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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 30

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

830 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 759▲ 830 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 164▲ 247 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 46▲ 44 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 4.00 higher; and high-quality offerings of feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall.

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 $123.93/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$123.93

220 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

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	495	124.92	618	201
Medium and Large 2-3	445	115.04	512	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	485	104.99	510	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $109 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 sale220 hd

123.93

—

TN average10 barns · 2,110 hd

124.99

−1.07

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	1,755	82.52	1,448	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	62.50	743	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	61.93	905	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	53.32	528	16

Every lot

108 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 2-3	215	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	168.90/cwt	155.00–174.00	562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	156.19/cwt	150.00–165.00	594	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	139.55/cwt	138.00–141.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	149.16/cwt	141.00–159.00	716	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	132.53/cwt	120.00–137.00	685	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	152.07/cwt	142.00–157.00	798	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	851	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	144.42/cwt	137.00–150.00	833	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.73/cwt	138.00–146.50	891	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	138.52/cwt	136.00–140.00	939	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	131.48/cwt	123.00–137.00	941	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	128.40/cwt	120.00–133.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	131.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	301	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	381	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	141.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	115.62/cwt	115.00–118.00	431	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	127.11/cwt	120.00–132.50	477	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	130.87/cwt	123.00–136.00	565	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	115.75/cwt	106.00–118.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	128.77/cwt	123.00–134.00	623	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	126.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	666	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	122.82/cwt	115.00–127.00	701	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	593	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	112.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	714	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	108.36/cwt	104.00–111.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	104.96/cwt	101.00–110.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	87.03/cwt	82.00–92.00	809	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	160.86/cwt	150.00–167.50	360	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	273	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	356	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	181.07/cwt	177.50–185.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	141.07/cwt	140.00–142.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.48/cwt	150.00–167.00	515	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	173.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	155.54/cwt	148.00–165.00	574	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	149.94/cwt	141.00–157.00	624	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	139.82/cwt	136.00–147.00	667	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	504	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	135.85/cwt	127.00–140.00	705	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	119.10/cwt	110.00–124.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	132.37/cwt	127.00–138.00	753	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	127.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	794	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	122.70/cwt	115.00–126.50	826	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	112.24/cwt	106.00–117.00	810	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	97.97/cwt	96.00–104.00	770	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	81.50/cwt	80.00–86.00	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	79.77/cwt	75.00–84.00	736	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	259	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	117	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	332	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	176	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	81.56/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,438	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	393	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	54.07/cwt	48.50–60.00	537	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	53.42/cwt	50.00–56.00	613	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	62.28/cwt	57.00–70.00	735	80
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	69.76/cwt	69.50–70.00	885	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	73.34/cwt	72.00–75.50	952	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	62.07/cwt	57.00–68.00	911	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	54.86/cwt	53.50–56.50	822	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,080	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	668.75/cwt	640.00–690.00	6,186	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	578.66/cwt	525.00–635.00	5,931	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	646.00/cwt	600.00–730.00	7,300	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	853.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	10,577	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 759Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 164Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	142.50	142.50
3	—	437	135.00–137.00	136.36
4	—	526	110.00–124.00	119.10
2	—	323	140.00–142.00	141.07
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
2	—	273	130.00–131.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	152.00	152.00
3	—	420	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	569	127.00–138.00	132.37
16	—	416	141.00–157.00	149.94
15	—	673	115.00–126.50	122.70
14	—	477	136.00–147.00	139.82
11	—	519	127.00–140.00	135.85
10	—	621	120.00–132.00	127.89
7	—	224	150.00–167.50	160.86
6	—	369	148.00–165.00	155.54
4	—	923	75.00–84.00	79.77
4	—	873	80.00–86.00	81.50
4	—	786	96.00–104.00	97.97
4	—	325	150.00–167.00	158.48
3	—	722	106.00–117.00	112.24
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
1	—	250	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	148.00	148.00
3	—	600	134.00	134.00
3	—	365	170.00–180.00	173.20
2	—	320	177.50–185.00	181.07
1	—	415	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	147.50	147.50
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
3	—	340	140.00–144.00	141.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
2	—	578	110.00–112.00	111.03
3	—	530	110.00–111.00	110.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	82.00–92.00	87.03
3	—	672	104.00–111.00	108.36
4	—	711	101.00–110.00	104.96
5	—	230	125.00–135.00	131.02
6	—	319	118.00–121.00	119.50
8	—	632	105.00–115.00	112.99
17	—	375	120.00–132.50	127.11
32	—	484	123.00–134.00	128.77
33	—	432	123.00–136.00	130.87
35	—	527	120.00–130.00	126.38
39	—	571	115.00–127.00	122.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	425	118.00–120.00	119.04
2	—	518	110.00	110.00
5	—	373	115.00–118.00	115.62
6	—	467	106.00–118.00	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
2	—	593	100.00–105.00	102.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	332	53.00	53.00
9	—	259	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	167.50	167.50
1	—	860	111.00	111.00
2	—	430	138.00–141.00	139.55
3	—	762	120.00–133.00	128.40
4	—	333	155.00–174.00	168.90
4	—	678	136.00–140.00	138.52
6	—	716	123.00–137.00	131.48
7	—	380	150.00–165.00	156.19
17	—	480	141.00–159.00	149.16
17	—	525	142.00–157.00	152.07
28	—	577	137.00–150.00	144.42
38	—	620	138.00–146.50	143.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	147.50	147.50
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
3	—	443	135.00	135.00
10	—	517	120.00–137.00	132.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	994	48.50–60.00	54.07
1	—	935	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,468	57.00–68.00	62.07
3	—	1,498	53.50–56.50	54.86
2	—	1,268	69.50–70.00	69.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,180	57.00–70.00	62.28
10	—	1,298	72.00–75.50	73.34
10	—	1,148	50.00–56.00	53.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,763	75.00–89.00	81.56
1	—	1,655	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	925	640.00–690.00	668.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	580.00	580.00

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)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	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)	5	—	1,240	775.00–925.00	853.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	525.00–635.00	578.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,130	600.00–730.00	646.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	800	875.00	875.00

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.