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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 6

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,335 head

▲ 505 vs last sale 830▲ 1,335 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 247▲ 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 44▲ 51 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 lower overall, with feeder bulls 9.00 lower. 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 $117.83/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$117.83

402 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

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	525	118.30	621	380
Medium and Large 2-3	437	111.10	486	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	508	103.48	526	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $95 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 sale402 hd

117.83

—

TN average12 barns · 3,208 hd

122.60

−4.77

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	1,696	79.29	1,345	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	61.35	874	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	60.55	743	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	50.50	510	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,370	61.00	836	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	166.36/cwt	161.00–172.00	552	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	373	126.66/cwt	124.00–128.00	472	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	149.46/cwt	145.00–161.00	560	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	529	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	144.60/cwt	135.00–156.00	615	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.89/cwt	134.50–152.00	689	24
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	143.18/cwt	131.00–151.00	746	54
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	120.72/cwt	120.00–121.50	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	143.64/cwt	130.00–150.00	832	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	623	147.28/cwt	147.00–148.00	918	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	137.47/cwt	129.00–143.00	863	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	140.27/cwt	134.00–144.00	941	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	131.70/cwt	125.00–137.00	935	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	931	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	976	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	349	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	128.65/cwt	121.00–136.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	125.21/cwt	119.00–132.00	468	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	134.52/cwt	133.00–136.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	124.24/cwt	119.00–130.00	528	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	113.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	122.57/cwt	115.00–129.00	579	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	488	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	118.28/cwt	110.00–122.00	617	57
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	528	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	115.98/cwt	109.00–120.50	662	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	110.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	104.35/cwt	102.00–108.00	700	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	693	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	104.15/cwt	102.00–105.00	746	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	772	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	167.74/cwt	162.50–172.50	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	144.28/cwt	141.00–151.00	498	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	142.16/cwt	137.50–145.00	516	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	138.20/cwt	135.00–146.00	575	14
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	419	117.50/cwt	111.00–124.00	492	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	137.22/cwt	128.00–142.00	641	31
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	111.29/cwt	105.00–118.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	122.19/cwt	119.00–125.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	125.86/cwt	118.00–131.00	663	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	581	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	125.92/cwt	120.00–130.50	709	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	109.90/cwt	104.00–116.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	613	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	119.27/cwt	115.00–128.00	736	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	117.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	777	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	106.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	816	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	80.79/cwt	80.00–84.00	703	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,370	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	836	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	70.72/cwt	70.00–72.00	946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	87.26/cwt	87.00–87.50	1,482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	80.04/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,423	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	50.50/cwt	45.50–55.50	510	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	52.27/cwt	47.00–54.50	615	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	60.81/cwt	55.00–67.00	742	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,260	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	932	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	53.20/cwt	52.50–54.00	702	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	69.87/cwt	67.50–77.00	947	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	61.47/cwt	55.50–66.00	883	30
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	670.00/cwt	640.00–700.00	7,203	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	859.00/cwt	780.00–975.00	11,253	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	933.33/cwt	900.00–975.00	13,067	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,335Last week 830Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 247Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	105.00–118.00	111.29
2	—	508	110.00	110.00
4	—	419	111.00–124.00	117.50
1	—	310	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	110.00	110.00
4	—	483	119.00–125.00	122.19
2	—	575	104.00–116.00	109.90
1	—	785	91.00	91.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	467	128.00–142.00	137.22
22	—	563	120.00–130.50	125.92
21	—	617	115.00–128.00	119.27
20	—	527	118.00–131.00	125.86
14	—	416	135.00–146.00	138.20
8	—	763	102.00–110.00	106.96
8	—	660	114.00–119.00	117.74
6	—	363	137.50–145.00	142.16
5	—	870	80.00–84.00	80.79
3	—	345	141.00–151.00	144.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	133.00	133.00
2	—	505	134.00	134.00
2	—	358	156.00	156.00
2	—	315	162.50–172.50	167.74
1	—	450	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	133.00–136.00	134.52
2	—	693	116.00	116.00
4	—	615	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	104.00	104.00
2	—	830	91.00–95.00	92.98
3	—	317	121.00–136.00	128.65
6	—	716	102.00–105.00	104.15
8	—	671	102.00–108.00	104.35
19	—	374	119.00–132.00	125.21
42	—	425	119.00–130.00	124.24
44	—	619	105.00–115.00	110.90
57	—	522	110.00–122.00	118.28
90	—	472	115.00–129.00	122.57
99	—	571	109.00–120.50	115.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	115.00	115.00
2	—	473	109.00–110.00	109.48
2	—	538	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	590	104.00–106.00	104.99
3	—	313	110.00–115.00	111.65
7	—	426	110.00–115.00	113.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	105.00–107.00	105.98
2	—	528	100.00–102.00	100.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	124.00–128.00	126.66
2	—	525	120.00–121.50	120.72
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	125.00	125.00
2	—	385	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	579	130.00–150.00	143.64
54	—	521	131.00–151.00	143.18
48	—	671	134.00–144.00	140.27
39	—	628	129.00–143.00	137.47
28	—	710	125.00–137.00	131.70
24	—	479	134.50–152.00	143.89
15	—	425	135.00–156.00	144.60
12	—	375	145.00–161.00	149.46
3	—	332	161.00–172.00	166.36
2	—	810	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	763	120.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	275	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
1	—	870	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	147.00–148.00	147.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,009	45.50–55.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,437	55.50–66.00	61.47
2	—	1,320	52.50–54.00	53.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,221	55.00–67.00	60.81
17	—	1,176	47.00–54.50	52.27
12	—	1,356	67.50–77.00	69.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,778	75.00–84.00	80.04
3	—	1,338	70.00–72.00	70.72
2	—	1,698	87.00–87.50	87.26

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	560.00	560.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,310	780.00–975.00	859.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,400	900.00–975.00	933.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	640.00–700.00	670.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.