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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $376.33/cwt +14.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 478 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.45/cwt +18.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 570 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $392.04/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 527 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 823 972 0
Feeder cattle 538 634 0
Slaughter cattle 132 143 0
Replacement cattle 153 195 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 15.00 higher. Good quality and demand throughout sale.

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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 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,248 +72.66
260 260 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,157 +5.00
340–345 343 3 420.00–430.00 $424.98 $1,458 -16.55
360–395 380 4 420.00–455.00 $441.20 $1,677 +39.44
402 thin fleshed 402 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,809 —
410–415 value added 413 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,797 —
405–445 430 9 400.00–420.00 $405.58 $1,744 +11.91
430–440 435 2 365.00–375.00 $369.94 $1,609 -23.73
455 455 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,547 ±0.00
450–495 472 24 380.00–410.00 $398.28 $1,880 +11.57
505–545 525 20 370.00–395.00 $387.36 $2,034 +22.17
531–535 value added 531 10 401.00–405.00 $401.40 $2,131 +11.40
560–580 568 11 362.00–390.00 $377.63 $2,145 -0.70
585–591 590 9 340.00–345.00 $344.45 $2,032 +19.45
600–615 611 5 350.00–355.00 $351.39 $2,147 +23.86
663 value added 663 2 367.00 $367.00 $2,433 +12.00
650–690 665 3 330.00–350.00 $336.52 $2,238 -10.46
705 value added 705 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,221 —
720 720 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,102 —
933 value added 933 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,379 —
939 939 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,441 +20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 400.00–420.00 $409.91 $1,099 —
355 355 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,172 -10.52
465–488 480 3 330.00–365.00 $353.71 $1,698 -9.57
540 540 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 +15.39
600–625 612 3 260.00–325.00 $294.88 $1,805 —
710 710 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,024 —
750 750 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,906 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,312 -23.40
350–385 371 11 400.00–435.00 $419.23 $1,555 +22.45
420–425 value added 424 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,781 —
400–448 425 16 375.00–410.00 $391.93 $1,666 +18.60
454 value added 454 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,839 +22.24
455–495 481 26 350.00–390.00 $374.08 $1,799 +34.10
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 -19.98
500–545 519 26 325.00–350.00 $334.82 $1,738 +2.70
550–594 570 30 320.00–345.00 $333.45 $1,901 +25.90
605–624 value added 616 7 317.00 $317.00 $1,953 +7.00
608–645 617 7 290.00–312.00 $305.58 $1,885 +14.19
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 -31.11
655–666 661 11 280.00–300.00 $292.84 $1,936 +1.73
715 value added 715 6 273.00 $273.00 $1,952 —
730 730 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,913 -11.31
795 795 5 260.00 $260.00 $2,067 -4.92
807 807 3 257.00 $257.00 $2,074 +7.00
960–980 970 2 240.00–247.00 $243.54 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,073 -20.00
388 388 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,397 -6.31
440 440 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,254 -47.40
460–495 481 7 280.00–370.00 $338.96 $1,630 +8.34
505 505 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,717 +27.35
550–585 573 4 285.00–335.00 $303.72 $1,740 +17.44
628 628 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,758 +20.04
688–695 690 4 262.00–272.00 $264.52 $1,825 +10.79
765 765 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,645 —
864 864 10 249.00 $249.00 $2,151 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,159 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 355.00–375.00 $365.26 $1,388 -77.15
425 thin fleshed 425 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,912 —
400–445 433 15 400.00–435.00 $416.32 $1,803 +61.32
460–480 470 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,645 -21.69
470–495 483 8 365.00–390.00 $379.37 $1,832 +7.68
523 523 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,674 -30.53
500–548 525 11 345.00–380.00 $361.85 $1,900 +11.32
570–595 585 4 340.00–345.00 $342.49 $2,004 -4.62
615–640 626 5 305.00–325.00 $318.95 $1,997 +6.44
663–668 665 13 290.00–312.50 $297.09 $1,976 +15.76
750–795 773 2 270.00–280.00 $275.15 $2,127 +4.33
845 845 1 247.00 $247.00 $2,087 -8.00
885 885 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,345 —
925 925 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,422 -11.69
400–445 425 4 360.00–385.00 $374.13 $1,590 +18.43
460–475 468 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,685 +5.00
500–535 523 4 330.00–340.00 $333.78 $1,746 +5.32
590 590 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 +5.76
625–645 635 2 280.00–285.00 $282.54 $1,794 -12.21
665–690 675 3 275.00–305.00 $288.21 $1,945 —
785 785 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,002 —
895 895 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,103 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 +10.00
505–525 515 2 250.00–265.00 $257.65 $1,327 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1545 1283 80-85% 16 170.00–187.00 $174.61 $2,240 —
1010–2150 1344 80-85% 31 147.00–169.00 $157.74 $2,120 +16.02
1035–1745 1424 80-85% 7 137.00–146.00 $141.13 $2,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1515 1131 85-90% 13 139.00–150.00 $143.33 $1,621 -12.57
790–1725 1200 85-90% 11 131.00–139.00 $134.00 $1,608 -5.84
1100–1595 1269 85-90% 5 115.00–121.00 $116.99 $1,485 —
995–1475 1287 85-90% 6 151.00–165.00 $156.75 $2,017 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1290 1200 75-80% 3 169.00–178.00 $172.52 $2,070 —
1170–1740 1456 75-80% 22 154.00–166.00 $163.12 $2,375 —
1330–1745 1538 75-80% 2 148.00–152.00 $149.73 $2,303 +7.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1895 1683 3 165.00–175.00 $170.41 $2,868 -4.86
1430–2270 1879 10 184.00–193.00 $188.28 $3,538 —
1330–2180 1885 7 197.00–219.00 $204.97 $3,864 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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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.