Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 3, 2026

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $403.83/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 520 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $489.58/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 389 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $477.12/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,205/hd at 462 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	554	1,290	2,149
Feeder cattle	325	964	1,597
Slaughter cattle	150	154	202
Replacement cattle	79	172	350

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,479	-132.93
300 thin fleshed	300	2	660.00	$660.00	$1,980	-40.00
325–330	328	2	525.00–535.00	$529.96	$1,738	-91.41
352–395	366	5	520.00–560.00	$529.67	$1,939	+8.15
370 thin fleshed	370	1	605.00	$605.00	$2,238	—
415–436	432	8	495.00–515.00	$508.71	$2,198	+56.34
450–475	459	4	450.00–465.00	$456.36	$2,095	-16.22
462–463 value added	463	7	500.00	$500.00	$2,315	—
470	470	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,880	-72.58
500–515 thin fleshed	508	2	465.00–475.00	$469.93	$2,387	—
525–545	535	2	400.00–405.00	$402.55	$2,154	-45.46
561 value added	561	4	440.00	$440.00	$2,468	—
580	580	3	400.00–420.00	$413.33	$2,397	-17.16
600–645	616	9	370.00–420.00	$410.80	$2,531	-2.36
655 thin fleshed	655	2	389.00	$389.00	$2,548	—
675	675	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,531	+7.60
735 value added	735	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,646	-0.29
798 value added	798	5	334.00	$334.00	$2,665	—
800–810	805	2	310.00–325.00	$317.45	$2,555	+14.95

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,254	-117.56
435	435	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,740	+48.52
500–520	515	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,983	+21.35
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	—
710	710	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,272	-15.00
945	945	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,552	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,275	-37.16
303 thin fleshed	303	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,666	—
335–340	338	2	480.00–490.00	$484.96	$1,639	-42.20
360–395	389	15	475.00–500.00	$489.58	$1,904	+2.90
400 thin fleshed	400	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,920	-15.10
415	415	2	400.00–415.00	$407.50	$1,691	-43.81
410–440	428	4	435.00–455.00	$443.68	$1,899	-7.63
453–488 value added	465	6	450.00–470.00	$463.00	$2,153	-17.00
480–485	483	2	405.00–410.00	$407.49	$1,968	+47.49
513–515 value added	513	6	415.00–425.00	$416.67	$2,138	+0.60
500–545	522	17	390.00–410.00	$399.30	$2,084	+0.95
560–585	573	2	380.00–400.00	$389.78	$2,233	+11.53
605–640	617	3	330.00–335.00	$333.27	$2,056	+3.92
615–638	624	5	350.00–360.00	$355.91	$2,221	+26.56
690	690	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,242	-5.91
726 value added	726	6	330.00	$330.00	$2,396	+6.87
715–740	729	4	280.00–305.00	$286.35	$2,087	-19.84
765–775	770	2	285.00–300.00	$292.45	$2,252	-7.56
800–845	818	3	280.00–285.00	$283.35	$2,318	-21.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	320.00–405.00	$362.50	$1,051	-42.55
305–340	317	5	310.00–415.00	$389.56	$1,235	-36.50
350–390	370	3	370.00–460.00	$425.05	$1,573	+37.02
405–440	422	5	330.00–385.00	$360.39	$1,521	-7.94
450–495	471	4	325.00–370.00	$341.59	$1,609	-6.19
520–545	533	4	280.00–385.00	$346.83	$1,849	+92.60
605–635	620	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,860	+1.26
720	720	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,944	-15.00
760	760	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,976	—
810–845	828	2	255.00–260.00	$257.45	$2,132	—
875	875	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,319	—
915	915	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,425	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,040	—
565	565	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,836	±0.00
650	650	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,658	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,591	—
365–395	377	9	495.00–530.00	$512.56	$1,932	+22.54
410–430	421	5	465.00–505.00	$489.11	$2,059	+37.85
460–485	477	9	455.00–480.00	$464.39	$2,215	+31.41
510 fancy	510	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,218	—
520–540	529	5	370.00–390.00	$377.02	$1,994	-52.13
558 fancy	558	2	405.00	$405.00	$2,260	—
560–595	575	3	370.00–390.00	$378.55	$2,177	-20.31
615–620	617	8	355.00–370.00	$366.87	$2,264	-5.15
650–680	663	3	350.00–365.00	$354.90	$2,353	+6.14
905–930	918	2	275.00–285.00	$279.93	$2,570	+10.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	389	5	300.00–465.00	$409.02	$1,591	-26.62
400–445	426	6	345.00–455.00	$418.30	$1,782	+28.92
455–490	475	4	335.00–375.00	$347.11	$1,649	-51.49
510–525	520	4	285.00–360.00	$325.95	$1,695	-52.21
580	580	2	350.00–360.00	$355.00	$2,059	-17.06
635	635	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,000	-32.51
665–680	673	2	330.00–335.00	$332.47	$2,238	+2.47
725–740	733	2	305.00–325.00	$315.10	$2,310	—
815–825	820	2	240.00–265.00	$252.42	$2,070	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,906	—
510	510	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,658	—
710	710	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,952	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1610	1230	80-85%	7	145.00–159.00	$152.25	$1,873	+15.35
930–1540	1275	80-85%	17	178.00–191.00	$181.72	$2,317	+2.81
1185–1435	1310	80-85%	2	131.00–135.00	$133.19	$1,745	-28.82
1025–2015	1382	80-85%	47	160.00–177.00	$170.44	$2,355	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	102.50	$102.50	$922	—
890–1290	1091	85-90%	7	135.00–141.00	$138.24	$1,508	+6.44
905–1535	1192	85-90%	15	144.00–159.00	$151.68	$1,808	—
1065–1625	1301	85-90%	5	160.00–170.00	$164.65	$2,142	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1810	1483	75-80%	9	166.00–177.00	$173.89	$2,579	+2.70
1300–1810	1519	75-80%	9	180.00–207.50	$191.64	$2,911	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1545	1495	3	168.00–184.00	$178.17	$2,664	—
1535–2050	1876	5	189.00–198.00	$193.75	$3,635	—
2480	2480	1	209.00	$209.00	$5,183	—

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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.