Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

1,191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $467.50/cwt +18.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,224/hd at 476 lb · 51 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $524.13/cwt +21.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,205/hd at 421 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $521.25/cwt +37.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,487/hd at 477 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,191	1,789	799
Feeder cattle	842	1,324	513
Slaughter cattle	168	205	156
Replacement cattle	181	260	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady on Breakers and Boners, Leans 5.00 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
238–245	240	3	720.00–760.00	$733.59	$1,761	+67.61
260–280	270	3	570.00–660.00	$610.74	$1,649	-42.58
305–345	332	10	570.00–660.00	$603.98	$2,005	-4.59
365 thin fleshed	365	2	650.00	$650.00	$2,372	—
355–398	383	13	560.00–610.00	$597.40	$2,288	+13.65
403 value added	403	14	590.00	$590.00	$2,378	—
415–443	435	8	510.00–550.00	$526.29	$2,289	+7.43
460–495	475	16	470.00–520.00	$501.33	$2,381	+24.46
458–486 value added	479	18	530.00–545.00	$538.95	$2,582	+10.49
505–510	508	2	420.00–435.00	$427.54	$2,172	+52.54
530 value added	530	4	515.00	$515.00	$2,730	+30.00
550 thin fleshed	550	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,750	—
550–598	584	12	425.00–460.00	$446.19	$2,606	+10.41
600–640	617	7	410.00–450.00	$422.77	$2,608	+52.77
660–691	680	7	380.00–415.00	$395.76	$2,691	-11.35
700 value added	700	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,695	-10.00
700–740	720	2	350.00–365.00	$357.29	$2,572	-12.71
785–798	794	3	350.00–355.00	$353.35	$2,806	—
920	920	1	335.00	$335.00	$3,082	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	400.00–550.00	$468.81	$1,280	-42.33
328–348	339	7	460.00–550.00	$534.98	$1,814	+56.72
360–390	375	5	490.00–540.00	$514.85	$1,931	+44.28
410–445	428	9	400.00–500.00	$472.98	$2,024	+42.02
450–495	478	10	395.00–450.00	$427.30	$2,042	+18.63
500–545	522	10	325.00–450.00	$398.86	$2,082	-8.52
555–590	565	4	355.00–405.00	$388.81	$2,197	-6.80
610–640	630	5	350.00–370.00	$361.95	$2,280	+53.60
650–695	672	3	350.00–360.00	$355.11	$2,386	—
725	725	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,538	+10.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,150	—
528	528	2	405.00	$405.00	$2,138	—
610	610	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,982	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213	213	2	710.00	$710.00	$1,512	+130.00
260 thin fleshed	260	1	710.00	$710.00	$1,846	+80.00
270–290	280	2	580.00–600.00	$589.64	$1,651	+50.87
320–345	334	10	540.00–585.00	$562.75	$1,880	+74.77
355–390	377	17	515.00–540.00	$523.27	$1,973	+29.79
355–396 thin fleshed	390	7	555.00	$555.00	$2,164	—
405–430 thin fleshed	413	3	525.00–545.00	$538.06	$2,222	+18.06
400–445	427	16	480.00–515.00	$494.23	$2,110	+15.27
450–455 thin fleshed	452	3	520.00–530.00	$523.36	$2,366	+47.63
450–481	473	8	430.00–440.00	$438.14	$2,072	-7.86
453–499	478	40	450.00–500.00	$469.18	$2,243	+23.18
500–520	510	2	370.00–390.00	$380.20	$1,939	-29.61
505–545	526	16	425.00–450.00	$438.36	$2,306	+28.55
551–563 value added	556	9	425.00–440.00	$431.17	$2,397	+6.17
550–590	567	19	390.00–420.00	$410.68	$2,329	+13.90
565–595	585	5	335.00–360.00	$347.09	$2,030	-14.88
600–625 thin fleshed	608	3	375.00–395.00	$385.00	$2,341	—
600–645	627	13	335.00–370.00	$343.74	$2,155	-14.44
625–644	642	8	330.00	$330.00	$2,119	-28.18
650–698	680	14	340.00–355.00	$345.49	$2,349	+0.84
665–695	680	2	300.00–320.00	$310.22	$2,109	-34.43
700–735	719	10	320.00–345.00	$328.48	$2,362	+3.51
760–765	763	2	300.00–320.00	$309.97	$2,365	-15.03

