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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 9

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

857 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 761▲ 857 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 240▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 59▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to observance of July 4th holiday last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

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 $121.95/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$121.95

227 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

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	122.73	597	208
Medium and Large 2-3	466	113.33	528	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $69 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 sale227 hd

121.95

—

TN average4 barns · 749 hd

121.70

+0.24

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	1,530	79.23	1,212	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	54.63	827	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	54.54	659	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	48.08	461	7thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	591	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	136.37/cwt	130.00–142.50	529	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	149.30/cwt	145.00–156.00	638	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	144.17/cwt	137.00–149.00	680	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	157.64/cwt	157.00–159.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	143.94/cwt	136.00–156.00	759	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	140.43/cwt	132.00–148.00	809	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	139.19/cwt	132.00–147.00	856	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	130.01/cwt	124.00–136.00	876	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	125.11/cwt	120.50–130.00	900	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	978	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	136.68/cwt	128.00–145.00	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	135.52/cwt	133.00–138.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	129.14/cwt	121.00–132.50	421	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	118.90/cwt	110.00–121.00	445	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	129.48/cwt	124.00–136.00	500	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	128.89/cwt	121.00–135.00	543	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	117.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	124.17/cwt	118.00–130.00	595	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	118.38/cwt	112.00–124.00	617	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	118.94/cwt	109.50–123.00	678	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	114.99/cwt	111.00–118.00	709	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	702	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	101.40/cwt	95.00–107.50	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	812	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	100.95/cwt	99.00–103.00	833	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	881	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	147.70/cwt	140.00–156.00	391	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	145.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	461	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	141.09/cwt	135.00–147.00	532	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	658	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	423	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	135.60/cwt	130.00–144.00	582	14
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	134.41/cwt	131.00–138.00	645	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.03/cwt	123.00–126.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	504	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	126.04/cwt	118.00–131.00	652	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	124.40/cwt	120.00–132.00	707	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	113.85/cwt	108.00–119.00	699	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	103.28/cwt	102.00–105.00	713	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	97.02/cwt	90.00–102.50	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	88.98/cwt	86.00–92.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	708	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	405	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	346	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	745	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	514	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,576	80.40/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,267	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	48.08/cwt	43.00–51.50	461	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	48.28/cwt	45.00–51.00	566	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	55.65/cwt	52.00–62.00	673	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	623	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	64.92/cwt	63.50–67.00	883	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	54.46/cwt	51.50–58.00	829	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,024	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	621.67/cwt	590.00–650.00	6,422	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	850.00/cwt	835.00–865.00	9,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	630.00/cwt	560.00–700.00	6,930	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	537.50/cwt	500.00–575.00	6,047	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,290	5

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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 761Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 240Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 59Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to observance of July 4th holiday last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	124.00–136.00	130.01
7	—	382	150.00–160.00	154.83
19	—	472	137.00–149.00	144.17
17	—	615	132.00–147.00	139.19
12	—	780	111.00	111.00
10	—	427	145.00–156.00	149.30
9	—	719	120.50–130.00	125.11
1	—	940	104.00	104.00
24	—	576	132.00–148.00	140.43
22	—	527	136.00–156.00	143.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	388	130.00–142.50	136.37
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	155.00–157.50	156.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	519	157.00–159.00	157.64
2	—	568	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
3	—	490	123.00–126.00	125.03
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
4	—	383	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–120.00	114.91
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	162.50	162.50
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
1	—	310	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	120.00–132.00	124.40
9	—	480	131.00–138.00	134.41
7	—	690	102.00–105.00	103.28
2	—	880	80.00–81.00	80.50
2	—	780	86.00–92.00	88.98
2	—	265	140.00–156.00	147.70
16	—	517	118.00–131.00	126.04
14	—	429	130.00–144.00	135.60
10	—	614	108.00–119.00	113.85
5	—	377	135.00–147.00	141.09
4	—	714	90.00–102.50	97.02
3	—	317	140.00–149.00	145.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	99.00–103.00	100.95
2	—	718	95.00–107.50	101.40
2	—	240	128.00–145.00	136.68
1	—	755	107.50	107.50
2	—	293	133.00–138.00	135.52
47	—	421	121.00–135.00	128.89
38	—	521	112.00–124.00	118.38
29	—	570	109.50–123.00	118.94
29	—	479	118.00–130.00	124.17
21	—	386	124.00–136.00	129.48
14	—	326	121.00–132.50	129.14
10	—	617	111.00–118.00	114.99
7	—	675	100.00–108.00	104.04
2	—	908	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	110.00–121.00	118.90
5	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	426	115.00–120.00	117.24
2	—	623	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	85.00–86.00	85.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,576	75.00–85.50	80.40
1	—	1,205	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,210	52.00–62.00	55.65
20	—	1,173	45.00–51.00	48.28
4	—	1,360	63.50–67.00	64.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	959	43.00–51.50	48.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,522	51.50–58.00	54.46
1	—	1,665	61.50	61.50
1	—	1,245	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	700.00	700.00

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)	2	—	1,100	835.00–865.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	560.00–700.00	630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	590.00–650.00	621.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	500.00–575.00	537.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	920	575.00	575.00

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.