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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.44/cwt +23.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,216/hd at 665 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.33/cwt -6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 570 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.09/cwt -20.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 524 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 784 1,075 1,382
Feeder cattle 525 723 1,033
Slaughter cattle 126 143 155
Replacement cattle 133 209 194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle unevenly steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality average, demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,025 -83.81
270–295 282 3 450.00–480.00 $459.94 $1,297 -33.87
310 thin fleshed 310 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,426 +0.36
315–345 328 4 425.00–450.00 $436.24 $1,431 +31.87
370 fancy 370 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 —
365–385 375 4 385.00–395.00 $390.03 $1,463 -27.72
410–415 thin fleshed 413 2 440.00–445.00 $442.52 $1,828 +2.66
405–430 418 6 400.00–420.00 $405.95 $1,697 +3.12
450–490 470 7 340.00–370.00 $351.31 $1,651 -31.91
450–490 fancy 470 2 375.00–380.00 $377.61 $1,775 —
500–540 524 26 330.00–360.00 $348.09 $1,824 -5.46
550–573 value added 568 20 351.00–355.00 $351.77 $1,998 -16.27
550–595 571 11 335.00–350.00 $341.28 $1,949 +4.01
585 585 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,901 -12.27
610–620 619 9 335.00–337.50 $337.23 $2,087 +6.91
650–675 665 5 320.00–342.50 $335.02 $2,228 +6.70
693 693 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,148 -18.32
700–740 711 8 320.00–335.00 $331.20 $2,355 +12.54
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 -10.00
820 820 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,255 -29.02
825–840 833 2 300.00–310.00 $304.95 $2,540 +0.93
890 890 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,648 —
935 935 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,618 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 300.00 $300.00 $810 -72.59
325–340 333 2 320.00–405.00 $363.46 $1,210 +5.87
385–395 390 4 285.00–330.00 $308.54 $1,203 -33.84
400–448 430 6 215.00–350.00 $325.95 $1,402 -21.92
450–470 460 2 300.00–335.00 $317.12 $1,459 -36.54
520–540 527 3 305.00–320.00 $313.42 $1,652 -1.58
580–595 588 2 280.00–320.00 $299.74 $1,762 -2.76
670 670 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,809 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 370.00–380.00 $373.43 $1,251 -6.44
355–395 377 11 355.00–380.00 $368.44 $1,389 +18.21
400–440 424 10 340.00–360.00 $355.53 $1,507 -23.76
450–487 fancy 467 11 355.00–360.00 $358.58 $1,675 —
455–495 472 10 320.00–350.00 $335.41 $1,583 +0.54
485 485 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 -34.87
515 515 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,494 -10.13
505–540 520 18 335.00–345.00 $340.53 $1,771 +40.40
550–585 565 14 310.00–340.00 $328.88 $1,858 -2.53
600–615 606 4 300.00–320.00 $311.20 $1,886 -4.30
664–665 value added 664 84 325.00–335.00 $334.52 $2,221 —
680–690 685 3 290.00–320.00 $303.28 $2,077 -11.72
728 728 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,257 +14.48
765–792 789 15 285.00–310.00 $292.73 $2,310 +0.88
950 950 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,470 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 320.00–335.00 $330.05 $1,099 -18.42
355–370 363 4 220.00–325.00 $295.10 $1,071 -31.16
403–448 419 10 300.00–325.00 $311.38 $1,305 -15.22
450–495 481 4 250.00–300.00 $282.00 $1,356 -45.30
535–548 544 3 305.00–320.00 $309.92 $1,686 +20.78
555 555 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,276 —
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
665 665 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,762 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 4 395.00–420.00 $406.12 $1,564 -21.45
415 fancy 415 4 420.00–430.00 $425.00 $1,764 -31.77
400–440 424 4 370.00–400.00 $382.57 $1,622 -25.99
465 fancy 465 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,767 -18.06
450–495 476 13 330.00–365.00 $342.99 $1,633 -8.80
500–534 fancy 527 5 360.00–365.00 $360.95 $1,902 —
510–545 529 11 330.00–350.00 $341.60 $1,807 +8.54
550 fancy 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 —
550–585 566 7 320.00–340.00 $330.67 $1,872 +0.81
600–645 613 12 300.00–330.00 $312.44 $1,915 +4.31
655–677 667 7 285.00–310.00 $296.33 $1,977 -0.33
710–735 719 6 275.00–295.00 $285.89 $2,056 -5.18
750–795 765 3 280.00–285.00 $283.27 $2,167 +7.41
940 940 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,444 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 380.00–385.00 $382.52 $1,503 +2.13
445 445 2 260.00–360.00 $310.00 $1,380 -39.29
470–495 487 5 260.00–325.00 $307.42 $1,497 -1.77
525 525 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 -27.84
595 595 2 295.00–315.00 $305.00 $1,815 -1.62
600–645 628 3 270.00–290.00 $278.50 $1,749 +1.04
675–680 678 2 265.00–280.00 $272.53 $1,848 —
740–745 742 3 255.00–270.00 $263.35 $1,954 —
910 910 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,048 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,442 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1145 1090 85-90% 3 106.00–110.00 $108.60 $1,184 —
1085–1280 1148 85-90% 5 152.00–156.00 $153.54 $1,763 +24.18
930–1880 1227 85-90% 13 120.00–132.00 $127.50 $1,564 -13.95
1025–1570 1290 85-90% 18 134.00–150.00 $142.33 $1,836 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 80-85% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,262 +8.92
1050–1805 1306 80-85% 18 154.00–168.00 $159.32 $2,081 +5.94
1000–1705 1332 80-85% 10 138.00–150.00 $145.02 $1,932 -8.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,876 —
1155–1695 1409 75-80% 15 150.00–162.00 $155.55 $2,192 —
1820 1820 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1300 1285 2 180.00–194.00 $186.92 $2,402 +2.76
1430–2030 1799 7 200.00–209.00 $202.59 $3,645 —
1590–2090 1801 4 188.00–195.00 $190.58 $3,432 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1350 1211 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,450.00–2,600.00 $2,491.80
1205–1270 1251 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,900.00 $2,427.97
1200–1535 1312 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,300.00–3,300.00 $2,576.94
1285–1560 1391 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,500.00–3,800.00 $2,980.42
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
1560 1560 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
895–1570 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,400.00 $2,129.10
1145–1324 1265 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,385.59

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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.