Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 26, 2025

1,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $382.56/cwt +22.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,816/hd at 475 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.62/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 632 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $390.59/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,250/hd at 576 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,394	1,455	1,529
Feeder cattle	1,067	1,116	800
Slaughter cattle	150	163	366
Replacement cattle	177	176	363

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends established, due to no report previous week. Quality and demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	600.00–615.00	$606.92	$1,384	+161.92
285–295	290	2	465.00–495.00	$480.26	$1,393	+25.47
305–340 thin fleshed	321	4	495.00–500.00	$498.81	$1,601	+22.55
320–335	327	6	440.00–475.00	$458.25	$1,498	+15.47
350–395	368	3	445.00–460.00	$453.01	$1,667	+14.49
360–390 thin fleshed	375	5	480.00–505.00	$488.72	$1,833	+18.72
413–435	421	6	425.00–465.00	$442.27	$1,862	-1.79
415–445 thin fleshed	430	4	475.00–495.00	$484.65	$2,084	—
460–499	493	19	390.00–420.00	$408.67	$2,015	+4.71
510–545	523	16	395.00–425.00	$417.44	$2,183	+36.83
555–596	576	45	370.00–405.00	$390.59	$2,250	+12.98
605–645	624	13	355.00–387.50	$377.38	$2,355	+27.41
650–660 value added	653	30	381.00–395.00	$393.54	$2,570	—
660–690	677	10	340.00–367.50	$359.46	$2,434	-1.35
710–745	734	18	353.00–365.00	$360.27	$2,644	+29.75
770–795	783	2	340.00–350.00	$344.92	$2,701	+19.29
815	815	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,526	-8.77
910	910	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,525	—
995	995	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,488	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	350.00–400.00	$374.74	$892	—
280–295	288	2	350.00–425.00	$386.52	$1,113	—
315–345	332	11	300.00–425.00	$397.48	$1,320	+0.52
350–397	388	14	360.00–420.00	$382.60	$1,484	-1.19
415–422	420	7	340.00–410.00	$386.56	$1,624	-9.46
465–490	481	4	340.00–375.00	$356.16	$1,713	-11.39
505–530	520	4	300.00–380.00	$338.95	$1,763	+0.03
555–595	574	4	325.00–360.00	$343.45	$1,971	+15.98
605–630	617	7	270.00–345.00	$325.21	$2,007	+2.67
655–665	660	3	325.00–330.00	$328.32	$2,167	+5.60
705–708	707	3	325.00–330.00	$328.34	$2,321	—
795	795	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,306	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	261	7	450.00–520.00	$487.37	$1,272	+69.16
305–345	322	8	400.00–445.00	$419.83	$1,352	+12.38
325 value added	325	2	460.00–500.00	$480.00	$1,560	—
370–383 value added	380	8	435.00–460.00	$453.91	$1,725	—
350–398	383	13	385.00–410.00	$401.81	$1,539	+27.52
400–447	423	31	380.00–410.00	$396.15	$1,676	+28.62
408–447 thin fleshed	430	6	420.00–425.00	$423.42	$1,821	+17.38
455–466 value added	463	7	400.00–415.00	$410.79	$1,902	—
450–495	476	48	370.00–395.00	$382.20	$1,819	+35.25
465–495	477	6	350.00–360.00	$352.53	$1,682	+5.58
500–508 thin fleshed	506	4	370.00–375.00	$373.76	$1,891	—
500–548	537	39	345.00–369.50	$360.79	$1,937	+21.02
550–593	568	32	350.00–370.00	$355.69	$2,020	+32.05
550–595	581	7	330.00–345.00	$342.08	$1,987	+40.58
605–645	625	5	285.00–300.00	$291.19	$1,820	-15.44
600–649	633	48	310.00–335.00	$324.79	$2,056	+18.16
650–690	674	6	300.00–305.00	$301.66	$2,033	-14.30
657–694	677	9	315.00–325.00	$318.94	$2,159	+2.98
705–730	724	4	320.00–325.00	$322.52	$2,335	+10.68
760–785	768	5	302.50–325.00	$312.48	$2,400	+2.49
810	810	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,308	-8.34
910	910	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,048	-20.00
