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Athens Livestock Market - Athens, TN

USDA-reported auction results · regular sale day Tuesday

SALE OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2026

Athens Livestock Market in Athens, Tennessee held its last reported cattle auction on September 29, 2026.
Receipts: 1,357 head (vs 1,223 a year ago).
500-600 lb Medium & Large 1-2 steers averaged $356.86/cwt on 46 head.
700-800 lb Medium & Large 1-2 steers averaged $323.65/cwt on 14 head.
Against this barn's September 22, 2026 sale: 500–600 lb steers averaged $356.86, 7.23 lower ($/cwt, our head-weighted averages). Receipts 1,357 head vs 1,386 last sale.
Regular sale day: Tuesday.

This sale1,357

Last reported1,386

Year ago1,223

The ledger

Head	Wt range (lbs)	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	245	245	570.00	570.00
4	260–295	280	460.00–520.00	490.09
11	305–345	327	435.00–490.00	456.87
5	355–380	369	400.00–460.00	425.46
9	410–440	422	400.00–450.00	435.69
2	400–430	415	475.00–480.00	477.59	Thin Fleshed
5	455–495	477	350.00–380.00	361.31
1	470	470	455.00	455.00	Thin Fleshed
32	500–545	525	340.00–380.00	358.36
2	503	503	390.00	390.00	Value Added
12	555–590	565	330.00–360.00	347.33
6	600–635	613	320.00–345.00	332.47
20	650–695	667	320.00–335.00	328.69
7	705–720	711	310.00–330.00	322.86
7	760–767	766	315.00–326.00	324.44
2	805–830	818	300.00–305.00	302.54
3	850–870	857	301.00–306.00	304.31
1	920	920	275.00	275.00
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
4	255–290	270	290.00–440.00	355.60
9	305–345	332	260.00–420.00	344.90
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	295	295	460.00	460.00
4	320–345	328	400.00–430.00	420.21
7	355–385	370	385.00–440.00	417.54
36	400–448	428	370.00–420.00	395.15
2	410–440	425	320.00–330.00	325.18	Fleshy
42	450–495	473	345.00–390.00	364.71
2	455–460	458	400.00	400.00	Fancy
2	475	475	320.00–330.00	325.00	Fleshy
31	500–548	519	330.00–370.00	347.62
6	538	538	380.00	380.00	Value Added
18	555–595	572	325.00–355.00	338.23
2	560–580	570	300.00–305.00	302.46	Fleshy
23	603–645	622	300.00–345.00	318.46
1	605	605	285.00	285.00	Fleshy
17	655–695	677	300.00–320.00	309.98
12	705–745	723	300.00–310.00	303.34
1	740	740	275.00	275.00	Fleshy
33	751–765	755	290.00–315.00	310.13
3	850–885	870	270.00–280.00	276.61
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	275	275	380.00	380.00
3	335–345	340	310.00–370.00	338.46
7	350–395	376	255.00–340.00	314.83
8	400–440	417	300.00–335.00	314.38
11	450–495	471	220.00–340.00	301.60
13	500–545	519	240.00–325.00	296.04
6	550–590	569	225.00–315.00	278.89
3	600–630	615	225.00–270.00	249.88
3	690–693	692	280.00–285.00	283.34
3	715–720	718	280.00–290.00	283.32
1	765	765	265.00	265.00
1	800	800	205.00	205.00
HEIFERS - Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	475	475	260.00	260.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
8	360–395	376	410.00–445.00	426.70
20	405–445	423	385.00–445.00	410.93
2	405–420	413	460.00–480.00	470.18	Fancy
17	455–495	480	370.00–415.00	389.87
1	455	455	435.00	435.00	Fancy
20	505–540	526	340.00–390.00	362.07
35	550–595	569	305.00–340.00	328.08
20	600–647	620	295.00–325.00	307.48
29	650–685	665	280.00–310.00	299.50
10	700–735	714	275.00–300.00	284.96
3	760–780	773	275.00–280.00	276.64
6	807–830	814	275.00	275.00
2	865–875	870	260.00	260.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
8	360–380	372	285.00–390.00	355.80
16	400–445	423	310.00–375.00	339.41
16	455–495	470	270.00–360.00	317.78
11	500–545	525	290.00–335.00	318.13
9	560–595	579	270.00–300.00	294.34
6	615–645	636	265.00–290.00	284.16
5	650–695	664	245.00–275.00	259.89
13	700–745	719	245.00–270.00	264.96
4	750–780	769	240.00–265.00	255.10
2	820–830	825	225.00–230.00	227.48
2	860–865	863	205.00–250.00	227.57
1	960	960	180.00	180.00
COWS - Breaker 75-80% ($/cwt)
10	1170–1745	1487	140.00–151.00	144.47	Average
8	1245–1985	1540	130.00–139.00	135.36	Low
COWS - Boner 80-85% ($/cwt)
43	1010–1860	1329	134.00–149.00	141.23	Average
8	1135–1470	1290	151.00–156.00	153.56	High
12	1045–1745	1279	121.00–132.00	127.19	Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% ($/cwt)
18	935–1525	1201	121.00–135.00	125.78	Average
2	970–1225	1098	142.00–143.00	142.44	High
13	980–1300	1124	100.00–120.00	114.03	Low
BULLS - 1 ($/cwt)
9	1515–2035	1812	179.00–193.00	186.49	Average
7	1230–1450	1377	152.00–184.00	175.11	Average
4	1595–1755	1681	140.00–172.00	150.10	Low

Download this barn’s results (CSV) · Official USDA report (PDF)

Recent sales

500–600 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers at Athens Livestock Market, $/cwt by sale date (our head-weighted average of the USDA-reported rows).

Sale date	Receipts	500–600 lb steers	700–800 lb steers
September 29, 2026	1,357	$356.86	$323.65
September 22, 2026	1,386	$364.09	-
September 15, 2026	1,300	$368.34	$341.98
September 8, 2026	693	-	-
September 1, 2026	784	-	-
August 25, 2026	1,075	-	-
August 18, 2026	732	-	-

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About the Athens sale

What day is the sale at Athens Livestock Market?

Athens Livestock Market in Athens, Tennessee normally sells on Tuesdays. USDA posts the results the same evening or the next morning, and this page updates with them.

What were cattle bringing at Athens Livestock Market this week?

At the September 29, 2026 sale, 500-600 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers averaged $356.86/cwt. The full ledger above carries every class, weight and grade USDA reported.

Are these the auction's own numbers?

They are USDA's. A federal market reporter covers the sale and publishes the official report; this page is that report, parsed. The original PDF is linked above.