Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

1,372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.07/cwt ≈ $2,279/hd at 628 lb · 118 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $487.66/cwt ≈ $2,328/hd at 477 lb · 57 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.04/cwt ≈ $2,268/hd at 673 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,372	664	866
Feeder cattle	1,205	250	754
Slaughter cattle	167	214	112
Replacement cattle	—	200	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	630.00–680.00	$654.48	$1,571	—
285	285	4	565.00–570.00	$566.25	$1,614	—
305–335	320	11	500.00–535.00	$522.36	$1,672	—
384 value added	384	16	530.00	$530.00	$2,035	—
360–395	388	13	475.00–510.00	$496.65	$1,927	—
420	420	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,743	—
400–445	421	6	450.00–480.00	$465.18	$1,958	—
432–437 value added	434	9	515.00–520.00	$518.32	$2,250	—
474 value added	474	36	497.50	$497.50	$2,358	—
465–489	483	21	455.00–475.00	$470.80	$2,274	—
500–540	507	8	395.00–420.00	$410.07	$2,079	—
515–542 value added	525	8	435.00–437.50	$435.97	$2,289	—
565–595	580	8	400.00–420.00	$405.63	$2,353	—
605–640	614	10	365.00–385.00	$377.52	$2,318	—
628–635 value added	632	7	395.00	$395.00	$2,496	—
670 value added	670	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,580	—
650–690	681	5	350.00–380.00	$359.75	$2,450	—
705–720	713	6	335.00–355.00	$340.83	$2,430	—
755–775	763	4	335.00–355.00	$341.34	$2,604	—
815–830	822	3	315.00–335.00	$328.27	$2,698	—
893 value added	893	2	342.00	$342.00	$3,054	—
898	898	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,739	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	4	390.00–460.00	$425.92	$1,163	—
315–345	330	7	350.00–480.00	$412.39	$1,361	—
385	385	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,405	—
407–445	412	7	407.50–410.00	$407.89	$1,681	—
475	475	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,496	—
503–540	518	7	315.00–385.00	$335.39	$1,737	—
595	595	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,993	—
605–620	613	2	335.00–360.00	$347.35	$2,129	—
650–660	655	2	315.00–325.00	$320.04	$2,096	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,357	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	595.00	$595.00	$1,309	—
298	298	8	515.00–525.00	$517.50	$1,542	—
320–348	341	9	490.00–555.00	$509.08	$1,736	—
353–395	363	20	425.00–485.00	$467.64	$1,698	—
408	408	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,571	—
400–445	423	20	400.00–425.00	$413.02	$1,747	—
410–445 value added	433	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,884	—
455–465 value added	463	15	435.00–445.00	$443.03	$2,051	—
455–495	473	16	385.00–420.00	$401.69	$1,900	—
500–548 value added	529	8	385.00–390.00	$385.59	$2,040	—
505–544	529	18	360.00–380.00	$367.48	$1,944	—
550–560 value added	554	13	380.00–385.00	$380.77	$2,109	—
573	573	7	345.00	$345.00	$1,977	—
553–595	575	13	350.00–375.00	$357.89	$2,058	—
605–645	627	37	328.00–340.00	$334.94	$2,100	—
628 value added	628	80	377.00	$377.00	$2,368	—
630	630	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,827	—
658–695	673	34	325.00–347.50	$337.04	$2,268	—
705–745	726	7	300.00–325.00	$314.97	$2,287	—
765–775	767	5	300.00–310.00	$307.98	$2,362	—
800	800	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,160	—
850	850	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,508	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,180	—
315	315	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,260	—
355–390	379	7	315.00–425.00	$377.73	$1,432	—
425–445	435	4	335.00–385.00	$358.91	$1,561	—
455–499	485	17	285.00–385.00	$353.80	$1,716	—
505–530	517	3	300.00–335.00	$321.94	$1,664	—
550–595	577	7	310.00–350.00	$331.18	$1,911	—
640	640	2	305.00–310.00	$307.50	$1,968	—
655–695	679	4	255.00–305.00	$280.19	$1,902	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 thin fleshed	370	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,998	—
365–398	392	19	445.00–500.00	$483.18	$1,894	—
400–445	423	11	445.00–485.00	$456.67	$1,932	—
455–495	471	17	430.00–470.00	$455.39	$2,145	—
508–548	524	21	410.00–440.00	$428.42	$2,245	—
555–595	562	19	380.00–410.00	$388.67	$2,184	—
575	575	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,128	—
605–635	614	14	360.00–370.00	$363.94	$2,235	—
650–685	666	7	345.00–360.00	$353.94	$2,357	—
705–745	727	7	335.00–340.00	$337.12	$2,451	—
750–765	758	2	325.00–340.00	$332.57	$2,521	—
810–845	828	2	315.00–325.00	$319.89	$2,649	—
855	855	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,779	—
920	920	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,484	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	366	5	405.00–475.00	$425.90	$1,559	—
400–435	422	10	335.00–440.00	$396.12	$1,672	—
450–495	477	6	300.00–415.00	$379.58	$1,811	—
503–520	507	8	325.00–395.00	$381.55	$1,934	—
550–595	571	5	345.00–370.00	$361.80	$2,066	—
625	625	2	305.00–320.00	$312.50	$1,953	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1690	1274	80-85%	23	134.00–156.00	$147.22	$1,876	-37.28
1025–1760	1334	80-85%	32	156.00–169.00	$162.58	$2,169	+17.51
1195–1580	1350	80-85%	5	172.00–183.00	$175.73	$2,372	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1215	986	85-90%	6	127.00–134.00	$131.53	$1,297	—
800–1350	1070	85-90%	8	110.00–122.00	$117.73	$1,260	-36.63
875–1405	1122	85-90%	11	140.00–151.00	$144.12	$1,617	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1640	1519	75-80%	8	162.00–170.00	$165.26	$2,510	-3.25
1315–1840	1626	75-80%	9	172.00–190.00	$180.01	$2,927	—
1945	1945	75-80%	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,762	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2145	1472	9	152.00–182.00	$173.31	$2,551	—
1395–2120	1733	8	187.00–197.00	$193.02	$3,345	—
1990–2275	2165	3	205.00–207.00	$205.69	$4,453	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
664	664	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,760	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,380	—
410	410	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,517	—

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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.