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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

1,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $348.58/cwt -27.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 477 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $365.48/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 574 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.65/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 514 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,347 823 0
Feeder cattle 892 538 0
Slaughter cattle 148 132 0
Replacement cattle 307 153 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feed Steers 10.00 t0 15.00 lower. Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower, with instance of 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,215 -20.00
245 245 1 400.00 $400.00 $980 -120.00
275 275 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,100 -45.00
300–345 320 12 405.00–435.00 $419.38 $1,342 -5.60
345 345 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,346 -34.98
372 thin fleshed 372 8 450.00 $450.00 $1,674 —
355–385 375 5 410.00–430.00 $419.16 $1,572 -22.04
360–390 375 2 375.00–385.00 $380.20 $1,426 -61.00
415–425 thin fleshed 420 2 430.00–435.00 $432.47 $1,816 -17.53
420–430 425 4 420.00–430.00 $425.06 $1,807 +19.48
440 440 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,628 +0.06
450–490 470 2 350.00–355.00 $352.39 $1,656 -45.89
460–498 481 17 370.00–382.00 $375.64 $1,807 -22.64
511–535 value added 515 6 390.00–392.00 $391.65 $2,017 -9.75
515–540 525 3 355.00–360.00 $356.63 $1,872 -30.73
500–547 530 23 360.00–385.00 $370.96 $1,966 -16.40
552 thin fleshed 552 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,180 —
550–595 575 43 350.00–380.00 $366.27 $2,106 -11.36
555–598 583 5 340.00–345.00 $340.98 $1,988 -3.47
600–625 612 3 330.00–350.00 $343.46 $2,102 -7.93
615–638 value added 626 20 360.00–370.00 $362.99 $2,272 —
603–637 thin fleshed 633 19 357.00 $357.00 $2,260 —
635–645 640 2 320.00–325.00 $322.52 $2,064 -28.87
655 655 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,030 -26.52
652–670 value added 657 4 355.00–360.00 $356.28 $2,341 -10.72
665–695 679 4 335.00–345.00 $337.56 $2,292 +1.04
700–705 703 2 305.00–320.00 $312.47 $2,197 +20.47
810 810 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,187 —
821 value added 821 4 266.00 $266.00 $2,184 —
885 value added 885 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,345 —
1085 value added 1085 13 242.00 $242.00 $2,626 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–323 318 5 380.00–395.00 $391.01 $1,243 —
378 378 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,323 +20.00
430–433 432 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,426 —
475–495 485 2 310.00–320.00 $315.10 $1,528 -38.61
525–540 533 2 310.00–345.00 $327.75 $1,747 -32.25
565–585 577 6 320.00–345.00 $333.29 $1,923 —
745 745 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,012 -15.00
1044 1044 5 232.00 $232.00 $2,422 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 value added 577 23 287.00 $287.00 $1,656 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 250.00 $250.00 $912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,010 —
265–293 275 8 410.00–450.00 $429.63 $1,181 —
250–296 281 6 360.00–375.00 $370.55 $1,041 —
300–335 318 6 400.00–430.00 $411.09 $1,307 +1.09
325–346 343 7 370.00–380.00 $377.21 $1,294 -32.79
350–388 363 8 400.00–420.00 $402.55 $1,461 -16.68
420 value added 420 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,617 -35.00
405–448 428 41 350.00–380.00 $360.15 $1,541 -31.78
420–435 428 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,455 -51.93
453–456 value added 455 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,684 -35.00
455 455 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,502 -44.08
475 475 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,591 -39.08
450–499 483 41 340.00–365.00 $344.66 $1,665 -29.42
500–548 514 46 330.00–350.00 $339.16 $1,743 +4.34
515 515 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,622 -19.82
550–598 574 38 320.00–340.00 $330.09 $1,895 -3.36
600–643 626 16 295.00–322.00 $308.79 $1,933 +3.21
628 628 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,664 -40.58
650–685 660 9 270.00–305.00 $284.36 $1,877 -8.48
650–670 660 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 -42.84
740 740 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,961 +3.00
755–790 775 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,015 ±0.00
820–846 839 6 235.00–247.50 $245.05 $2,056 -11.95
920 920 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–270 265 3 380.00–400.00 $393.22 $1,042 +23.22
300–340 317 6 320.00–375.00 $345.36 $1,095 —
365–390 374 12 300.00–370.00 $340.74 $1,274 -19.26
420–430 427 5 270.00–325.00 $308.89 $1,319 +23.89
450–495 468 8 290.00–335.00 $307.55 $1,439 -31.41
500–548 522 11 285.00–340.00 $319.12 $1,666 -20.88
560–595 575 3 280.00–310.00 $294.78 $1,695 -8.94
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 -15.00
655 655 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,605 -19.52
835 835 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,670 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 305.00 $305.00 $824 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 368 9 385.00–405.00 $399.45 $1,470 +34.19
400–448 432 10 382.00–415.00 $395.95 $1,711 -20.37
475–498 484 14 355.00–375.00 $361.81 $1,751 -17.56
510–548 529 11 345.00–365.00 $354.18 $1,874 -7.67
553–595 563 17 335.00–360.00 $350.71 $1,974 +8.22
605–628 614 9 320.00–345.00 $328.65 $2,018 +9.70
620 620 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,891 -13.95
650–675 664 4 290.00–310.00 $299.91 $1,991 +2.82
710–745 730 7 270.00–280.00 $274.34 $2,003 —
755–765 760 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,090 -0.15
885–895 890 3 250.00–255.00 $251.66 $2,240 -13.34
1000 1000 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 382 5 315.00–370.00 $350.73 $1,340 -9.27
405–446 432 8 305.00–370.00 $357.47 $1,544 -16.66
450–498 482 6 300.00–355.00 $338.54 $1,632 -21.46
500–548 535 6 320.00–340.00 $331.86 $1,775 -1.92
555–570 562 6 317.00–330.00 $322.72 $1,814 +2.72
615–645 626 4 290.00–310.00 $303.59 $1,900 +21.05
650–675 667 3 252.00–285.00 $270.06 $1,801 -18.15
960 960 1 227.00 $227.00 $2,179 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1850 1291 80-85% 16 139.00–149.00 $145.30 $1,876 -29.31
1060–1965 1309 80-85% 20 170.00–182.00 $175.45 $2,297 +17.71
995–1895 1377 80-85% 38 150.00–169.00 $157.91 $2,174 —
1165–1770 1468 80-85% 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,908 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1015 948 85-90% 3 107.00–111.00 $109.37 $1,037 —
990–1125 1058 85-90% 2 157.00–158.00 $157.53 $1,667 —
870–1435 1081 85-90% 13 120.00–135.00 $127.78 $1,381 —
810–1440 1112 85-90% 15 136.00–148.00 $140.21 $1,559 -3.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1450 1373 75-80% 2 164.00–168.00 $166.11 $2,281 —
1165–1665 1433 75-80% 8 150.00–160.00 $155.63 $2,230 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2320 1579 7 158.00–179.00 $171.90 $2,714 —
1220–2185 1697 13 180.00–194.00 $186.87 $3,171 +16.46
1705–1990 1828 3 196.00–205.00 $201.08 $3,676 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 280.00 $280.00 $958 —

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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.