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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

1,221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.10/cwt +19.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 565 lb · 177 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $362.68/cwt -9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 438 lb · 78 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.30/cwt +9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,911/hd at 723 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,221 1,406 0
Feeder cattle 890 985 0
Slaughter cattle 165 211 0
Replacement cattle 166 210 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

All classes of Feeder Cattle steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 231 7 440.00–530.00 $498.47 $1,151 +12.57
250–295 264 8 450.00–495.00 $480.59 $1,269 +11.93
315–320 thin fleshed 318 3 460.00–470.00 $466.70 $1,484 -28.30
310–349 345 17 400.00–440.00 $435.14 $1,501 -20.51
350–390 372 12 425.00–450.00 $441.66 $1,643 +4.90
400–440 412 11 405.00–435.00 $419.45 $1,728 +49.45
450–485 462 39 375.00–405.00 $398.18 $1,840 -14.44
500–533 518 4 375.00–385.00 $382.59 $1,982 +31.07
505–535 thin fleshed 525 3 395.00–400.00 $398.40 $2,092 +9.61
560–595 577 18 350.00–390.00 $375.50 $2,167 +19.12
600–630 613 6 325.00–365.00 $341.64 $2,094 +16.00
678–695 682 5 305.00–325.00 $313.99 $2,141 -8.88
700–745 723 7 280.00–305.00 $292.92 $2,118 -12.08
755–780 772 3 285.00–287.50 $285.82 $2,207 +30.82
835 835 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,296 +5.00
865 865 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,379 +20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 400.00–410.00 $405.10 $1,033 +20.10
340 340 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,343 -6.98
370 370 2 380.00–395.00 $387.50 $1,434 -13.70
405–445 431 5 360.00–400.00 $376.52 $1,623 +51.32
490 490 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,788 +14.60
590 590 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 -10.92
645 645 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 +10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,292 —
495 495 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,930 +28.27
785 785 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 350.00 $350.00 $840 —
268 thin fleshed 268 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,072 -80.00
270–290 281 8 400.00–445.00 $424.23 $1,192 +10.97
313–328 322 6 430.00–440.00 $431.66 $1,390 +21.21
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 -85.45
350 value added 350 12 412.50 $412.50 $1,444 —
360 thin fleshed 360 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,494 —
355–395 377 15 390.00–400.00 $395.60 $1,491 +6.25
415 thin fleshed 415 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,660 +1.28
400–445 426 35 345.00–380.00 $364.82 $1,554 -3.73
448–449 value added 448 42 360.00 $360.00 $1,613 —
450–495 480 21 310.00–355.00 $336.78 $1,617 -1.39
485–490 488 2 300.00–325.00 $312.44 $1,525 -25.73
500–548 525 16 300.00–340.00 $325.92 $1,711 +14.57
535 535 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 -11.35
563–566 value added 564 155 318.00–319.50 $318.83 $1,798 —
550–595 574 22 305.00–330.00 $321.03 $1,843 +22.53
600–640 617 14 280.00–315.00 $297.13 $1,833 +30.67
620 620 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 +3.54
665–690 677 3 260.00–265.00 $261.64 $1,771 -1.36
700–745 723 4 235.00–265.00 $248.43 $1,796 -6.57
723 value added 723 67 265.25 $265.25 $1,918 —
765–782 776 5 247.50–250.00 $248.49 $1,928 -1.55
819 819 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,925 —
860 860 2 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,763 —
870 value added 870 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–288 287 3 340.00–375.00 $363.41 $1,043 -21.59
315–345 337 5 360.00–405.00 $383.65 $1,293 -4.33
395–398 397 4 345.00–360.00 $356.27 $1,414 -4.72
410–430 422 3 300.00–380.00 $337.83 $1,426 +19.83
455 455 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,479 +44.24
525 525 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,549 +0.85
555–595 575 2 280.00–300.00 $290.35 $1,670 +5.87
685 685 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,404 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,500 —
540 540 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 -4.57
765 765 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–313 312 3 395.00–460.00 $438.47 $1,368 +3.47
350–370 362 12 410.00–450.00 $434.17 $1,572 +6.84
420 thin fleshed 420 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,848 +15.00
405–445 426 14 390.00–425.00 $411.36 $1,752 +7.75
458–488 476 13 395.00–415.00 $410.29 $1,953 +17.23
502–545 525 21 330.00–355.00 $341.83 $1,795 +3.51
525 thin fleshed 525 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,969 —
550–555 thin fleshed 552 3 370.00–375.00 $373.32 $2,061 +28.32
555–595 577 12 320.00–360.00 $336.83 $1,944 +16.97
630–635 633 3 300.00–340.00 $313.26 $1,983 +23.91
685 685 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,781 -13.35
700–730 720 3 260.00–290.00 $271.76 $1,957 +4.22
765 765 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,836 -5.00
805 805 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,892 -3.25
865–890 875 3 210.00–245.00 $226.54 $1,982 —
900 900 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 +7.77
435–440 438 2 330.00–370.00 $349.89 $1,533 -20.84
470–490 482 5 280.00–345.00 $309.14 $1,490 -40.47
515–540 530 3 285.00–295.00 $288.36 $1,528 +5.62
625–630 628 2 250.00–260.00 $255.02 $1,602 -12.44
760 760 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,014 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,800 —
635 635 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 +30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1370 1272 80-85% 8 140.00–147.00 $143.52 $1,826 —
820–1825 1389 80-85% 49 125.00–138.00 $131.76 $1,830 -8.99
1075–2080 1458 80-85% 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,750 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1465 1058 85-90% 8 100.00–110.00 $105.50 $1,116 -2.49
940–1240 1067 85-90% 9 120.00–137.00 $124.19 $1,325 +16.20
825–1560 1241 85-90% 6 113.00–119.00 $114.37 $1,419 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1610 1483 75-80% 3 137.00–139.00 $138.07 $2,048 —
1270–1890 1523 75-80% 5 121.00–126.00 $124.22 $1,892 —
1250–1780 1530 75-80% 15 128.00–136.00 $132.33 $2,025 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2315 1738 12 141.00–170.00 $160.16 $2,784 —
1550–2210 1768 16 171.00–184.00 $176.08 $3,113 -6.23
1980–2045 2013 2 185.00–186.00 $185.51 $3,734 -7.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1325 1325 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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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.