Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

1,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.25/cwt +19.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 475 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $371.90/cwt +29.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 423 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $299.35/cwt +12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 575 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,406	1,501
Feeder cattle	985	1,096
Slaughter cattle	211	174
Replacement cattle	210	231

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. Feeder Steers 5.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 600 steady. High demand for value added and thin fleshed feeder cattle. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	450.00–525.00	$485.90	$1,142	+58.88
280–295	287	6	435.00–500.00	$468.66	$1,345	+32.45
315 thin fleshed	315	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,559	—
300–345	329	10	440.00–480.00	$455.65	$1,499	+32.87
355–365 thin fleshed	360	2	470.00–480.00	$475.07	$1,710	+30.07
365–385	373	3	425.00–445.00	$436.76	$1,629	+12.86
403 thin fleshed	403	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,834	—
420	420	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,554	+6.08
410–445	427	5	400.00–445.00	$427.00	$1,823	+41.60
450–490	468	12	395.00–430.00	$412.62	$1,931	+27.55
487	487	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,802	+10.00
510–545 thin fleshed	520	4	380.00–395.00	$388.79	$2,022	+11.25
503–545	524	19	335.00–375.00	$351.52	$1,842	+15.32
540	540	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,647	-31.20
563 value added	563	6	390.00	$390.00	$2,196	+29.09
550–595	568	13	325.00–375.00	$356.38	$2,024	+51.38
595	595	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	-32.02
613 value added	613	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,054	+17.50
605–633	628	8	300.00–332.00	$325.64	$2,045	+23.99
660–685	672	7	315.00–335.00	$322.87	$2,170	+21.86
678 value added	678	4	332.00	$332.00	$2,251	+14.50
725	725	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,211	+21.14
790	790	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,014	-5.72
805	805	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,174	+40.00
833 value added	833	3	257.50	$257.50	$2,145	—
880	880	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,244	+15.00
960	960	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,448	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295 thin fleshed	273	2	475.00–515.00	$493.35	$1,347	—
260–285	273	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,051	+5.00
315–340	326	5	375.00–440.00	$401.98	$1,310	+42.16
345 thin fleshed	345	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,552	—
380 thin fleshed	380	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,729	—
380–398	392	3	397.00–410.00	$401.20	$1,573	+32.17
405–445	433	4	290.00–375.00	$325.20	$1,408	+21.72
440 thin fleshed	440	2	427.00	$427.00	$1,879	—
458–495	476	9	315.00–380.00	$350.40	$1,668	+0.13
515–548	539	4	255.00–340.00	$280.39	$1,511	-24.61
578–595	584	5	280.00–300.00	$295.92	$1,728	+17.60
615	615	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,784	—
670	670	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,708	-25.00
705–740	720	3	265.00–280.00	$271.55	$1,955	—
770	770	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,925	+5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,258	—
480–495	490	3	355.00–365.00	$361.73	$1,772	—
610	610	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,586	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	289	6	400.00–435.00	$413.26	$1,194	+23.70
290 thin fleshed	290	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,392	—
310–343	324	10	395.00–425.00	$410.45	$1,330	+18.93
313–345 thin fleshed	326	8	430.00–485.00	$451.67	$1,472	—
350–398	379	31	380.00–415.00	$389.35	$1,476	+11.65
380	380	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,292	-37.70
405–420 thin fleshed	411	4	395.00–400.00	$398.72	$1,639	—
400–445	425	32	335.00–385.00	$368.55	$1,566	+30.40
450–470 thin fleshed	460	15	362.00–380.00	$371.30	$1,708	+11.30
453–495	484	23	310.00–357.00	$338.17	$1,637	+34.25
500–545	522	24	295.00–325.00	$311.35	$1,625	+12.67
520–526 thin fleshed	523	8	330.00–337.00	$335.38	$1,754	—
550–560 thin fleshed	556	6	315.00–320.00	$315.84	$1,756	—
555–595	578	29	285.00–310.00	$298.50	$1,725	+11.48
590	590	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,328	-62.02
600–645	620	11	255.00–280.00	$266.46	$1,652	+0.34
620–625 thin fleshed	623	6	282.00–290.00	$284.32	$1,771	—
626 value added	626	7	282.00	$282.00	$1,765	+12.00
630	630	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,544	-21.12
660	660	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	-20.00
658–670	661	6	260.00–270.00	$263.00	$1,738	+3.00
668 thin fleshed	668	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,904	—
710–715	713	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,818	+4.50
765–778	772	4	245.00–255.00	$250.04	$1,930	+21.08
805 value added	805	4	250.00	$250.00	$2,012	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,020	+44.75
310–323 thin fleshed	319	3	400.00–415.00	$404.86	$1,292	+9.86
332–338	334	5	385.00–390.00	$387.98	$1,296	+49.56
360–395	380	5	350.00–385.00	$360.99	$1,372	+38.50
405–435	421	7	285.00–330.00	$318.00	$1,339	+11.94
455 thin fleshed	455	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,592	—
460–495	482	9	265.00–300.00	$280.76	$1,353	-13.27
505–530	522	5	275.00–305.00	$294.15	$1,535	+19.37
555–595	575	2	270.00–300.00	$284.48	$1,636	+33.06
635–645	640	2	250.00–255.00	$252.48	$1,616	+24.08
710–735	723	2	235.00–245.00	$240.09	$1,736	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–540	525	2	250.00–280.00	$264.57	$1,389	-10.43
565	565	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,441	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,470	—
360 thin fleshed	360	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,656	—
353–395	370	19	405.00–440.00	$427.33	$1,581	+3.23
405–435 thin fleshed	415	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,764	—
400–445	421	23	385.00–420.00	$403.61	$1,699	+11.67
445	445	6	370.00–380.00	$378.33	$1,684	+18.33
450–480	465	16	375.00–400.00	$393.06	$1,828	+24.87
500–548	521	21	315.00–360.00	$338.32	$1,763	+17.29
555–585	571	16	300.00–335.00	$319.86	$1,826	+8.82
570–595 thin fleshed	583	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,011	—
600–605 thin fleshed	603	2	305.00–310.00	$307.49	$1,854	—
600–623	607	9	280.00–300.00	$289.35	$1,756	-0.67
660–697	682	10	265.00–290.00	$273.35	$1,864	-10.62
705–730	718	2	265.00–270.00	$267.54	$1,921	+3.71
780	780	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,911	-15.74
800–825	812	3	230.00–245.00	$238.25	$1,935	-0.74