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,224	+3.82
275	275	2	555.00–560.00	$557.50	$1,533	+84.73
305–345	326	7	350.00–520.00	$462.69	$1,508	+64.10
355–390	373	8	400.00–505.00	$463.67	$1,729	+53.99
410–445	428	6	400.00–465.00	$440.99	$1,887	+42.09
450–480	466	7	335.00–440.00	$392.18	$1,828	+10.17
483 value added	483	12	485.00	$485.00	$2,343	—
510–540	529	10	350.00–415.00	$388.53	$2,055	+55.35
550–585	568	2	325.00–330.00	$327.58	$1,861	—
615–645	622	5	255.00–335.00	$312.01	$1,941	-14.00
670	670	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,244	+20.00
710	710	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,740	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,740	—
620	620	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	11	525.00–590.00	$550.69	$2,093	+21.65
400–420 fancy	418	12	545.00–555.00	$545.80	$2,281	-4.20
400–445	422	23	490.00–540.00	$512.82	$2,164	+18.66
450–490	472	30	455.00–505.00	$473.45	$2,235	+11.98
500–543	521	30	430.00–470.00	$457.12	$2,382	+17.78
550–595	576	19	415.00–445.00	$429.37	$2,473	+11.39
605–648	629	7	385.00–415.00	$399.89	$2,515	+16.56
650–693	670	12	360.00–410.00	$383.06	$2,567	+40.71
700–745	714	10	340.00–365.00	$347.01	$2,478	+9.26
755–795	778	12	325.00–340.00	$335.00	$2,606	+6.52
800–845	834	5	310.00–330.00	$314.05	$2,619	-0.94
835	835	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,422	-24.99
850–885	868	2	290.00–295.00	$292.55	$2,539	-7.45
930	930	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,558	—
955–975	965	2	250.00–260.00	$254.95	$2,460	—
1010–1030	1020	2	225.00–265.00	$244.80	$2,497	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	378	4	390.00–485.00	$450.31	$1,702	+20.27
400–440	425	5	405.00–485.00	$441.95	$1,878	+9.33
470–490	485	4	380.00–410.00	$392.42	$1,903	-1.12
500–545	516	10	340.00–425.00	$402.75	$2,078	+14.65
555–590	579	8	310.00–385.00	$347.68	$2,013	-7.38
605–645	634	7	315.00–360.00	$340.59	$2,159	+5.17
670–690	680	3	335.00–345.00	$341.72	$2,324	-3.28
710–735	725	3	320.00–330.00	$326.64	$2,368	+29.36

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,021	+100.00
560	560	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,904	-2.50
745	745	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,384	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1330	1052	85-90%	9	121.00–139.00	$132.32	$1,392	—
900–1470	1127	85-90%	30	141.00–154.00	$147.21	$1,659	+62.26
875–1385	1129	85-90%	4	100.00–117.50	$109.59	$1,237	+24.64
915–1530	1204	85-90%	11	157.00–172.00	$164.63	$1,982	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1630	1239	80-85%	26	157.00–173.00	$165.67	$2,053	+15.30
1035–1885	1396	80-85%	19	175.00–196.00	$181.10	$2,528	—
1185–1760	1401	80-85%	5	136.00–154.00	$149.31	$2,092	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1760	1465	75-80%	6	167.00–177.00	$172.40	$2,526	-18.67
1505	1505	75-80%	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,288	—
1260–1855	1540	75-80%	9	180.00–190.00	$185.60	$2,858	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1660	1483	2	168.00–179.00	$174.16	$2,583	—
1155–2570	1735	15	187.00–204.00	$194.70	$3,378	-0.68
1595–2165	1887	5	207.00–210.00	$208.94	$3,943	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–965	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,367.43
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
910–1140	1019	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,525.40
980–1205	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,350.00–4,000.00	$3,189.65
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1000–1210	1116	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,100.00–2,700.00	$2,399.18
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1160	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1130–1310	1217	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,800.00–3,500.00	$3,250.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1150–1385	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,350.00–3,250.00	$2,703.57

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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.