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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 28

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← earliestMay 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

367 head

▲ 367 vs last sale 0▲ 367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 0▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 0▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 6.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.26/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$156.26

83 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$23.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	158.66	862	73
Medium and Large 2-3	484	140.29	678	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	360	135.00	486	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.66/cwt here — about $376 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

156.26

—

TN average5 barns · 208 hd

148.65

+7.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,765	77.59	1,370	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	61.94	774	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	59.96	877	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	50.04	494	16

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	753	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	145.25/cwt	143.00–147.50	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	158.89/cwt	150.00–161.00	763	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	175.25/cwt	172.00–177.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	156.81/cwt	145.00–163.00	831	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	156.99/cwt	151.00–161.00	885	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	934	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	140.94/cwt	135.00–148.00	857	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	983	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	149.86/cwt	147.50–152.50	327	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	141.19/cwt	135.00–147.50	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	127.34/cwt	127.00–127.50	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	136.38/cwt	130.00–141.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	130.89/cwt	124.00–135.00	490	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	135.64/cwt	125.00–140.00	586	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	135.27/cwt	128.00–141.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	128.60/cwt	121.00–133.00	676	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	122.53/cwt	115.00–127.00	713	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	112.13/cwt	111.00–118.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	673	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	351	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	568	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	383	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	414	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	146.65/cwt	140.00–155.00	711	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	139.30/cwt	133.00–148.00	723	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	812	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	130.23/cwt	121.00–135.00	751	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	113.84/cwt	107.00–121.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	540	70.97/cwt	68.00–74.00	383	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	77.45/cwt	74.50–84.00	1,389	16
Bulls	—	—	1,840	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,601	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	50.04/cwt	44.00–54.00	494	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	51.47/cwt	49.00–53.50	617	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	61.18/cwt	54.00–67.00	758	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	70.56/cwt	68.00–77.50	927	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	59.96/cwt	56.00–63.00	877	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	896.67/cwt	770.00–1,010.00	8,070	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	653.32/cwt	535.00–735.00	6,207	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	786.15/cwt	770.00–800.00	7,665	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	8,348	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,600	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	749.57/cwt	740.00–755.00	7,248	6

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Tue May 28, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 6.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	142.50	142.50
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	150.00–161.00	158.89
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
4	—	608	135.00–148.00	140.94
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
20	—	530	145.00–163.00	156.81
1	—	660	148.00	148.00
7	—	564	151.00–161.00	156.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	143.00–147.50	145.25
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	142.50	142.50
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	165.00	165.00
4	—	481	172.00–177.00	175.25
8	—	651	151.00	151.00
13	—	438	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	115.00–127.00	122.53
11	—	432	125.00–140.00	135.64
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	218	147.50–152.50	149.86
6	—	629	111.00–118.00	112.13
7	—	374	124.00–135.00	130.89
3	—	658	115.00–120.00	118.01
10	—	526	121.00–133.00	128.60
2	—	283	135.00–147.50	141.19
3	—	338	130.00–141.00	136.38
9	—	481	128.00–141.00	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	133.00	133.00
1	—	615	133.00	133.00
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	465	147.00	147.00
1	—	410	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	127.00–127.50	127.34
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	68.00–74.00	70.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	162.50	162.50
1	—	735	104.00	104.00
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
1	—	230	152.50	152.50
2	—	665	107.00–121.00	113.84
8	—	519	133.00–148.00	139.30
13	—	442	150.00	150.00
13	—	485	140.00–155.00	146.65
5	—	366	150.00–160.00	155.28
7	—	577	121.00–135.00	130.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	414	130.00–135.00	133.37
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	136.00–140.00	138.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	795.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	770.00–1,010.00	896.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	950	535.00–735.00	653.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	770.00–800.00	786.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	967	740.00–755.00	749.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	70.50	70.50
1	—	1,840	87.00	87.00
16	—	1,793	74.50–84.00	77.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,199	49.00–53.50	51.47
18	—	1,314	68.00–77.50	70.56
67	—	1,239	54.00–67.00	61.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,463	56.00–63.00	59.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	988	44.00–54.00	50.04

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.