Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 25, 2025

832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $340.83/cwt -40.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 472 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.35/cwt -34.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 475 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $286.55/cwt -28.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,625/hd at 567 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	832	1,476	675
Feeder cattle	300	1,110	410
Slaughter cattle	174	151	121
Replacement cattle	358	215	144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends this week were sharply lower, due to lower quality, and falling feeder and live cattle futures, and being holiday weekend. All classes of Feeder Cattle 30.00 to 40.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	380.00–405.00	$392.50	$1,119	-59.54
300–345	314	7	355.00–385.00	$367.45	$1,154	-61.37
325 value added	325	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,365	—
350–380	360	3	340.00–370.00	$352.96	$1,271	—
405	405	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,377	-80.06
460–495	477	7	325.00–345.00	$334.15	$1,594	-71.68
545	545	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,717	-73.05
555–588	580	4	310.00–326.00	$322.17	$1,869	-26.60
605–610	608	2	275.00–300.00	$287.45	$1,748	-44.01
702–718	706	8	270.00–273.00	$270.76	$1,912	-62.83
760	760	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,128	-49.80
820	820	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,296	—
870–880	875	2	235.00–240.00	$237.49	$2,078	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	3	310.00–345.00	$332.29	$930	-62.68
320–340	332	3	310.00–335.00	$321.76	$1,068	-23.27
350	350	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,085	-17.58
425	425	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,232	-71.04
465–480	473	3	260.00–295.00	$275.18	$1,302	-88.55
560	560	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,316	-90.04
600	600	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,530	-33.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	370.00–400.00	$384.59	$1,069	-45.01
325–340	330	6	330.00–370.00	$347.51	$1,147	-77.69
355 thin fleshed	355	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,296	-55.00
360–395	376	4	310.00–345.00	$332.23	$1,249	-34.18
400–445	433	6	300.00–340.00	$323.89	$1,402	-39.07
465–480	473	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,348	-69.22
455–495	475	13	300.00–340.00	$320.02	$1,520	-34.20
500–535	512	3	310.00–320.00	$313.26	$1,604	-24.98
550–587	567	15	270.00–300.00	$286.55	$1,625	-30.34
600–635	606	6	270.00–277.50	$275.83	$1,672	+2.55
665–670	668	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,637	-53.27
700–710	703	8	225.00–250.00	$242.64	$1,706	—
780	780	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$1,658	-70.24
805–810	808	2	210.00–212.50	$211.25	$1,707	-22.28
930	930	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,814	-45.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	270	3	285.00–320.00	$303.27	$819	-35.96
308–310	309	3	305.00–320.00	$310.02	$958	-46.50
350–375	363	3	280.00–300.00	$291.58	$1,058	-17.02
410–440	428	8	230.00–295.00	$266.17	$1,139	-42.72
480	480	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,272	-41.03
590	590	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,534	-1.11
700	700	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,435	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	10	325.00–365.00	$346.52	$1,299	-67.93
410–445	429	9	320.00–365.00	$347.65	$1,491	-65.35
450–485	464	9	315.00–345.00	$333.69	$1,548	-43.41
455–488 fancy	483	7	350.00	$350.00	$1,690	-51.98
505–545	525	9	300.00–325.00	$311.10	$1,633	-32.22
550–592	576	11	275.00–315.00	$290.63	$1,674	-36.67
604–625	615	13	280.00–290.00	$282.66	$1,738	-18.85
655–675	665	2	240.00–255.00	$247.61	$1,647	-57.30
730	730	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,752	-62.92
770	770	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,040	-10.77
860–890	875	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,881	-20.00
900	900	2	225.00	$225.00	$2,025	-24.98
982	982	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,841	-62.50
1045	1045	2	185.00–197.50	$191.25	$1,999	—
1060	1060	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,067	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	3	255.00–310.00	$286.54	$1,089	-67.74
405–430	415	4	270.00–305.00	$289.98	$1,203	-40.24
488–495	490	4	255.00–295.00	$278.78	$1,366	-62.91
500–545	529	6	230.00–290.00	$265.76	$1,406	-27.97
550–595	576	6	230.00–265.00	$248.63	$1,432	-53.62
635–640	638	2	260.00–265.00	$262.51	$1,675	-4.08
795	795	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,868	—
845	845	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,606	-50.00
910	910	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,684	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1285	1184	80-85%	4	167.00–174.00	$170.00	$2,013	—
1100–1740	1339	80-85%	9	133.00–145.00	$140.87	$1,886	-11.32
920–1975	1352	80-85%	44	147.00–166.00	$157.68	$2,132	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	85-90%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,128	—
965–1290	1115	85-90%	7	150.00–156.00	$153.00	$1,706	—
850–1715	1350	85-90%	20	118.00–132.00	$126.52	$1,708	—
825–1795	1365	85-90%	11	136.00–146.00	$141.70	$1,934	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1630	1388	75-80%	6	171.00–185.00	$177.57	$2,465	—
1300–1555	1393	75-80%	5	162.00–169.00	$166.00	$2,312	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1900	1729	4	209.00–215.00	$213.16	$3,686	—
1370–2345	1731	10	181.00–200.00	$188.48	$3,263	—
2020	2020	1	164.00	$164.00	$3,313	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1530	1530	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00

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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.