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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 25

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

761 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 905▲ 761 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

240 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 206▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 69▲ 59 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 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower 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 $118.45/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$118.45

225 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

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	486	118.95	578	211
Medium and Large 2-3	439	112.03	492	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	493	105.00	517	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $61 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 sale225 hd

118.45

—

TN average10 barns · 1,841 hd

117.98

+0.47

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	1,615	81.55	1,317	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	60.61	871	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	57.85	713	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	49.71	510	18

Every lot

91 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	514	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	141.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	587	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	130.70/cwt	129.00–132.00	544	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	142.12/cwt	137.00–148.00	671	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	127.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	601	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	493	110.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	118.99/cwt	118.00–119.50	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	142.52/cwt	131.00–147.00	747	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	149.58/cwt	149.00–150.00	808	12
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	148.51/cwt	147.00–149.50	829	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	137.01/cwt	132.00–144.00	777	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	132.44/cwt	127.00–138.00	838	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	130.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	865	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	112.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	817	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	318	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	126.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	429	12
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	122.53/cwt	117.00–129.00	464	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	125.10/cwt	117.00–130.00	534	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	122.12/cwt	115.00–131.00	579	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	117.75/cwt	110.00–122.00	605	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	117.78/cwt	117.00–118.50	658	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	107.27/cwt	102.00–112.00	609	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	644	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	103.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	690	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	96.47/cwt	93.00–101.00	704	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	151.19/cwt	145.00–157.50	367	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	150.37/cwt	148.00–157.50	424	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	134.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	435	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	16
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	134.10/cwt	128.00–142.00	569	17
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	662	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	135.15/cwt	128.00–142.00	630	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	116.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	618	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	131.22/cwt	128.50–134.00	690	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	128.37/cwt	121.00–134.00	734	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	575	109.46/cwt	102.00–117.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	125.12/cwt	123.00–127.00	771	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	115.89/cwt	110.00–122.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	95.46/cwt	90.00–101.00	682	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	735	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	378	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	321	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	501	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	426	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	73.04/cwt	72.00–74.00	952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	80.93/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,342	12
Bulls	—	—	1,670	93.79/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,566	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	49.71/cwt	45.00–55.00	510	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	50.58/cwt	48.00–52.00	598	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	58.53/cwt	54.00–65.00	725	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	68.07/cwt	66.00–71.50	877	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	60.61/cwt	58.00–64.00	871	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	686.67/cwt	625.00–785.00	7,780	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	817.50/cwt	775.00–860.00	9,606	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	844.00/cwt	750.00–960.00	10,381	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
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	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	3,338	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	492.50/cwt	475.00–510.00	4,063	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,860	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 905Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 206Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 69Year ago 0

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	625.00–785.00	686.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	775.00–860.00	817.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,230	750.00–960.00	844.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	445.00	445.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	440.00	440.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	540.00	540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	475.00–510.00	492.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	108.00–113.00	110.51
1	—	555	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	124.00–131.00	127.10
2	—	580	126.00–128.00	127.01
3	—	507	118.00–119.50	118.99
4	—	416	129.00–132.00	130.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	524	131.00–147.00	142.52
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
3	—	367	140.00	140.00
3	—	662	125.00–136.00	130.67
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
5	—	723	110.00–118.00	112.96
14	—	416	135.00–145.00	141.15
14	—	472	137.00–148.00	142.12
14	—	633	127.00–138.00	132.44
25	—	567	132.00–144.00	137.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	558	147.00–149.50	148.51
12	—	540	149.00–150.00	149.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
34	—	427	117.00–130.00	125.10
49	—	474	115.00–131.00	122.12
36	—	514	110.00–122.00	117.75
17	—	379	117.00–129.00	122.53
16	—	568	102.00–112.00	107.27
12	—	340	120.00–130.00	126.25
4	—	730	93.00–101.00	96.47
3	—	275	127.50	127.50
7	—	622	100.00–107.00	103.52
9	—	667	100.00–110.00	103.45
2	—	238	132.50–135.00	133.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	137.50	137.50
1	—	315	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	559	117.00–118.50	117.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	110.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	530	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	388	114.00	114.00
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
2	—	483	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	85.00	85.00
1	—	495	80.00	80.00
2	—	378	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	424	128.00–142.00	134.10
16	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.87
14	—	526	128.50–134.00	131.22
12	—	572	121.00–134.00	128.37
8	—	870	84.50	84.50
8	—	616	123.00–127.00	125.12
7	—	714	90.00–101.00	95.46
6	—	324	130.00–142.00	134.31
2	—	663	110.00–122.00	115.89
11	—	466	128.00–142.00	135.15
9	—	282	148.00–157.50	150.37
2	—	243	145.00–157.50	151.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	120.00	120.00
5	—	575	102.00–117.00	109.46
3	—	495	110.00–120.00	116.70
2	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
5	—	515	118.00–122.00	119.99
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	146.00	146.00
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
1	—	270	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	447	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	72.00–74.00	73.04
12	—	1,658	75.00–85.50	80.93
2	—	1,670	89.00–98.50	93.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	45.00–55.00	49.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,437	58.00–64.00	60.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,238	54.00–65.00	58.53
10	—	1,183	48.00–52.00	50.58
3	—	1,288	66.00–71.50	68.07

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.