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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 18

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

905 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 976▲ 905 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 307▲ 206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 0▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower, with feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, and feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows measuring 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

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 $118.22/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$118.22

267 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$13.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

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	476	119.32	568	239
Medium and Large 2-3	484	109.26	528	24
Small and Medium 1-2	403	106.13	427	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about $141 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 sale267 hd

118.22

—

TN average9 barns · 1,923 hd

119.91

−1.69

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	1,636	77.64	1,271	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	60.19	940	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	59.59	761	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	47.01	440	13

Every lot

100 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	135.12/cwt	132.50–137.50	362	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	134.04/cwt	130.00–142.50	515	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	395	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	551	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	126.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	530	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	133.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	564	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	642	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	135.50/cwt	131.00–139.00	654	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	729	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	135.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	697	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	120.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	551	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	725	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	128.21/cwt	121.00–133.00	744	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	126.37/cwt	118.00–133.00	773	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	125.61/cwt	123.00–127.00	853	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	122.77/cwt	117.00–125.00	896	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	110.89/cwt	108.00–120.00	873	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	107.50/cwt	107.00–109.00	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	964	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	255	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	274	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	124.62/cwt	122.00–130.00	328	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	116.95/cwt	116.00–118.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	122.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	409	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	124.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	474	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	110.54/cwt	109.00–113.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	119.59/cwt	115.00–124.00	508	19
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	610	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	119.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	563	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	118.35/cwt	113.00–121.00	619	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	107.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	574	14
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	111.26/cwt	104.00–118.00	628	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	110.24/cwt	105.50–113.00	676	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	618	102.67/cwt	102.00–104.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	107.34/cwt	102.00–108.00	703	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	754	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	412	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	323	117.50/cwt	111.00–125.00	380	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	139.93/cwt	135.00–147.50	470	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	138.40/cwt	135.00–146.00	522	20
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	386	130.39/cwt	127.50–132.50	503	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	418	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	121.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	135.36/cwt	131.00–137.50	583	11
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	135.98/cwt	127.00–143.00	638	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	124.87/cwt	117.00–128.50	653	26
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	535	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	117.91/cwt	111.00–121.00	670	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	117.02/cwt	110.00–121.00	728	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	115.71/cwt	111.50–119.00	779	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	683	104.68/cwt	104.00–105.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	109.23/cwt	106.00–114.00	786	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	565	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	412	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	482	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	79.07/cwt	74.50–83.50	1,320	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	47.01/cwt	42.00–54.50	440	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	52.09/cwt	49.00–54.50	589	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	60.25/cwt	55.00–66.50	776	84
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	706	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,499	69.93/cwt	67.00–74.50	1,048	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	59.17/cwt	54.50–65.00	915	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	68.75/cwt	66.00–72.50	1,172	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	730.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,008	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	841.25/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,204	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,620	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	735.00/cwt	625.00–790.00	9,555	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	745.00/cwt	700.00–790.00	10,058	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	658.33/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,484	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 Jun 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 976Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 307Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	384	130.00–142.50	134.04
11	—	422	131.00–140.00	133.55
12	—	483	131.00–139.00	135.50
12	—	580	121.00–133.00	128.21
23	—	516	130.00–139.00	135.12
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	893	108.00	108.00
4	—	802	107.00–109.00	107.50
5	—	612	118.00–133.00	126.37
8	—	679	123.00–127.00	125.61
8	—	730	117.00–125.00	122.77
8	—	787	108.00–120.00	110.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	141.00	141.00
6	—	516	140.00–142.00	141.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
2	—	268	132.50–137.50	135.12
2	—	453	121.00	121.00
3	—	520	117.00–123.00	120.92
5	—	419	124.00–128.00	126.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	551	131.50	131.50
19	—	395	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	127.50	127.50
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
1	—	495	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	144.00	144.00
2	—	438	145.00–148.00	146.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
8	—	386	127.50–132.50	130.39
4	—	421	115.00–125.00	121.29
2	—	463	121.00–122.00	121.51
2	—	313	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	117.00–128.50	124.87
20	—	377	135.00–146.00	138.40
19	—	568	111.00–121.00	117.91
16	—	469	127.00–143.00	135.98
11	—	431	131.00–137.50	135.36
9	—	673	111.50–119.00	115.71
9	—	622	110.00–121.00	117.02
6	—	293	140.00–141.00	140.67
4	—	720	106.00–114.00	109.23
4	—	336	135.00–147.50	139.93
1	—	215	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	111.00–125.00	117.50
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.57
1	—	535	104.00	104.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	104.00–105.00	104.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	405	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	102.00–104.00	102.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
2	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	838	90.00	90.00
6	—	263	122.00–130.00	124.62
9	—	613	105.50–113.00	110.24
12	—	655	102.00–108.00	107.34
15	—	333	120.00–135.00	122.88
19	—	425	115.00–124.00	119.59
21	—	564	104.00–118.00	111.26
33	—	379	120.00–128.00	124.94
40	—	523	113.00–121.00	118.35
55	—	469	115.00–124.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	464	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	108.00	108.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
2	—	328	116.00–118.00	116.95
4	—	420	109.00–113.00	110.54
14	—	534	107.00–110.00	107.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	107.50	107.50
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,300	625.00–790.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	700.00–790.00	745.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	740.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	800.00–925.00	841.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	960	700.00–800.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	833	650.00–700.00	658.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	70.00–71.00	70.51
10	—	1,669	74.50–83.50	79.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	67.00–74.50	69.93
17	—	1,130	49.00–54.50	52.09
84	—	1,288	55.00–66.50	60.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	52.50	52.50
4	—	1,705	66.00–72.50	68.75
26	—	1,547	54.50–65.00	59.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	936	42.00–54.50	47.01

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.