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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 15, 2025

1,410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.28/cwt +15.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 620 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $322.32/cwt -7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 525 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $299.91/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 622 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,410 1,164 0
Feeder cattle 1,028 739 0
Slaughter cattle 236 305 0
Replacement cattle 146 120 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher, with instances of 30.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality and demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 288 5 420.00–450.00 $439.19 $1,265 +49.23
300–345 322 11 410.00–455.00 $434.37 $1,399 +45.67
350–388 372 11 385.00–405.00 $396.06 $1,473 +6.63
400–443 431 18 360.00–375.00 $366.34 $1,579 -33.66
453–480 thin fleshed 463 6 385.00–400.00 $389.26 $1,802 +11.23
450–495 485 15 350.00–375.00 $359.94 $1,746 +9.87
510–535 523 11 345.00–365.00 $356.88 $1,866 +11.86
515–525 value added 523 4 385.00–390.00 $388.77 $2,033 —
560–570 565 5 335.00–355.00 $341.96 $1,932 -2.42
555–580 value added 575 13 360.00–365.00 $363.78 $2,092 —
560–595 588 9 315.00–325.00 $322.27 $1,895 -22.11
604–635 value added 618 26 350.00–362.50 $353.57 $2,185 —
605–640 622 27 325.00–345.00 $337.30 $2,098 +7.24
650–693 668 20 320.00–337.00 $331.09 $2,212 +28.63
660–690 668 6 300.00–315.00 $307.38 $2,053 +4.92
655–678 thin fleshed 672 4 340.00–345.00 $341.22 $2,293 —
710–725 value added 711 12 320.00–320.50 $320.46 $2,278 —
738–740 738 8 297.00–314.00 $311.87 $2,302 +16.21
760–795 773 3 295.00–310.00 $303.22 $2,344 +23.22
815 815 11 311.00 $311.00 $2,535 +26.00
1050 1050 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,415 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 326 8 350.00–405.00 $386.50 $1,260 +28.41
360–390 375 4 350.00–380.00 $366.03 $1,373 +33.77
410–445 432 10 330.00–355.00 $343.04 $1,482 -10.77
460–495 474 7 305.00–345.00 $333.28 $1,580 +3.69
508–525 514 7 320.00–335.00 $325.04 $1,671 -4.40
565–595 581 4 265.00–310.00 $294.04 $1,708 -25.96
600–643 630 15 272.00–317.00 $306.66 $1,932 +1.66
675 675 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–295 290 5 415.00–435.00 $427.20 $1,239 +52.20
305–340 322 8 375.00–425.00 $400.59 $1,290 +42.32
350–373 thin fleshed 361 5 370.00–375.00 $370.97 $1,339 —
350–395 374 4 340.00–350.00 $344.95 $1,290 -43.45
350–398 380 9 355.00–365.00 $360.56 $1,370 -27.84
400–440 422 10 340.00–355.00 $348.87 $1,472 -5.85
410–433 423 7 325.00–335.00 $332.20 $1,405 -22.52
430–448 thin fleshed 442 19 357.00–367.50 $362.25 $1,601 -23.90
450–483 465 32 335.00–355.00 $343.89 $1,599 +13.26
463–495 483 7 320.00–325.00 $323.54 $1,563 -24.03
500–515 thin fleshed 511 4 335.00–337.50 $336.89 $1,722 -10.62
505–528 523 8 310.00–315.00 $314.40 $1,644 -14.81
503–548 527 35 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,699 -6.75
556–585 value added 565 11 320.00–330.00 $324.08 $1,831 —
563–585 576 20 305.00–316.00 $311.96 $1,797 -0.50
560–590 581 8 285.00–300.00 $293.13 $1,703 -19.33
605–640 617 16 280.00–300.00 $288.38 $1,779 -15.25
600–630 620 3 270.00–275.00 $271.61 $1,684 -18.39
605–635 thin fleshed 626 23 310.00–316.00 $311.62 $1,951 —
650–652 651 5 270.00–280.00 $278.00 $1,810 -17.55
650–686 value added 673 12 290.00–292.00 $290.32 $1,954 —
650–695 680 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,802 -30.55
