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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 11

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

976 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 1,102▲ 976 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

307 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 260▲ 307 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 2.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers remaining mostly steady, and feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows holding steady overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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 $119.62/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$119.62

277 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

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	481	120.07	578	261
Medium and Large 2-3	355	119.20	423	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	434	109.14	473	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.93/cwt here — about $105 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 sale277 hd

119.62

—

TN average11 barns · 3,081 hd

121.34

−1.72

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	1,761	84.95	1,496	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	62.63	934	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	61.59	756	167
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	50.04	486	9thin

Every lot

82 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 1-2Fancy	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	151.71/cwt	146.00–157.00	583	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	131.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	565	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	146.97/cwt	145.00–149.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	154.78/cwt	140.00–159.00	729	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	128.37/cwt	120.00–138.00	615	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	145.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	789	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	145.26/cwt	135.00–147.50	837	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	722	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	131.81/cwt	131.00–135.00	841	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	116.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	771	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	134.95/cwt	129.00–136.50	896	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	117.64/cwt	115.00–118.50	921	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	128.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	361	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	127.48/cwt	122.50–135.00	421	14
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	129.15/cwt	121.00–135.00	489	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	128.68/cwt	121.00–136.00	557	60
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	111.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	121.11/cwt	115.00–130.00	579	47
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	114.09/cwt	109.00–120.00	600	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	106.58/cwt	102.00–113.00	606	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	103.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	642	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	99.32/cwt	99.00–100.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	719	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	148.57/cwt	140.00–155.00	499	20
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	142.64/cwt	135.00–150.00	531	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	129.04/cwt	127.00–130.00	483	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	378	115.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	437	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	389	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	137.29/cwt	130.00–142.50	582	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	117.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	126.02/cwt	124.00–127.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.06/cwt	131.00–147.50	672	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	126.59/cwt	119.00–134.50	649	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	142.16/cwt	137.00–144.00	734	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	122.47/cwt	113.50–129.50	696	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.49/cwt	118.00–128.00	788	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	97.38/cwt	92.00–100.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	110.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	745	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	95.66/cwt	93.00–97.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	892	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	730	63.48/cwt	61.00–66.00	463	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	76.27/cwt	73.50–77.50	1,284	4
Bulls	—	—	1,777	86.20/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,532	15
Bulls	—	—	1,795	92.98/cwt	92.50–93.50	1,669	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	44.50/cwt	44.00–45.00	430	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	52.81/cwt	48.50–56.50	513	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	51.41/cwt	46.00–55.50	587	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	61.14/cwt	56.00–67.00	747	135
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	70.71/cwt	68.00–76.50	940	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	62.45/cwt	57.00–66.00	929	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,073	1

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 1,102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 307Last week 260Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	546	135.00	135.00
2	—	438	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	433	121.00–136.00	128.68
47	—	478	115.00–130.00	121.11
35	—	569	102.00–113.00	106.58
35	—	526	109.00–120.00	114.09
23	—	379	121.00–135.00	129.15
21	—	619	100.00–110.00	103.79
14	—	330	122.50–135.00	127.48
6	—	280	125.00–130.00	128.80
3	—	712	101.00	101.00
3	—	682	99.00–100.00	99.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	133.00–135.00	134.01
3	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	110.00–115.00	111.01
2	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	107.00	107.00
1	—	355	112.50	112.50
1	—	310	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	119.00	119.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	110.00–120.00	115.48
3	—	540	110.00–111.00	110.67
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	127.00–130.00	129.04
3	—	667	92.00–100.00	97.38
3	—	459	124.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	425	115.00–121.00	117.96
1	—	520	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	516	137.00–144.00	142.16
4	—	389	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	568	113.50–129.50	122.47
24	—	480	131.00–147.50	140.06
20	—	336	140.00–155.00	148.57
17	—	424	130.00–142.50	137.29
16	—	513	119.00–134.50	126.59
10	—	628	118.00–128.00	125.49
7	—	372	135.00–150.00	142.64
6	—	672	105.00–115.00	110.84
3	—	725	93.00–97.00	95.66
1	—	980	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	153.00	153.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	61.00–66.00	63.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	130.00–139.00	131.36
8	—	586	120.00–125.00	123.28
7	—	663	115.00–120.00	116.31
4	—	479	120.00–138.00	128.37
2	—	385	139.00	139.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	541	138.00–149.00	145.87
16	—	576	135.00–147.50	145.26
15	—	664	129.00–136.50	134.95
14	—	471	140.00–159.00	154.78
5	—	638	131.00–135.00	131.81
4	—	783	115.00–118.50	117.64
4	—	384	146.00–157.00	151.71
2	—	708	118.00	118.00
2	—	438	145.00–149.00	146.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	530	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
1	—	375	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	48.50–56.50	52.81
3	—	967	44.00–45.00	44.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,488	57.00–66.00	62.45
1	—	1,590	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,221	56.00–67.00	61.14
20	—	1,329	68.00–76.50	70.71
12	—	1,142	46.00–55.50	51.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,777	80.00–91.00	86.20
4	—	1,683	73.50–77.50	76.27
2	—	1,795	92.50–93.50	92.98

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.