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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 4

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,102 head

▲ 735 vs last sale 367▲ 1,102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 162▲ 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 52▲ 80 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 sharply lower, with feeder heifers 5.00 lower and feeder bulls 7.00 lower overall; and lower future prices played a role in lower feeder cattle prices. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.40/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$119.40

323 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$9.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

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	487	119.67	583	307
Medium and Large 2-3	397	114.47	454	15thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	110.00	446	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $138 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 sale323 hd

119.40

—

TN average9 barns · 1,829 hd

121.65

−2.25

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	—	Average	1,714	84.21	1,443	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	61.89	778	122
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	58.70	1,001	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	51.40	515	34

Every lot

97 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	150.12/cwt	145.00–154.00	569	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	154.94/cwt	147.00–157.00	679	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	147.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	714	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	135.87/cwt	130.00–137.00	670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	742	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	136.05/cwt	130.00–143.00	716	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	122.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	148.71/cwt	147.00–150.00	851	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	140.50/cwt	129.50–144.00	808	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	136.33/cwt	131.00–140.00	840	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	131.56/cwt	126.00–138.00	878	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	113.87/cwt	111.50–120.00	762	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	126.91/cwt	115.00–130.00	906	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	115.34/cwt	107.00–120.00	882	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	277	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	139.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	392	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	126.19/cwt	120.00–137.50	418	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	129.31/cwt	122.00–138.00	482	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	114.44/cwt	111.00–118.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	116.18/cwt	115.00–118.00	480	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	127.92/cwt	120.00–135.00	537	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	120.39/cwt	110.00–128.00	562	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	115.10/cwt	105.00–121.00	602	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	115.91/cwt	108.00–123.50	647	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	107.37/cwt	100.00–115.00	668	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	109.38/cwt	105.00–111.00	733	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	805	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	228	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	285	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	150.68/cwt	145.00–155.00	420	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	154.28/cwt	147.50–162.50	500	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	422	122.09/cwt	110.00–128.00	515	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	138.90/cwt	134.00–147.50	588	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	143.53/cwt	133.00–148.00	666	14
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	111.50/cwt	102.00–122.00	530	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	504	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.72/cwt	115.00–138.00	650	24
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	125.07/cwt	120.00–131.00	712	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	118.40/cwt	111.00–124.00	752	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	104.47/cwt	103.00–106.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	115.59/cwt	110.00–123.00	778	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	103.89/cwt	96.50–115.00	746	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	95.99/cwt	90.00–102.00	738	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	324	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	421	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	795	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	588	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	835	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	768	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,023	82.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	839	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	83.78/cwt	78.50–90.50	1,446	17
Bulls	—	—	1,773	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,649	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	46.01/cwt	45.00–47.00	448	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	52.12/cwt	48.00–58.50	524	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	61.68/cwt	56.00–67.00	762	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	52.35/cwt	47.50–55.50	680	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	70.90/cwt	68.00–79.00	954	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	58.70/cwt	55.00–62.50	1,001	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,344	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,605	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	830.00/cwt	775.00–880.00	8,599	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	738.75/cwt	680.00–775.00	8,592	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	673.57/cwt	590.00–725.00	8,083	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	—	3

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 Jun 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,102Last week 367Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
4	—	769	90.00–102.00	95.99
4	—	324	147.50–162.50	154.28
13	—	423	134.00–147.50	138.90
7	—	673	110.00–123.00	115.59
8	—	635	111.00–124.00	118.40
11	—	569	120.00–131.00	125.07
14	—	464	133.00–148.00	143.53
24	—	521	115.00–138.00	124.72
2	—	353	145.00–150.00	147.48
4	—	279	145.00–155.00	150.68
10	—	718	96.50–115.00	103.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	103.00–106.00	104.47
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
4	—	504	110.50	110.50
5	—	423	130.00–132.00	130.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	110.00–128.00	122.09
5	—	475	102.00–122.00	111.50
2	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	228	120.00–130.00	124.95
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	331	120.00–137.50	126.19
17	—	622	100.00–115.00	107.37
5	—	280	135.00–142.50	139.94
2	—	778	102.00–105.00	103.49
43	—	420	120.00–135.00	127.92
2	—	715	103.00–104.00	103.51
23	—	373	122.00–138.00	129.31
43	—	558	108.00–123.50	115.91
77	—	467	110.00–128.00	120.39
77	—	523	105.00–121.00	115.10
5	—	670	105.00–111.00	109.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
5	—	378	111.00–118.00	114.44
5	—	413	115.00–118.00	116.18
2	—	568	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	123.00	123.00
1	—	295	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	147.00	147.00
12	—	572	147.00–150.00	148.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	142.50	142.50
2	—	525	127.00	127.00
3	—	569	121.00–127.00	122.93
6	—	493	130.00–137.00	135.87
7	—	669	111.50–120.00	113.87
1	—	335	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	107.00–120.00	115.34
14	—	616	131.00–140.00	136.33
1	—	210	152.50	152.50
19	—	484	140.00–155.00	147.54
22	—	526	130.00–143.00	136.05
41	—	575	129.50–144.00	140.50
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
5	—	667	126.00–138.00	131.56
5	—	714	115.00–130.00	126.91
8	—	379	145.00–154.00	150.12
16	—	438	147.00–157.00	154.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	400	115.00–125.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	85.00	85.00
1	—	405	80.00	80.00
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
1	—	835	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,023	80.00–84.00	82.00
2	—	795	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	45.00–47.00	46.01
30	—	1,005	48.00–58.50	52.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,235	56.00–67.00	61.68
17	—	1,346	68.00–79.00	70.90
14	—	1,298	47.50–55.50	52.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,705	55.00–62.50	58.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,726	78.50–90.50	83.78
1	—	1,385	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,773	92.00–94.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,036	775.00–880.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	590.00	590.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	680.00–775.00	738.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,200	590.00–725.00	673.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,320.00	1,320.00

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.