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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 14, 2025

1,139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $363.12/cwt +36.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 524 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $343.54/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 575 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $366.62/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 474 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,139 1,266 1,279
Feeder cattle 856 872 980
Slaughter cattle 165 188 215
Replacement cattle 118 206 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 450lbs 5.00 lower, over 450lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady, slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. 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
245 245 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
250–290 thin fleshed 270 2 500.00–515.00 $508.06 $1,372 —
260–285 274 8 450.00–475.00 $463.60 $1,270 -16.53
302–330 value added 309 4 475.00–490.00 $479.00 $1,480 —
315–345 328 9 425.00–465.00 $440.53 $1,445 -5.03
350–395 363 5 425.00–450.00 $437.09 $1,587 +19.03
425–443 438 7 470.00–475.00 $472.16 $2,068 +13.07
460–480 thin fleshed 467 3 450.00–465.00 $458.21 $2,140 —
465–495 478 6 410.00–420.00 $415.01 $1,984 +2.97
508–545 thin fleshed 515 7 410.00–415.00 $412.18 $2,123 +11.19
525–545 537 10 380.00–402.50 $398.32 $2,139 +16.11
565–590 value added 586 9 372.50–390.00 $375.75 $2,202 —
590–595 592 3 350.00–370.00 $361.69 $2,141 +7.96
618–635 628 8 340.00–360.00 $346.83 $2,178 +2.40
643 value added 643 17 380.00 $380.00 $2,443 —
650–688 671 5 340.00–362.50 $354.10 $2,376 +18.84
715–745 732 3 340.00–350.00 $345.05 $2,526 +15.03
758 value added 758 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,653 —
785 785 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,512 -11.69
820–835 828 2 325.00–345.00 $334.91 $2,773 +17.91
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 281 6 305.00–435.00 $386.65 $1,086 +47.46
305–335 323 7 290.00–410.00 $358.65 $1,158 -19.83
350–390 358 6 325.00–370.00 $347.90 $1,245 -38.15
400–445 417 5 395.00–425.00 $410.65 $1,712 +37.57
475–495 483 4 360.00–390.00 $378.61 $1,829 +28.61
500–510 507 5 285.00–335.00 $318.09 $1,613 -36.91
570–590 582 3 300.00–340.00 $315.04 $1,834 -9.98
645 645 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,032 +16.80
655–665 660 3 295.00–315.00 $306.62 $2,024 —
922 922 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,766 —
1000 1000 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 282 11 405.00–425.00 $416.62 $1,175 +41.45
305–330 324 9 405.00–425.00 $415.66 $1,347 -3.75
335–349 thin fleshed 346 7 440.00–445.00 $444.31 $1,537 -13.26
350–390 373 14 400.00–420.00 $405.81 $1,514 -26.85
380–395 386 10 375.00–390.00 $381.46 $1,472 -20.28
410–420 thin fleshed 415 4 420.00–450.00 $428.66 $1,779 -8.85
405–448 424 16 390.00–410.00 $401.58 $1,703 +32.82
405–445 429 6 350.00–370.00 $358.45 $1,538 -10.31
450–460 thin fleshed 456 6 395.00–400.00 $398.32 $1,816 -5.27
458–495 473 9 340.00–355.00 $346.08 $1,637 -24.17
450–490 481 15 360.00–380.00 $366.26 $1,762 +31.24
500–540 520 5 320.00–335.00 $329.02 $1,711 +21.20
500–540 522 22 345.00–370.00 $358.68 $1,872 +50.86
500–548 value added 531 11 380.00–400.00 $387.51 $2,058 +22.51
559 value added 559 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,208 —
550–583 572 12 335.00–360.00 $352.55 $2,017 +22.34
552–585 574 9 300.00–325.00 $317.17 $1,821 -13.04
600–643 627 11 320.00–345.00 $338.74 $2,124 +23.21
610–637 value added 628 6 350.00–357.50 $353.80 $2,222 —
