778 3 250.00–275.00 $258.08 $2,008 +23.08
860–870 865 2 225.00–240.00 $232.46 $2,011 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 340.00 $340.00 $833 +10.00
280 280 1 335.00 $335.00 $938 +47.14
305–345 331 10 280.00–360.00 $300.82 $996 -32.41
438–445 440 5 250.00–300.00 $266.09 $1,171 +7.15
450–490 471 5 235.00–300.00 $275.75 $1,299 -13.48
500–540 517 5 270.00–295.00 $280.93 $1,452 +18.04
550–590 568 6 245.00–290.00 $265.67 $1,509 -0.01
610–640 629 4 240.00–255.00 $247.55 $1,557 -7.45
660–695 682 3 210.00–250.00 $234.79 $1,601 +14.79
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
795 795 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,948 —
960 960 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,776 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 340.00 $340.00 $969 -5.00
310–340 322 6 327.50–345.00 $332.28 $1,070 +16.44
330 value added 330 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,204 —
370–391 380 18 310.00–335.00 $320.72 $1,219 +9.33
365–389 value added 385 9 330.00–335.00 $331.07 $1,275 —
405–444 428 15 300.00–325.00 $309.50 $1,325 +14.23
410–432 value added 428 29 331.50–337.50 $332.49 $1,423 +20.84
465–496 490 17 290.00–305.00 $293.32 $1,437 +11.26
500–540 523 31 275.00–285.00 $278.39 $1,456 +58.39
505–537 value added 537 94 290.00–292.25 $292.23 $1,569 —
550–583 562 15 270.00–280.00 $272.64 $1,532 +24.71
600–645 613 12 245.00–265.00 $257.04 $1,576 +37.04
643 643 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,511 -6.59
653–675 659 12 240.00–265.00 $248.30 $1,636 +17.75
700–740 720 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,656 +9.95
755–760 758 2 215.00–220.00 $217.51 $1,649 +1.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 281 4 280.00–300.00 $288.71 $811 -26.29
325–340 334 7 235.00–315.00 $284.36 $950 -8.72
350–395 363 7 225.00–300.00 $269.75 $979 -5.53
410–442 425 14 260.00–285.00 $277.55 $1,180 +14.73
450–498 478 25 245.00–285.00 $268.39 $1,283 +13.84
500–545 525 14 225.00–270.00 $256.55 $1,347 +12.95
550–595 565 10 225.00–265.00 $255.41 $1,443 +21.44
600 600 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 +35.02
650–678 665 4 200.00–235.00 $221.35 $1,472 +9.32
700 700 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,435 —
760 760 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 +35.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,040 —
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,038 +32.09
360–395 376 6 260.00–315.00 $295.74 $1,112 +10.74
410–445 430 4 250.00–285.00 $268.69 $1,155 +38.69
450–495 462 9 250.00–305.00 $288.92 $1,335 +3.90
500–545 529 20 235.00–290.00 $272.94 $1,444 +34.62
550–581 569 17 245.00–280.00 $259.54 $1,477 +9.34
615–645 630 2 215.00–247.50 $231.64 $1,459 +1.58
680 680 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 -13.41
830 830 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,743 —
880 880 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,716 —
925 925 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,480 -19.96
965–970 968 2 165.00–190.00 $177.53 $1,718 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,309 -20.00
403–440 425 8 315.00–335.00 $324.47 $1,379 -0.84
480–485 483 2 310.00–325.00 $317.46 $1,533 +7.04
500–520 508 6 300.00–320.00 $314.21 $1,596 +10.02
610–645 621 4 250.00–265.00 $256.31 $1,592 +3.20
685 685 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,730 +7.50
720–745 733 2 235.00–250.00 $242.37 $1,777 +7.25

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1535 1291 80-85% 10 140.00–150.00 $143.26 $1,849 —
930–1680 1296 80-85% 25 128.00–138.00 $132.85 $1,722 —
1175–1655 1443 80-85% 8 116.00–127.00 $122.07 $1,761 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1485 1398 75-80% 5 144.00–157.00 $149.00 $2,083 —
1115–1730 1402 75-80% 10 129.00–136.00 $132.23 $1,854 —
1355–1520 1408 75-80% 6 116.00–126.00 $121.90 $1,716 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1745 1243 85-90% 6 123.00–130.00 $127.26 $1,582 +11.90
1205–1345 1275 85-90% 2 100.00–110.00 $104.73 $1,335 —
1170–1775 1401 85-90% 5 115.00–121.00 $117.79 $1,650 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2020 1730 4 170.00–180.00 $175.72 $3,040 —
1325–2085 1772 5 185.00–200.00 $188.59 $3,342 +35.74
1185–2480 1836 5 155.00–160.00 $157.88 $2,899 —

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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.