705–720 710 3 265.00–285.00 $271.62 $1,929 +4.42
755–780 770 3 240.00–250.00 $243.27 $1,873 -36.73
775 775 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 -55.00
855–869 866 5 245.00–250.00 $249.01 $2,156 +9.04
875 875 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,319 +25.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 285.00–390.00 $334.19 $929 —
330 330 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,006 —
360–395 388 9 260.00–320.00 $304.46 $1,181 -20.71
405–445 419 7 275.00–317.50 $303.67 $1,272 -10.82
450–495 476 10 240.00–315.00 $278.20 $1,324 -19.87
500–523 510 8 250.00–310.00 $282.04 $1,438 -16.74
550–595 575 6 260.00–300.00 $274.68 $1,579 -16.38
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 -16.81
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 -47.43
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
760 760 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,596 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 405.00–430.00 $417.69 $1,378 +47.69
365 thin fleshed 365 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,570 +27.45
365–395 387 9 370.00–395.00 $381.02 $1,475 +11.02
400–405 thin fleshed 403 2 390.00–400.00 $395.03 $1,592 +21.64
420–440 430 4 360.00–385.00 $370.04 $1,591 +9.47
450–475 461 7 327.50–355.00 $344.78 $1,589 +5.37
450–480 thin fleshed 465 2 360.00–375.00 $367.74 $1,710 -10.67
505–515 thin fleshed 510 2 355.00–375.00 $364.90 $1,861 -0.10
525–530 529 4 325.00–345.00 $336.28 $1,779 -5.65
560–585 thin fleshed 574 4 320.00–345.00 $333.62 $1,915 —
555–595 582 20 282.00–305.00 $290.65 $1,692 -13.71
600–640 620 15 275.00–300.00 $284.68 $1,765 -12.13
660–675 668 6 280.00–292.50 $286.23 $1,912 +22.90
700–740 717 3 255.00–270.00 $263.21 $1,887 +22.03
760–795 777 6 235.00–260.00 $248.32 $1,929 +28.32
905 905 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,262 +25.00
975 975 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,242 +15.00
1035–1045 1040 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,184 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 7 285.00–365.00 $329.12 $1,277 -11.57
405–435 419 12 285.00–350.00 $326.51 $1,368 +26.66
465–485 478 7 260.00–325.00 $303.74 $1,452 +2.53
505–545 532 10 285.00–315.00 $300.03 $1,596 +31.33
580–598 591 5 275.00–280.00 $279.01 $1,649 +15.65
600–615 606 4 265.00–275.00 $268.78 $1,629 +4.19
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 -2.49
725 725 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 +25.00
800 800 2 235.00–245.00 $240.00 $1,920 +55.00
850 850 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,912 —
905 905 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,946 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1750 1274 80-85% 49 156.00–170.00 $164.27 $2,093 -5.47
940–1795 1283 80-85% 13 147.00–155.00 $151.44 $1,943 -18.30
1160–1660 1360 80-85% 24 171.00–188.00 $177.37 $2,412 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1235 1035 85-90% 10 150.00–164.00 $157.50 $1,630 —
885–1225 1068 85-90% 5 105.00–115.00 $110.60 $1,181 -36.21
930–1415 1146 85-90% 20 120.00–136.00 $127.95 $1,466 -8.59
910–1585 1187 85-90% 19 137.00–148.00 $142.01 $1,686 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1710 1474 75-80% 16 173.00–186.00 $177.30 $2,613 +3.12
1180–2015 1504 75-80% 16 166.00–172.00 $169.94 $2,556 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1660 1357 7 150.00–180.00 $172.54 $2,341 —
1215–2105 1585 16 184.00–204.00 $193.39 $3,065 —
1500–2065 1836 8 205.00–225.00 $211.92 $3,891 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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.