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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

1,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $513.78/cwt +23.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,257/hd at 439 lb · 143 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $553.45/cwt +8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,117/hd at 382 lb · 124 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $603.65/cwt +29.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,254/hd at 373 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,482 1,192 1,270
Feeder cattle 1,109 873 973
Slaughter cattle 106 167 128
Replacement cattle 267 152 169

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers above 450lbs mostly steady, below 450lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, above 600lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls mostly steady, below 550lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Quality and demand good, with several large groups of Value-Added calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 237 3 600.00–650.00 $618.56 $1,466 +13.56
240 thin fleshed 240 1 750.00 $750.00 $1,800 +50.00
280–297 291 7 580.00–630.00 $612.39 $1,782 +22.69
310–345 326 12 580.00–625.00 $601.52 $1,961 +19.22
356–375 value added 372 27 630.50–635.00 $631.14 $2,348 —
350–390 375 21 550.00–600.00 $568.31 $2,131 -5.52
400–443 422 23 520.00–560.00 $546.51 $2,306 +26.45
464 value added 464 9 550.00 $550.00 $2,552 -5.00
450–495 469 30 480.00–540.00 $508.70 $2,386 +3.11
470–495 486 4 460.00–475.00 $466.23 $2,266 -39.36
505 thin fleshed 505 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,626 -22.89
500–548 526 13 465.00–500.00 $481.97 $2,535 -15.75
550 550 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,365 -8.77
560–580 value added 571 22 472.50–490.00 $475.66 $2,716 —
565–587 584 9 445.00–465.00 $460.62 $2,690 -30.41
600–620 610 9 400.00–435.00 $419.39 $2,558 -24.05
627 value added 627 3 450.00 $450.00 $2,822 —
671 671 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,751 +14.98
700–745 727 3 360.00–380.00 $370.05 $2,690 +10.05
860–890 878 3 345.00–365.00 $353.21 $3,101 —
885 885 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,655 —
990 990 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,822 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 570.00–590.00 $580.00 $1,421 +127.50
270–295 280 3 500.00–530.00 $516.85 $1,447 +51.71
305–345 318 5 445.00–565.00 $520.74 $1,656 +21.95
360–370 363 3 535.00–545.00 $541.70 $1,966 +36.07
415–445 438 8 425.00–510.00 $480.88 $2,106 +22.40
450–495 477 5 370.00–455.00 $429.81 $2,050 -30.90
505–545 532 3 430.00–460.00 $443.67 $2,360 +24.88
570 570 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,480 +24.91
695 695 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,120 -50.00
770 770 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,618 -10.00
830 830 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,407 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213–248 235 10 600.00–650.00 $618.69 $1,454 —
275 thin fleshed 275 3 620.00 $620.00 $1,705 +7.19
275–290 280 3 550.00–565.00 $558.36 $1,563 +8.54
323–325 thin fleshed 324 4 600.00–615.00 $608.75 $1,972 +35.31
305–343 333 21 540.00–590.00 $574.23 $1,912 +44.61
325–345 335 2 485.00–490.00 $487.57 $1,633 -42.05
350–367 thin fleshed 361 5 585.00–595.00 $590.01 $2,130 -49.99
350–390 value added 381 65 555.00–572.00 $570.48 $2,174 -2.45
355–395 386 52 495.00–539.00 $531.58 $2,052 -9.89
390–395 393 2 475.00–480.00 $477.48 $1,876 -63.99
404 thin fleshed 404 5 561.00 $561.00 $2,266 +27.43
400–440 421 6 445.00–455.00 $449.29 $1,892 -28.22
400–448 423 35 460.00–510.00 $475.65 $2,012 -1.86
433–449 value added 448 97 525.00–529.50 $529.10 $2,370 —
450–478 value added 473 19 490.00–500.00 $498.46 $2,358 -1.54
450–490 483 20 460.00–480.00 $468.98 $2,265 +27.29
480–495 487 3 440.00–445.00 $443.30 $2,159 +1.61
510 value added 510 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,448 +15.00
510–530 517 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,197 -18.26
500–540 526 13 430.00–465.00 $451.64 $2,376 +36.64
563 value added 563 13 447.50 $447.50 $2,519 +13.73
