Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

1,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.18/cwt +9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,715/hd at 516 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $379.27/cwt +27.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 529 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $348.97/cwt +12.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,643/hd at 471 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,049	1,270
Feeder cattle	670	973
Slaughter cattle	155	128
Replacement cattle	224	169

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–288	271	5	420.00–470.00	$436.47	$1,183	-31.03
305–310 fancy	308	2	500.00–535.00	$517.36	$1,593	—
305–345	326	13	410.00–460.00	$437.80	$1,427	-27.54
350–395	368	6	405.00–445.00	$427.52	$1,573	-28.44
400–445	427	14	410.00–455.00	$429.48	$1,834	+38.16
465	465	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,697	-26.52
450–487	469	10	380.00–420.00	$397.80	$1,866	+6.28
503–533	519	10	350.00–380.00	$370.50	$1,923	+36.05
500–538 value added	534	22	382.50–390.00	$383.25	$2,047	—
550–590	569	8	330.00–355.00	$343.21	$1,953	-19.81
607–645	617	4	325.00–340.00	$328.92	$2,029	-11.85
675–680	678	2	300.00–335.00	$317.44	$2,152	-18.10
704–710 value added	705	7	315.00	$315.00	$2,221	—
735	735	2	285.00–290.00	$287.50	$2,113	-7.48
785–795	788	3	280.00–285.00	$281.66	$2,219	-6.49

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,174	+8.19
325–345	339	4	350.00–400.00	$375.35	$1,272	-8.42
350	350	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,260	-18.33
400–435	418	3	300.00–385.00	$330.56	$1,382	-29.44
455–495	479	8	300.00–365.00	$344.90	$1,652	+8.63
525–530	528	2	325.00–330.00	$327.51	$1,729	+2.51
555–590	575	6	280.00–325.00	$309.91	$1,782	+0.82
610–630	620	2	280.00–290.00	$285.08	$1,767	-9.79
675–680	678	2	260.00–270.00	$264.98	$1,797	-0.02
910	910	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,457	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,606	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,242	+42.25
325–348	337	5	425.00–440.00	$437.06	$1,473	+47.48
350 thin fleshed	350	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,558	+20.00
355–398	384	17	375.00–415.00	$387.50	$1,488	+0.83
400	400	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,200	-23.54
400–445	421	10	345.00–370.00	$357.87	$1,507	+34.33
410–440 thin fleshed	426	8	375.00–390.00	$383.27	$1,633	—
468 thin fleshed	468	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,755	—
450–495	471	24	325.00–365.00	$346.80	$1,633	+10.38
507 value added	507	13	360.00	$360.00	$1,825	—
500–543	520	28	305.00–345.00	$321.84	$1,674	+16.68
535	535	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,391	-45.16
550–575 value added	560	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,876	—
555–595	578	13	310.00–330.00	$320.48	$1,852	+15.74
593	593	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,542	-44.74
600	600	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	-8.74
600–645	610	17	275.00–315.00	$299.15	$1,825	+20.41
655	655	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,638	-37.00
650–675	668	4	270.00–285.00	$273.76	$1,829	-13.24
705	705	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,692	+10.00
700–715	708	5	270.00–280.00	$272.01	$1,926	+42.01
765	765	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,836	+13.31
838	838	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,886	—
972	972	3	222.50	$222.50	$2,163	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	5	350.00–405.00	$381.59	$1,065	+15.71
320–345	330	3	330.00–390.00	$367.12	$1,211	+11.06
350–390	367	10	285.00–385.00	$344.03	$1,263	-9.23
400–445	420	13	245.00–380.00	$316.83	$1,331	-8.37
455–495	471	7	270.00–330.00	$312.88	$1,474	-4.57
510–545	528	6	250.00–300.00	$282.44	$1,491	-9.68
550–575	564	4	270.00–305.00	$288.88	$1,629	+2.72
645	645	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,709	+11.97
650–680	664	4	250.00–265.00	$259.93	$1,726	+6.64

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	—
500	500	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,300	—
555	555	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,443	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,357	—
370–398	385	9	390.00–435.00	$401.53	$1,546	+21.53
405–445	427	16	385.00–440.00	$410.28	$1,752	-2.62
450–495	460	15	380.00–430.00	$412.97	$1,900	+15.15
465–490	480	3	365.00–370.00	$366.70	$1,760	-31.12
500–540	517	11	330.00–365.00	$344.46	$1,781	+15.84
552–585	556	9	330.00–340.00	$331.17	$1,841	-2.49
600–649	628	14	285.00–305.00	$295.86	$1,858	+5.90
668–693	681	8	270.00–280.00	$273.78	$1,864	-6.25
740	740	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,998	-1.66
765–780	773	2	240.00–270.00	$254.85	$1,970	-3.64
875	875	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,056	—
920	920	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,162	—
965–990	978	2	225.00–230.00	$227.53	$2,225	+2.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	360.00–390.00	$374.78	$1,274	-7.75
353–390	366	7	330.00–385.00	$371.32	$1,359	+50.08
400–435	414	5	340.00–375.00	$354.12	$1,466	+9.04
460–495	489	9	300.00–380.00	$345.16	$1,688	+8.20
500–545	520	13	255.00–330.00	$310.82	$1,616	+19.76
560–570	568	4	275.00–315.00	$293.79	$1,669	+4.39
600–635	621	6	247.50–285.00	$267.92	$1,664	-2.66
650–690	667	8	240.00–290.00	$264.55	$1,765	-9.23
730	730	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,825	-7.84
825	825	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,021	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,035	—
400	400	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,280	—
470	470	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	+10.00
645	645	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,516	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1450	1220	80-85%	14	159.00–173.00	$163.76	$1,998	+29.98
875–1650	1257	80-85%	12	125.00–140.00	$133.06	$1,673	—
960–1835	1327	80-85%	51	140.00–158.00	$147.57	$1,958	+0.29
1635–1705	1670	80-85%	2	100.00–120.00	$110.21	$1,841	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1345	1009	85-90%	12	125.00–138.00	$132.43	$1,336	-6.40
965–1285	1093	85-90%	10	139.00–157.00	$146.84	$1,605	+20.99
730–1360	1096	85-90%	13	95.00–122.00	$115.00	$1,260	-10.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1530	1393	75-80%	2	160.00–164.00	$161.80	$2,254	—
1350–1590	1456	75-80%	8	144.00–155.00	$151.03	$2,199	—
1320–1600	1460	75-80%	2	135.00–140.00	$137.74	$2,011	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1650	1297	3	143.00–165.00	$152.88	$1,983	—
1295–2185	1713	20	170.00–186.00	$177.44	$3,040	—
1965–2060	2022	3	191.00–201.00	$195.26	$3,948	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1355	1355	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–477	473	4	200.00–350.00	$313.51	$1,483	—
581	581	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,511	—
758	758	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,009	—

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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.