Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $402.23/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 521 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $460.10/cwt -14.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,918/hd at 417 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $452.88/cwt -14.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 421 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,290	1,055	905
Feeder cattle	964	768	616
Slaughter cattle	154	180	119
Replacement cattle	172	107	170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality and demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	230	5	705.00–740.00	$722.17	$1,661	-16.94
270–295	282	3	625.00–655.00	$642.93	$1,813	+54.07
315 thin fleshed	315	1	700.00	$700.00	$2,205	—
303–345	317	13	590.00–650.00	$621.37	$1,970	+54.42
355–385	367	3	500.00–545.00	$521.52	$1,914	-53.48
375 value added	375	1	575.00	$575.00	$2,156	—
405–445	423	4	435.00–480.00	$452.37	$1,914	-70.01
432–440 value added	434	4	495.00–497.00	$496.49	$2,155	—
470–480	475	2	465.00–480.00	$472.58	$2,245	+8.65
505 value added	505	3	467.50	$467.50	$2,361	—
500–535	530	24	435.00–465.00	$448.01	$2,374	-6.61
550–592	571	9	420.00–450.00	$430.49	$2,458	-22.86
600–640 value added	606	19	400.00–417.00	$413.89	$2,508	—
610–613	612	7	395.00–417.00	$413.16	$2,529	+12.30
663 value added	663	7	405.00	$405.00	$2,685	—
650–680	668	4	355.00–375.00	$367.40	$2,454	-17.57
700–740	715	7	347.00–360.00	$351.94	$2,516	-23.04
725 value added	725	7	356.00–362.00	$360.29	$2,612	—
815	815	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,465	-42.50
832 value added	832	10	330.00	$330.00	$2,746	—
920–945	930	3	290.00–310.00	$298.92	$2,780	-25.47
950	950	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,898	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	450.00–500.00	$467.50	$1,089	—
265–295	276	7	470.00–590.00	$522.70	$1,443	—
310–345	327	20	350.00–575.00	$505.04	$1,651	+73.07
315–340	328	4	495.00–505.00	$497.56	$1,632	+65.59
350–393	369	8	430.00–475.00	$447.34	$1,651	—
410–435	423	2	300.00–400.00	$351.48	$1,487	—
455–490	463	5	300.00–445.00	$414.31	$1,918	—
508–535	519	6	300.00–425.00	$363.65	$1,887	-53.55
575–590	586	5	310.00–405.00	$372.36	$2,182	-35.95
710	710	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,378	—
780	780	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,340	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,240	—
455	455	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,729	—
505	505	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,020	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	3	660.00–710.00	$682.43	$1,590	—
255–265	260	4	500.00–610.00	$537.16	$1,397	+2.16
300–338	322	10	480.00–570.00	$527.16	$1,697	+9.89
355–375 thin fleshed	365	3	520.00–525.00	$523.29	$1,910	—
350–398	375	19	450.00–510.00	$486.68	$1,825	-13.34
400–408	406	4	405.00–425.00	$409.93	$1,664	-49.47
400–443 thin fleshed	414	10	491.00–500.00	$495.10	$2,050	—
400–440	421	17	430.00–485.00	$451.31	$1,900	-8.09
450–490	467	22	390.00–455.00	$425.41	$1,987	-5.86
487 value added	487	5	480.00	$480.00	$2,338	+0.03
495	495	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,782	-42.23
500–540	519	16	385.00–410.00	$398.35	$2,067	+2.34
519–531 value added	522	19	415.00–420.00	$416.07	$2,172	-3.93
508–545	525	5	350.00–370.00	$362.02	$1,901	-33.99
555–580	567	15	360.00–390.00	$378.25	$2,145	+12.83
575–585	580	2	335.00–350.00	$342.44	$1,986	-22.98
616 value added	616	3	367.50	$367.50	$2,264	—
600–645	619	8	325.00–340.00	$329.35	$2,039	-34.51
655–685	670	6	320.00–355.00	$330.91	$2,217	-13.72
670	670	3	300.00–305.00	$303.33	$2,032	-41.30
700–720	711	4	290.00–315.00	$306.19	$2,177	-31.30
712–748 value added	735	16	320.00–330.00	$323.13	$2,375	—
758–795	765	7	290.00–310.00	$300.01	$2,295	-27.82
808	808	4	305.00	$305.00	$2,464	+30.00
855	855	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,480	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	217	3	560.00–600.00	$574.77	$1,247	—
250–295	263	4	345.00–470.00	$405.05	$1,065	—
310–345	330	4	355.00–465.00	$426.06	$1,406	+16.68
350–395	378	6	310.00–430.00	$388.03	$1,467	-34.62
425–445	435	3	360.00–385.00	$368.33	$1,602	+5.82
450–495	475	10	265.00–385.00	$347.78	$1,652	-12.35
500–535	517	3	190.00–320.00	$254.23	$1,314	-83.60
565–595	581	5	265.00–330.00	$305.69	$1,776	-33.38
640–646	645	5	225.00–317.00	$298.74	$1,927	-21.26
670	670	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,077	-10.00
745	745	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,123	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,918	—
600	600	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,890	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	8	470.00–505.00	$490.02	$1,877	+6.90
415 fancy	415	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,075	—
400–445	421	29	430.00–485.00	$451.26	$1,900	-15.88
450 fancy	450	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,115	-35.00
450–495	473	19	420.00–450.00	$432.98	$2,048	-20.73
500–545	522	9	415.00–445.00	$429.15	$2,240	+20.32
555–597	575	19	385.00–415.00	$398.86	$2,293	+23.15
600–630	618	10	360.00–385.00	$372.02	$2,299	+23.81
650–695	671	4	345.00–350.00	$348.76	$2,340	-1.07
705–740	726	4	310.00–325.00	$321.18	$2,332	-27.61
783–790	785	3	295.00–312.00	$306.30	$2,404	-35.87
800–845	820	6	275.00–290.00	$282.43	$2,316	-57.57
890	890	1	271.00	$271.00	$2,412	-54.00
900–945	920	3	267.00–272.00	$269.68	$2,481	-45.32

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	382	7	340.00–465.00	$435.64	$1,664	+35.12
400–435	420	5	350.00–410.00	$389.38	$1,635	+21.47
455–495	469	8	360.00–415.00	$398.60	$1,869	+1.75
500–545	525	14	335.00–402.00	$378.16	$1,985	+13.32
570–595	577	5	370.00–380.00	$372.06	$2,147	+66.11
615–648	634	4	345.00–350.00	$347.51	$2,203	+17.51
690–698	695	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,294	—
955	955	1	232.00	$232.00	$2,216	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1380	1238	80-85%	3	131.00–141.00	$136.90	$1,695	—
1080–1510	1259	80-85%	29	170.00–185.00	$178.91	$2,252	—
1055–1745	1345	80-85%	27	149.00–169.00	$162.01	$2,179	-10.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1265	1060	85-90%	9	127.00–136.00	$131.80	$1,397	+21.99
970–1505	1213	85-90%	7	151.00–172.00	$160.94	$1,952	—
955–1690	1229	85-90%	22	137.00–150.00	$142.22	$1,748	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	75-80%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,882	—
1185–1725	1468	75-80%	11	157.00–167.00	$160.85	$2,361	+4.97
1330–1750	1481	75-80%	6	169.00–176.00	$171.19	$2,535	+15.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1835	1521	7	152.00–178.00	$164.38	$2,500	+6.62
1470–1875	1666	5	181.00–198.00	$189.77	$3,162	—
1685–2280	1942	3	200.00–204.00	$202.72	$3,937	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1550	1550	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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.