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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 8, 2025

1,164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $349.19/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 473 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $322.59/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 570 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.10/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,731/hd at 524 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,164 944 0
Feeder cattle 739 592 0
Slaughter cattle 305 245 0
Replacement cattle 120 107 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends established, due to no sale previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–278 277 3 385.00–400.00 $389.96 $1,080 -46.88
285–288 thin fleshed 287 5 420.00–440.00 $436.03 $1,251 —
305–315 309 4 385.00–400.00 $388.70 $1,201 -53.34
305–326 thin fleshed 321 7 445.00–455.00 $451.49 $1,449 -18.51
367–385 373 8 375.00–405.00 $389.43 $1,453 -20.66
375 thin fleshed 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 -37.48
410 410 2 395.00–405.00 $400.00 $1,640 +25.73
450–475 thin fleshed 463 5 375.00–385.00 $378.03 $1,750 -6.97
460–490 478 3 345.00–360.00 $350.07 $1,673 +0.10
505–540 thin fleshed 513 7 365.00–375.00 $372.16 $1,909 —
500–520 514 6 340.00–355.00 $345.02 $1,773 -9.82
555–595 582 16 340.00–355.00 $344.38 $2,004 +21.89
600–638 627 17 325.00–345.00 $330.06 $2,069 +9.75
660–698 682 4 300.00–310.00 $302.46 $2,063 +3.84
705–748 731 7 285.00–305.00 $295.66 $2,161 -4.34
770 770 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,156 —
825 825 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,351 —
850–895 873 2 270.00–280.00 $274.87 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,077 -30.00
310–335 326 6 350.00–375.00 $358.09 $1,167 -41.91
355–365 360 2 315.00–350.00 $332.26 $1,196 +5.01
413–445 426 5 345.00–360.00 $353.81 $1,507 +24.84
450–498 476 9 310.00–340.00 $329.59 $1,569 +21.87
508–545 528 8 320.00–335.00 $329.44 $1,739 +33.52
580–595 592 9 270.00–335.00 $320.00 $1,894 +24.46
645 645 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,967 +32.50
690 690 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 ±0.00
720 720 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,980 +5.00

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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 2 395.00 $395.00 $948 +45.00
255 thin fleshed 255 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,084 —
270 270 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,012 -21.46
308 thin fleshed 308 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,232 ±0.00
317–340 323 9 350.00–370.00 $358.27 $1,157 +1.08
375–398 390 3 385.00–390.00 $388.40 $1,515 +24.71
393 393 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,434 +1.31
419 value added 419 10 375.00 $375.00 $1,571 -15.00
400–448 426 10 345.00–365.00 $354.72 $1,511 +9.72
420–448 thin fleshed 437 5 380.00–390.00 $386.15 $1,687 —
450–461 thin fleshed 459 7 370.00–380.00 $375.74 $1,725 +14.49
455–495 471 8 330.00–335.00 $330.63 $1,557 -14.26
450–495 478 23 340.00–360.00 $347.57 $1,661 +2.68
510–513 thin fleshed 512 4 345.00–350.00 $347.51 $1,779 —
505–545 525 22 320.00–340.00 $329.21 $1,728 +4.38
520–545 537 3 310.00–315.00 $313.39 $1,683 -11.44
550–588 567 26 320.00–330.00 $324.93 $1,842 +1.51
565–595 583 6 310.00–315.00 $312.46 $1,822 +2.46
603–605 value added 604 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,933 —
603–641 613 22 300.00–310.00 $303.63 $1,861 -5.42
613–645 624 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,810 -19.05
650–677 665 10 292.50–300.00 $295.55 $1,965 +21.90
700–724 717 14 260.00–270.00 $267.20 $1,916 -2.80
760 760 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,128 —
800–848 836 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,090 +20.00
855–870 863 3 225.00–255.00 $239.97 $2,071 —
914 914 4 232.50 $232.50 $2,125 —
960 960 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 320.00–330.00 $325.17 $1,180 +20.74
400–445 426 13 245.00–340.00 $314.49 $1,340 +7.68
450–485 470 8 285.00–320.00 $298.07 $1,401 -7.11
505–545 525 3 275.00–310.00 $298.78 $1,569 +22.94
560–595 573 5 285.00–295.00 $291.06 $1,668 +20.42
600–632 621 11 270.00–285.00 $276.81 $1,719 +6.81
655–695 675 2 285.00–290.00 $287.43 $1,940 +57.43
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,276 —
370 370 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,369 -35.00
375–380 thin fleshed 378 2 395.00–410.00 $402.55 $1,522 —
400–440 424 11 350.00–365.00 $360.57 $1,529 +9.63
415–440 thin fleshed 428 3 370.00–375.00 $373.39 $1,598 —
450–465 thin fleshed 455 3 375.00–385.00 $378.41 $1,722 —
450–495 478 17 330.00–355.00 $339.41 $1,622 -30.36
505 thin fleshed 505 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,843 —
520–545 536 8 335.00–350.00 $341.93 $1,833 +6.93
555–588 575 7 290.00–310.00 $304.36 $1,750 -1.89
603–627 619 19 290.00–305.00 $296.81 $1,837 +9.81
650–673 665 12 250.00–270.00 $263.33 $1,751 -10.17
710–740 730 4 230.00–250.00 $241.18 $1,761 -6.38
775–785 780 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,716 -23.28
800–843 827 6 210.00–235.00 $227.40 $1,881 -7.58
850 850 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 -6.86
905 905 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,036 —
995 995 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,139 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 382 7 330.00–345.00 $340.69 $1,301 —
400–440 422 12 285.00–335.00 $299.85 $1,265 +18.62
450–485 469 4 270.00–325.00 $301.21 $1,413 +26.89
505–548 534 13 235.00–310.00 $268.70 $1,435 -12.54
555–575 566 6 220.00–300.00 $263.36 $1,491 -36.64
620–640 628 13 220.00–275.00 $264.59 $1,662 +20.04
675–680 678 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $1,644 -6.80
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 +10.00
835 835 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,545 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1725 1270 80-85% 53 161.00–178.00 $169.74 $2,156 —
1040–1570 1310 80-85% 16 179.00–200.00 $185.00 $2,424 —
945–1880 1349 80-85% 34 145.00–160.00 $153.97 $2,077 —
1290–2135 1703 80-85% 5 138.00–143.00 $140.71 $2,396 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,058 —
1100–1680 1373 75-80% 34 179.00–193.00 $182.28 $2,503 —
1255–1705 1463 75-80% 30 167.00–178.00 $174.18 $2,548 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1480 1095 85-90% 21 142.00–152.00 $146.81 $1,608 +3.49
905–1240 1098 85-90% 7 154.00–158.00 $155.76 $1,710 +12.44
915–1385 1139 85-90% 8 130.00–140.00 $136.54 $1,555 -22.76
1065–1545 1356 85-90% 5 106.00–121.00 $113.28 $1,536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,180 —
1070–1795 1410 9 190.00–202.00 $195.44 $2,756 —
1625–2115 1859 10 206.00–216.00 $209.14 $3,888 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.