930–935	933	2	265.00–275.00	$269.99	$2,519	+24.99
1065	1065	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,609	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	3	310.00–410.00	$354.55	$986	-11.46
300–340	328	6	250.00–380.00	$332.42	$1,090	-30.01
355–380	370	4	225.00–370.00	$305.10	$1,129	-32.73
405–445	424	6	280.00–370.00	$323.10	$1,370	+4.98
495	495	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,683	+27.40
500–545	515	10	255.00–337.50	$303.50	$1,563	+2.31
550–598	580	9	275.00–340.00	$300.08	$1,740	-8.87
605–620	615	3	285.00–300.00	$289.92	$1,783	-3.71
655–695	682	3	225.00–300.00	$267.48	$1,824	-21.49
700–745	723	4	280.00–310.00	$297.16	$2,148	—
775–790	783	2	275.00–277.50	$276.26	$2,163	—
800	800	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,080	-10.00
915	915	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,013	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	4	450.00–500.00	$475.10	$1,820	+38.30
410–420 fancy	415	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,950	—
410–445	430	11	425.00–460.00	$440.58	$1,894	+36.63
450–470 fancy	458	3	425.00–440.00	$434.87	$1,992	—
455–495	479	14	390.00–420.00	$404.36	$1,937	+18.54
500–545	522	40	350.00–395.00	$379.90	$1,983	+32.54
520–530 fancy	525	4	415.00–425.00	$417.52	$2,192	—
552–590 fancy	560	10	372.50–380.00	$375.81	$2,105	—
555–592	581	13	330.00–360.00	$339.40	$1,972	+2.10
602–645	620	19	300.00–332.50	$317.44	$1,968	-0.45
650–690	671	18	295.00–325.00	$309.34	$2,076	-1.55
700–745	719	8	300.00–315.00	$307.49	$2,211	+20.50
750–790	765	6	285.00–292.50	$288.30	$2,205	+4.60
800	800	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,320	+27.50
860–883	870	5	265.00–270.00	$267.99	$2,332	—
915–925	920	2	255.00–260.00	$257.51	$2,369	—
1020	1020	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,346	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,139	—
355–390	372	5	340.00–405.00	$374.80	$1,394	+8.81
400–448	424	16	295.00–410.00	$366.99	$1,556	+2.06
450–490	467	16	300.00–370.00	$335.06	$1,565	+1.65
510–545	525	12	295.00–340.00	$320.86	$1,685	+1.34
555–595	577	7	300.00–325.00	$317.89	$1,834	+13.72
620–640	630	3	220.00–285.00	$263.68	$1,661	-11.77
665–670	667	3	280.00–290.00	$285.00	$1,901	+15.59
701–720	705	5	270.00–290.00	$285.91	$2,016	—
780	780	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,145	+25.00
810	810	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,782	-5.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–2080	1325	80-85%	40	154.00–171.00	$164.36	$2,178	—
1145–1475	1342	80-85%	12	173.00–182.00	$177.17	$2,378	—
975–1805	1347	80-85%	7	136.00–152.00	$147.85	$1,992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1570	1100	85-90%	6	127.00–137.50	$133.59	$1,469	-22.54
880–1485	1154	85-90%	5	154.00–162.00	$156.67	$1,808	+21.06
900–1605	1202	85-90%	17	140.00–151.00	$147.37	$1,771	-1.53
1120–1325	1228	85-90%	3	100.00–120.00	$112.05	$1,376	-36.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1445	1282	75-80%	3	164.00–170.00	$166.87	$2,139	—
995–1825	1388	75-80%	3	151.00–155.00	$154.04	$2,138	—
1325–1625	1469	75-80%	8	174.00–185.00	$177.46	$2,607	+1.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2350	1746	10	185.00–200.00	$192.37	$3,359	—
1385–2100	1855	9	201.00–214.00	$206.31	$3,827	+8.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1210–1220	1215	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00–3,450.00	$3,126.34
1210–1310	1261	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–3,400.00	$3,039.44
1230–1310	1270	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,542.13
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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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.