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	4	365.00–410.00	$387.23	$1,444	+20.15
400–435	423	8	355.00–385.00	$370.73	$1,568	+49.37
450–495	484	12	325.00–365.00	$349.61	$1,692	+30.58
500–530	511	4	260.00–300.00	$282.74	$1,445	+10.40
560–590	579	5	280.00–300.00	$290.97	$1,685	+5.92
625–645	635	2	265.00–270.00	$267.46	$1,698	+7.52
650–695	677	3	255.00–265.00	$259.89	$1,759	+0.65
710	710	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,633	-15.00
830	830	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,868	—
910	910	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,048	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,244	—
425	425	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,636	—
475–480	478	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,554	—
540	540	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,593	—
605	605	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,512	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1425	1149	80-85%	5	126.00–130.00	$127.81	$1,469	+17.81
960–1795	1362	80-85%	49	130.00–148.00	$140.75	$1,917	—
1105–1820	1444	80-85%	18	148.00–158.00	$152.54	$2,203	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1255	1093	85-90%	10	103.00–111.00	$107.99	$1,180	—
850–1540	1142	85-90%	39	114.00–135.00	$126.95	$1,450	—
960–1590	1362	85-90%	3	136.00–141.00	$138.66	$1,889	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1555	1367	75-80%	9	132.00–147.00	$139.19	$1,903	—
1405	1405	75-80%	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,150	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2470	1567	11	159.00–175.00	$168.66	$2,643	—
1245–2060	1757	9	177.00–186.00	$182.31	$3,203	+4.04
1965–2030	2015	6	188.00–202.00	$192.96	$3,888	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1100–1250	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,125.00–2,325.00	$2,211.73
1225–1300	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,982.67
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,810.00	$3,810.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

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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.