550–593 577 17 415.00–440.00 $423.19 $2,442 +59.84
575–596 591 6 385.00–400.00 $387.43 $2,290 +24.08
604–605 value added 604 7 415.00–422.50 $421.43 $2,545 —
625–630 626 4 360.00–385.00 $366.29 $2,293 +13.00
675–690 683 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,459 -10.00
700–705 703 4 310.00–330.00 $319.96 $2,249 -38.07
765 765 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,601 —
820–840 830 2 295.00–300.00 $297.53 $2,469 —
920 920 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,668 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 310.00–560.00 $439.03 $1,023 —
265–290 282 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,495 +55.24
305–345 334 9 400.00–535.00 $483.90 $1,616 +29.30
350–395 374 5 400.00–465.00 $436.87 $1,634 +2.00
400–445 424 8 380.00–445.00 $418.03 $1,772 +11.49
455–490 477 5 325.00–425.00 $391.29 $1,866 +5.92
500–535 519 7 370.00–415.00 $389.21 $2,020 +17.65
555–595 580 4 325.00–405.00 $360.53 $2,091 +11.39
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 -130.00
660–690 675 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,228 +14.54
780 780 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,223 -25.00
825 825 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,228 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 fancy 360 1 615.00 $615.00 $2,214 +25.14
353–395 370 10 555.00–590.00 $572.47 $2,118 +23.56
405–433 fancy 427 5 550.00–560.00 $551.90 $2,357 +1.90
400–445 430 16 495.00–545.00 $509.47 $2,191 -2.40
455–495 478 12 480.00–520.00 $499.39 $2,387 +11.60
510 fancy 510 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,601 —
503–548 521 6 465.00–490.00 $479.60 $2,499 +16.09
550–585 573 6 395.00–420.00 $407.44 $2,335 -9.20
603–615 fancy 606 4 415.00–435.00 $429.93 $2,605 —
605–633 620 4 375.00–390.00 $383.87 $2,380 -26.13
665–685 675 3 375.00–400.00 $389.88 $2,632 +13.84
705–740 721 4 340.00–360.00 $344.96 $2,487 -15.04
765–773 770 3 345.00–350.00 $346.66 $2,669 —
855–880 868 3 310.00–335.00 $319.99 $2,778 —
930 930 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,836 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 383 8 400.00–540.00 $505.01 $1,934 +43.33
400–440 412 6 400.00–475.00 $428.77 $1,767 -16.63
450–495 469 7 350.00–450.00 $418.37 $1,962 -0.31
500–540 525 3 320.00–395.00 $371.19 $1,949 -17.13
555–595 570 10 275.00–360.00 $327.30 $1,866 -50.48
615–635 625 7 345.00–365.00 $349.33 $2,183 +9.24
650–675 658 4 320.00–340.00 $332.49 $2,188 -4.48
855–885 875 4 250.00–280.00 $272.67 $2,386 +17.71
915 915 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,516 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1145 1060 80-85% 3 154.00–161.00 $158.15 $1,676 —
1040–1455 1243 80-85% 21 184.00–203.00 $191.76 $2,384 —
900–1860 1252 80-85% 26 165.00–182.00 $173.66 $2,174 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1100 1003 85-90% 5 157.00–169.00 $160.50 $1,610 —
890–1360 1125 85-90% 2 115.00–120.00 $118.02 $1,328 —
965–1465 1190 85-90% 6 149.00–156.00 $152.42 $1,814 +6.86
1065–1375 1220 85-90% 2 134.00–139.00 $136.18 $1,661 -21.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1320 1270 75-80% 2 180.00–186.00 $182.88 $2,323 —
1375–1585 1504 75-80% 4 162.00–173.00 $166.81 $2,509 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1760 1658 3 150.00–192.50 $176.85 $2,932 +5.40
1455–2030 1806 5 222.00–234.00 $226.40 $4,089 —
1695–2125 1870 6 210.00–219.00 $214.82 $4,017 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1075–1200 1138 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,700.00–3,200.00 $2,963.74
1075–1250 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00–3,600.00 $2,906.45
1055–1430 1207 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,400.00–3,000.00 $2,777.56
1205–1220 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,700.00–2,900.00 $2,833.43
1120–1300 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,500.00–3,300.00 $2,924.73
1275–1300 1288 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,600.00–3,300.00 $2,953.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
990–1205 1048 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,262.85

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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.