630–640 635 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,000 -0.53
650–695 666 21 320.00–347.50 $333.93 $2,224 +13.50
720–733 727 6 320.00–335.00 $332.53 $2,417 +35.09
720–748 739 3 300.00–305.00 $303.38 $2,242 +5.94
765–780 773 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,358 +9.98
820–835 828 2 275.00–280.00 $277.48 $2,298 —
880 880 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,288 -35.00
960 960 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 300.00–400.00 $358.14 $1,010 —
310–340 328 9 305.00–360.00 $341.98 $1,122 -41.44
396 396 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,327 -37.41
400–440 417 3 230.00–350.00 $304.56 $1,270 -28.16
470–495 485 4 320.00–330.00 $324.90 $1,576 +3.69
500–535 518 3 305.00–320.00 $311.54 $1,614 +9.86
555–590 565 5 275.00–325.00 $301.88 $1,706 +13.61
615–618 617 3 300.00–305.00 $301.66 $1,861 +14.19
675 675 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 +20.07
765 765 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,180 —
865 865 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,033 —

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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 fancy 365 6 450.00–460.00 $455.81 $1,664 —
355–395 378 21 400.00–445.00 $420.24 $1,589 -5.86
400–440 421 7 400.00–435.00 $413.69 $1,742 -8.47
410–445 fancy 432 5 445.00–460.00 $452.99 $1,957 -5.03
450 fancy 450 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,092 +33.82
450–495 470 19 390.00–435.00 $410.02 $1,927 +15.08
500–515 fancy 508 5 395.00–405.00 $399.03 $2,027 +13.06
505–545 529 17 360.00–385.00 $371.19 $1,964 +8.42
550–590 fancy 570 7 360.00–370.00 $362.83 $2,068 -4.24
555–595 577 24 325.00–350.00 $337.92 $1,950 +2.90
600–645 624 8 305.00–335.00 $314.24 $1,961 +4.37
655–685 670 10 305.00–325.00 $317.52 $2,127 +16.83
700–745 721 12 300.00–325.00 $310.39 $2,238 +13.72
760–788 778 6 310.00–320.00 $312.48 $2,431 +20.09
805–830 818 5 290.00–310.00 $300.11 $2,455 +15.14
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,346 —
355–393 382 8 300.00–380.00 $350.64 $1,339 -34.12
400–445 420 17 300.00–395.00 $357.69 $1,502 +15.27
450–495 477 11 305.00–385.00 $354.78 $1,692 +3.07
500–545 520 14 300.00–350.00 $327.93 $1,705 +12.64
550–590 570 10 250.00–320.00 $295.75 $1,686 -3.91
600–645 621 7 260.00–300.00 $284.20 $1,765 -4.54
650–695 677 3 265.00–300.00 $284.64 $1,927 +9.64
740 740 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,072 +11.14
755–785 772 6 280.00–285.00 $282.47 $2,181 +24.95
810–825 818 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,045 -10.00
885–890 888 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,309 —
900–920 907 3 250.00–260.00 $256.69 $2,328 —
975 975 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,486 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1445 1140 85-90% 12 157.00–168.00 $161.01 $1,836 +2.42
920–1555 1186 85-90% 23 137.00–154.00 $145.25 $1,723 +13.82
1175–1270 1223 85-90% 2 120.00–121.00 $120.52 $1,474 —
1050–1615 1305 85-90% 12 123.00–135.00 $131.72 $1,719 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1170 1141 80-85% 4 142.00–150.00 $146.14 $1,667 —
1130–1410 1256 80-85% 15 170.00–183.00 $172.95 $2,172 -0.91
1065–1800 1274 80-85% 29 152.00–169.00 $162.02 $2,064 -11.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1723 1474 75-80% 11 159.00–169.00 $164.84 $2,430 —
1300–1725 1475 75-80% 11 170.00–177.00 $172.07 $2,538 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2175 1679 17 182.00–196.00 $188.47 $3,164 —
1885–1990 1938 2 206.00–207.00 $206.51 $4,002 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185 1185 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.