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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 11, 2025

997 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.07/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,810/hd at 567 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.58/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 530 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $383.70/cwt -9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 468 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 997 1,353 1,496
Feeder cattle 694 1,001 1,101
Slaughter cattle 154 194 175
Replacement cattle 149 158 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder Steers mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder Heifers unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls unevenly steady to 12.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 263 6 460.00–530.00 $496.16 $1,305 +33.92
335 335 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,524 +23.24
350 value added 350 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,610 —
350 350 3 415.00–420.00 $416.67 $1,458 -8.22
414–415 414 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,739 +4.13
435 value added 435 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,936 —
465–495 475 6 400.00–425.00 $410.02 $1,948 +8.06
535 value added 535 5 412.00 $412.00 $2,204 +5.61
539 539 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,075 -5.79
557 value added 557 10 387.00 $387.00 $2,156 —
555–590 573 2 375.00–385.00 $379.85 $2,177 +19.04
600–645 616 11 335.00–356.00 $353.00 $2,174 +8.03
634 value added 634 4 377.00 $377.00 $2,390 +2.00
677 value added 677 5 373.00 $373.00 $2,525 —
650–699 686 9 330.00–353.00 $345.74 $2,372 +4.73
725–733 730 3 315.00–325.00 $318.31 $2,324 -14.17
755 value added 755 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,567 +3.00
770 770 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,079 -43.79
820 820 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,378 —
1000 1000 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,450 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 259 8 340.00–430.00 $398.48 $1,032 +9.99
300–345 323 8 240.00–380.00 $332.32 $1,073 -37.06
380–390 385 2 230.00–280.00 $255.32 $983 -121.86
425 425 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,636 +40.25
494 494 6 362.00 $362.00 $1,788 +27.93
520–535 527 3 295.00–365.00 $328.01 $1,729 +5.81
555–580 568 2 337.50–340.00 $338.72 $1,924 +47.12
625 625 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 -9.98
675–685 680 2 300.00–315.00 $307.56 $2,091 +8.94
750 750 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,762 -40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 258 5 400.00–425.00 $407.44 $1,051 -3.80
300–335 323 4 380.00–420.00 $404.57 $1,307 -11.81
355–385 370 12 380.00–415.00 $401.57 $1,486 -4.94
405–445 430 10 355.00–365.00 $359.55 $1,546 +1.61
415–448 432 13 370.00–400.00 $386.20 $1,668 +28.26
465–490 477 5 340.00–365.00 $355.06 $1,694 +19.53
460–495 478 3 320.00–335.00 $328.47 $1,570 -7.06
523 value added 523 5 362.00 $362.00 $1,893 —
500–540 531 22 335.00–350.00 $336.94 $1,789 +29.37
515–543 534 5 295.00–325.00 $315.99 $1,687 +8.42
550–595 value added 556 14 329.00–332.00 $329.46 $1,832 -7.98
555–595 573 27 300.00–320.00 $313.69 $1,797 +24.90
600–628 value added 611 5 330.00–334.00 $332.36 $2,031 —
600–645 619 7 310.00–325.00 $314.44 $1,946 +4.43
635 635 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,683 -17.64
670–693 685 4 280.00–310.00 $291.08 $1,994 -3.81
700–740 718 3 265.00–275.00 $270.03 $1,939 -7.54
755–790 785 9 255.00–275.00 $268.89 $2,111 +26.41
825 825 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,021 —
870 870 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,262 +25.00
930 930 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,186 —
960 960 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,352 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–295 282 4 355.00–380.00 $361.55 $1,020 +25.96
303–335 314 5 250.00–350.00 $308.63 $969 -39.21
350–355 353 3 340.00–350.00 $346.65 $1,224 +35.22
430–445 434 6 250.00–315.00 $294.13 $1,277 -24.10
480 480 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 +7.28
585 585 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,638 +4.91
640 640 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 +18.47
655–675 665 2 220.00–255.00 $237.24 $1,578 -14.11
735 735 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,838 ±0.00
755 755 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,774 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 376 17 400.00–415.00 $412.10 $1,549 -1.63
413–448 426 10 390.00–395.00 $390.50 $1,664 -14.30
455–460 fancy 458 2 395.00–400.00 $397.51 $1,821 —
450–490 469 26 365.00–387.00 $382.64 $1,795 -10.87
515 fancy 515 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,880 -40.00
500–548 528 19 330.00–355.00 $340.39 $1,797 -22.61
550–595 580 25 320.00–335.00 $325.68 $1,889 +4.67
605 fancy 605 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,966 —
602–645 623 24 292.00–320.00 $302.24 $1,883 -13.07
650–688 671 10 297.50–310.00 $304.83 $2,045 +1.99
705–730 724 4 285.00–295.00 $291.30 $2,109 +13.38
750–765 760 3 270.00–280.00 $274.97 $2,090 -5.00
815 815 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,200 -10.00
965 965 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,171 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 320.00 $320.00 $992 —
355–390 370 11 200.00–390.00 $317.34 $1,174 -35.80
418–445 425 6 220.00–350.00 $316.49 $1,345 -23.96
450–495 464 10 220.00–357.00 $332.35 $1,542 +3.00
500–540 527 5 300.00–320.00 $307.02 $1,618 +6.63
580 580 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,769 +14.07
625 625 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 -15.00
695 695 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,738 -8.31
710 710 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,882 +35.00
765–785 775 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,938 +25.00
810 810 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,904 —
955 955 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,624 -30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1580 1191 85-90% 17 114.00–127.00 $120.35 $1,433 -10.32
915–1565 1213 85-90% 9 100.00–110.00 $105.95 $1,285 -35.84
960–1550 1223 85-90% 17 130.00–145.00 $136.20 $1,666 -5.59
1170–1350 1260 85-90% 2 151.00–155.00 $153.14 $1,930 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1545 1269 80-85% 12 126.00–139.00 $134.55 $1,707 —
950–1636 1281 80-85% 28 140.00–155.00 $146.21 $1,873 —
1290–1495 1393 80-85% 2 160.00–164.00 $162.15 $2,259 +10.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1925 1504 75-80% 12 147.00–159.00 $153.55 $2,309 +4.55
1420–1690 1555 75-80% 2 140.00–143.00 $141.37 $2,198 -16.54
1445–1910 1635 75-80% 6 160.00–165.00 $162.66 $2,659 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2225 1649 5 171.00–180.00 $177.10 $2,920 —
1440–2070 1701 5 199.00–218.00 $206.46 $3,512 —
1445–2410 1838 10 183.00–197.00 $189.58 $3,484 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 340.00 $340.00 $935 —

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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.