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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 3, 2025

906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.78/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 528 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $372.82/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 427 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.88/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,061/hd at 574 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 906 801 0
Feeder cattle 653 678 0
Slaughter cattle 155 123 0
Replacement cattle 98 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle steady to 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,104 -20.00
280–285 283 2 440.00–480.00 $459.82 $1,301 -22.40
305–330 314 4 415.00–440.00 $427.45 $1,342 -26.50
315–325 thin fleshed 320 2 485.00–495.00 $489.92 $1,568 —
350 350 2 450.00–460.00 $455.00 $1,592 +30.00
415–445 428 3 390.00–420.00 $403.15 $1,725 +6.23
463–490 476 16 380.00–395.00 $389.95 $1,856 +23.12
500–548 532 9 350.00–365.00 $360.03 $1,915 -14.10
560–595 569 14 340.00–360.00 $348.55 $1,983 -6.09
568–593 value added 580 13 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 —
619–635 value added 620 11 350.00–360.00 $350.93 $2,176 +9.33
605–635 622 9 330.00–345.00 $338.89 $2,108 +20.25
650–660 652 7 320.00–341.00 $329.69 $2,150 +1.84
710 710 4 310.00–320.00 $313.75 $2,228 +4.72
820–830 823 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,263 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 -5.75
390 390 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,462 +11.44
450–495 470 6 290.00–370.00 $341.30 $1,604 —
510–545 526 4 285.00–350.00 $317.97 $1,673 -19.53
550–590 568 8 285.00–330.00 $319.19 $1,813 -5.81
615–630 624 4 305.00–315.00 $311.28 $1,942 —
650–660 655 3 280.00–307.50 $295.76 $1,937 -4.24
735–740 738 2 285.00–305.00 $294.97 $2,177 +44.97
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,323 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,131 -29.87
315–345 325 3 390.00–400.00 $396.46 $1,288 -9.18
375–395 383 6 395.00–415.00 $406.62 $1,557 +1.07
405–429 thin fleshed 425 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 —
400–448 428 24 355.00–380.00 $367.28 $1,572 -9.13
460–467 value added 465 4 370.00–380.00 $372.47 $1,732 —
455–495 481 16 330.00–360.00 $342.10 $1,646 -24.29
505–534 value added 519 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,765 ±0.00
503–548 531 33 320.00–335.00 $327.70 $1,740 +0.05
550–590 566 13 315.00–330.00 $325.35 $1,841 +1.29
555–598 584 6 300.00–310.00 $307.49 $1,796 -16.57
600–635 620 15 290.00–310.00 $297.68 $1,846 -2.29
650–670 658 5 270.00–280.00 $275.99 $1,816 -13.16
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 +4.97
870 870 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,132 -5.00
930 930 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,232 +13.80
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 370.00–375.00 $372.43 $1,035 -4.92
330–335 333 2 350.00–370.00 $360.08 $1,199 +11.80
360–375 365 4 300.00–370.00 $335.91 $1,226 -4.84
400–445 418 7 260.00–350.00 $315.82 $1,320 -12.51
458–495 472 6 240.00–355.00 $302.94 $1,430 -13.71
500–535 522 8 260.00–325.00 $306.77 $1,601 +8.93
555–580 568 4 245.00–290.00 $265.08 $1,506 -16.32
605–642 630 5 270.00–285.00 $274.85 $1,732 -2.56
655–695 685 5 270.00–275.00 $270.96 $1,856 +8.32
725 725 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 +30.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 483 2 200.00–280.00 $240.21 $1,160 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 390.00–410.00 $400.53 $1,502 -35.76
400–445 425 12 380.00–430.00 $397.11 $1,688 -4.75
450–495 475 16 360.00–395.00 $378.20 $1,796 +0.51
500–535 523 14 330.00–360.00 $347.47 $1,817 -18.28
550–595 560 12 310.00–340.00 $329.43 $1,845 -16.23
605–630 618 12 285.00–320.00 $301.61 $1,864 -22.22
650–695 670 13 270.00–290.00 $280.79 $1,881 -7.71
700–728 714 7 255.00–270.00 $262.88 $1,877 -18.80
780 780 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,067 -13.39
800–830 817 3 230.00–260.00 $248.51 $2,030 —
875 875 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,188 —
935–940 938 3 240.00–255.00 $245.01 $2,298 +7.53
1020–1025 1023 2 210.00–220.00 $214.99 $2,199 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,290 -20.00
385 385 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,290 -35.09
420–430 427 3 310.00–350.00 $336.88 $1,438 -11.24
460–495 478 3 260.00–355.00 $320.02 $1,530 -19.21
500–545 522 6 255.00–325.00 $283.20 $1,478 -41.90
560–585 572 3 310.00–320.00 $315.04 $1,802 +5.12
615–645 625 3 265.00–280.00 $274.84 $1,718 -7.64
680 680 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 -21.45
755 755 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,963 +7.35
835–840 838 2 200.00–220.00 $209.97 $1,760 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,612 —
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 —
625–630 628 2 250.00–280.00 $264.94 $1,664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1770 1274 80-85% 27 170.00–188.00 $175.78 $2,239 +1.68
1000–1725 1337 80-85% 35 153.00–169.00 $161.04 $2,153 -1.57
1025–2000 1530 80-85% 10 140.00–151.00 $147.35 $2,254 —
1585 1585 80-85% 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,140 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,182 —
1005–1225 1120 85-90% 4 151.00–161.00 $154.36 $1,729 —
965–1385 1138 85-90% 17 120.00–140.00 $133.18 $1,516 —
945–1495 1203 85-90% 11 141.00–150.00 $145.80 $1,754 +7.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,016 -35.52
1475–1615 1537 75-80% 11 170.00–180.00 $174.87 $2,688 —
1415–1890 1700 75-80% 4 166.00–168.00 $167.45 $2,847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1515 1425 3 170.00–180.00 $176.28 $2,512 —
1320–2120 1751 6 182.00–194.00 $188.22 $3,296 —
1645–2065 1848 7 196.00–210.00 $203.08 $3,753 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 8 194.00 $194.00 $2,056 —

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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.