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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

1,039 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $378.76/cwt -17.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 475 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.91/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,994/hd at 619 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $367.04/cwt +14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 525 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,039 1,559 1,335
Feeder cattle 891 1,084 1,111
Slaughter cattle 148 223 224
Replacement cattle — 252 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Quality good with good demand throughout the sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,042 —
255–270 263 2 450.00–505.00 $476.71 $1,254 -5.82
305–340 318 4 440.00–475.00 $464.13 $1,476 +28.32
365–395 388 8 447.50–485.00 $473.85 $1,839 +51.20
435 thin fleshed 435 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,979 -5.00
428–445 437 4 415.00–440.00 $433.63 $1,895 -1.38
460–495 475 10 420.00–445.00 $431.33 $2,049 +22.81
475 thin fleshed 475 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,138 +15.00
505–520 value added 514 7 400.00–410.00 $407.87 $2,096 —
503–545 524 9 370.00–385.00 $378.78 $1,985 -4.60
535 535 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,926 -23.38
563–595 575 30 365.00–386.00 $375.22 $2,158 +9.80
600–645 628 16 340.00–360.00 $349.70 $2,196 -3.09
605–642 value added 635 14 370.00–375.00 $373.61 $2,372 -12.08
650–680 658 6 335.00–355.00 $341.63 $2,248 +9.54
655–680 668 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,138 -12.09
708–745 717 18 325.00–340.00 $335.65 $2,407 +5.71
755–785 770 2 320.00–325.00 $322.55 $2,484 +0.09
920 920 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,760 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 370.00 $370.00 $906 —
290–295 293 2 350.00–400.00 $374.79 $1,098 -30.42
315–345 330 8 325.00–420.00 $381.06 $1,257 +15.14
355–395 383 7 310.00–415.00 $365.64 $1,400 -11.98
400–440 422 6 330.00–400.00 $376.18 $1,587 -2.19
450–480 464 4 335.00–390.00 $364.95 $1,693 +4.76
500–545 514 4 320.00–330.00 $327.35 $1,683 -35.15
550–570 560 6 320.00–365.00 $337.55 $1,890 +6.06
605–645 621 6 280.00–335.00 $320.56 $1,991 +10.45
705–710 708 2 285.00–290.00 $287.49 $2,035 -22.51
763 763 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,327 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,182 -10.53
290 290 1 340.00 $340.00 $986 -100.53
303–305 thin fleshed 304 3 450.00–455.00 $453.33 $1,378 —
330–340 337 3 400.00–420.00 $406.73 $1,371 -6.61
360–395 387 14 400.00–420.00 $405.72 $1,570 -2.32
400–405 403 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,491 -42.31
400–445 414 11 380.00–410.00 $394.68 $1,634 -17.63
430 value added 430 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,849 —
460 460 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 -75.07
450–490 472 24 355.00–400.00 $372.78 $1,760 +9.46
450–499 value added 480 18 370.00–410.00 $389.73 $1,871 —
515–527 value added 521 8 380.00–390.00 $383.09 $1,996 —
525 525 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,706 -27.06
500–545 526 23 345.00–370.00 $363.29 $1,911 +11.23
550–583 570 20 340.00–360.00 $346.73 $1,976 +29.85
555–590 572 3 325.00–330.00 $328.38 $1,878 +11.50
600–645 619 27 310.00–330.00 $318.51 $1,972 +25.23
620–623 value added 621 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,080 —
655 655 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,900 -14.32
660–693 677 5 300.00–320.00 $310.92 $2,105 +6.60
711 711 4 292.50 $292.50 $2,080 -27.06
728 value added 728 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,275 —
795 795 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,067 -43.60
825 825 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,351 -9.36
895 895 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,238 -32.00
905–920 913 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,191 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 328 4 325.00–380.00 $358.05 $1,174 -9.19
370–390 377 5 330.00–370.00 $344.38 $1,298 -15.62
400–445 418 8 300.00–360.00 $331.70 $1,387 -1.68
450–485 461 8 265.00–350.00 $310.49 $1,431 -29.51
505–545 521 4 300.00–340.00 $315.94 $1,646 +5.64
550–590 568 12 300.00–330.00 $310.01 $1,761 +17.32
605–645 625 6 275.00–300.00 $286.61 $1,791 -0.75
680 680 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,006 —
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 -35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 388 3 465.00–500.00 $481.70 $1,869 +54.37
405–430 415 8 400.00–435.00 $410.69 $1,704 -15.17
425–445 439 7 390.00–395.00 $391.38 $1,718 -34.48
460–495 472 10 385.00–415.00 $399.87 $1,887 +11.61
515–535 524 15 370.00–385.00 $378.63 $1,984 +16.08
555–590 569 16 330.00–345.00 $337.70 $1,922 -13.44
578 578 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,763 -46.14
605–640 621 13 305.00–330.00 $323.83 $2,011 +11.04
625 625 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,781 -27.79
655 655 2 280.00–285.00 $282.50 $1,850 -29.89
655–690 676 9 310.00–320.00 $317.80 $2,148 +5.41
710–735 718 3 290.00–310.00 $303.18 $2,177 -5.45
750–755 753 2 275.00–285.00 $279.98 $2,108 -16.27
753 thin fleshed 753 14 315.00 $315.00 $2,372 —
805–845 833 6 260.00–275.00 $263.26 $2,193 -21.65
850–870 860 2 255.00–275.00 $264.88 $2,278 +0.21
910–935 923 2 250.00–260.00 $255.07 $2,354 +0.61
965–995 980 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 —
365 365 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,204 -24.66
425–435 430 2 360.00–385.00 $372.35 $1,601 -0.15
460–495 474 4 345.00–365.00 $352.34 $1,670 +23.30
500–535 515 5 305.00–330.00 $318.15 $1,638 -0.20
570–595 585 5 280.00–325.00 $302.80 $1,771 -16.05
615 615 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,722 -4.00
660–695 680 3 265.00–280.00 $269.85 $1,835 -10.15
705–730 718 4 250.00–275.00 $264.87 $1,902 -20.18
825 825 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,145 —
875–890 883 2 230.00–235.00 $232.52 $2,053 —
905 905 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,082 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,014 —
955 955 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,244 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1535 1289 80-85% 19 156.00–171.00 $163.20 $2,104 —
1120–1825 1306 80-85% 15 140.00–170.00 $150.98 $1,972 -12.02
1170–1560 1378 80-85% 5 171.00–179.00 $174.58 $2,406 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,130 —
1160–1740 1459 75-80% 18 158.00–172.00 $165.46 $2,414 -12.53
1360–1805 1546 75-80% 7 166.00–178.00 $173.52 $2,683 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1230 1092 85-90% 8 135.00–171.00 $156.50 $1,709 +30.44
805–1535 1196 85-90% 9 112.00–139.00 $127.21 $1,521 —
1110–1380 1263 85-90% 5 140.00–150.00 $145.65 $1,840 -0.13
1495 1495 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,093 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1815 1505 6 174.00–188.00 $182.01 $2,739 +2.70
1475–2075 1681 8 190.00–205.00 $196.50 $3,303 —

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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.