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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 23

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

759 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 913▲ 759 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 170▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 75▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 2.00 higher and those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Higher-quality offerings of feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 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 $123.36/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$123.36

192 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

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	503	124.20	625	178
Medium and Large 2-3	472	113.92	538	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	548	105.00	575	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $50 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 sale192 hd

123.36

—

TN average9 barns · 1,805 hd

121.84

+1.52

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	1,780	86.38	1,538	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	65.52	979	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	65.31	806	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	52.35	507	17

Every lot

81 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	325	157.30/cwt	150.00–162.00	511	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	168.65/cwt	166.00–170.00	611	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	147.79/cwt	144.50–157.50	547	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	153.29/cwt	143.00–158.00	664	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	149.97/cwt	140.00–155.00	708	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	156.67/cwt	156.00–157.00	827	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	145.46/cwt	140.00–154.00	768	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	151.81/cwt	151.00–154.00	852	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	145.29/cwt	134.00–149.00	837	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	144.25/cwt	136.00–148.00	902	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	147.22/cwt	147.00–147.50	972	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	141.91/cwt	132.00–145.00	942	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	128.23/cwt	122.00–130.50	914	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	126.11/cwt	122.00–131.00	412	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	126.17/cwt	122.50–131.00	469	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	114.50/cwt	110.00–118.00	479	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	127.92/cwt	120.00–135.00	553	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	126.27/cwt	120.00–132.00	605	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	126.36/cwt	118.00–131.00	651	21
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	130.21/cwt	130.00–130.50	737	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	122.05/cwt	115.00–128.00	694	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	110.08/cwt	107.00–115.00	687	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	106.84/cwt	102.00–110.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	832	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	144.10/cwt	140.00–152.50	468	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	145.99/cwt	140.00–154.00	547	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	141.40/cwt	136.00–149.00	604	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	155.49/cwt	153.00–160.00	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	150.98/cwt	150.00–153.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	135.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	641	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	134.14/cwt	126.00–139.00	688	17
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	120.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	638	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	128.69/cwt	121.00–134.00	745	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	123.98/cwt	120.00–131.00	769	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	118.78/cwt	115.00–126.00	804	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	111.00/cwt	107.00–113.50	815	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	104.25/cwt	98.00–107.00	804	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	83.82/cwt	78.50–88.50	1,472	11
Bulls	—	—	1,868	95.75/cwt	93.50–98.00	1,789	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	715	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	515	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	44.26/cwt	43.50–45.00	424	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	52.71/cwt	47.00–59.00	522	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	65.89/cwt	60.00–72.00	794	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	55.58/cwt	48.50–58.50	690	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	75.18/cwt	73.00–82.50	1,053	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	57.18/cwt	57.00–58.00	838	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	66.40/cwt	60.00–71.00	976	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	74.72/cwt	72.50–76.50	1,317	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,763	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	710.00/cwt	675.00–745.00	8,343	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	866.67/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,686	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
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	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	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 Jul 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 759Last week 913Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 75Year 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 · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	675.00–745.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	675.00–700.00	687.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	850.00–875.00	866.67

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)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00

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)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00

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	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	110.00–118.00	114.50
4	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	130.00–130.50	130.21
2	—	668	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	479	120.00–132.00	126.27
40	—	569	115.00–128.00	122.05
27	—	432	120.00–135.00	127.92
21	—	515	118.00–131.00	126.36
11	—	372	122.50–131.00	126.17
10	—	624	107.00–115.00	110.08
7	—	327	122.00–131.00	126.11
6	—	660	102.00–110.00	106.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	115.00–121.00	120.06
2	—	610	110.00–114.00	111.97
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	513	126.00–139.00	134.14
16	—	375	140.00–154.00	145.99
12	—	677	115.00–126.00	118.78
10	—	579	121.00–134.00	128.69
9	—	475	130.00–141.00	135.01
9	—	427	136.00–149.00	141.40
8	—	620	120.00–131.00	123.98
5	—	771	98.00–107.00	104.25
4	—	734	107.00–113.50	111.00
3	—	325	140.00–152.50	144.10
1	—	280	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	153.00–160.00	155.49
3	—	470	150.00–153.00	150.98
2	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	561	151.00–154.00	151.81
14	—	660	147.00–147.50	147.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	576	134.00–149.00	145.29
26	—	625	136.00–148.00	144.25
16	—	664	132.00–145.00	141.91
15	—	472	140.00–155.00	149.97
12	—	433	143.00–158.00	153.29
8	—	528	140.00–154.00	145.46
7	—	370	144.50–157.50	147.79
4	—	713	122.00–130.50	128.23
3	—	325	150.00–162.00	157.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	156.00–157.00	156.67
3	—	362	166.00–170.00	168.65
2	—	463	159.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	610	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	991	47.00–59.00	52.71
3	—	957	43.50–45.00	44.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,470	60.00–71.00	66.40
4	—	1,465	57.00–58.00	57.18
2	—	1,763	72.50–76.50	74.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,205	60.00–72.00	65.89
11	—	1,241	48.50–58.50	55.58
8	—	1,401	73.00–82.50	75.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,756	78.50–88.50	83.82
3	—	1,868	93.50–98.00	95.75

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.