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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 20

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

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Feeder Cattle receipts

856 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 791▲ 856 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 243▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 114▲ 89 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 7.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls remaining mostly steady.

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 $116.89/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$116.89

225 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$10.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

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	518	117.28	607	215
Medium and Large 2-3	481	109.49	527	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	431	106.88	461	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.41/cwt here — about $147 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

116.89

—

TN average9 barns · 1,001 hd

117.99

−1.11

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	1,659	77.89	1,292	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	57.30	851	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	55.95	669	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	47.99	486	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,200	81.00	972	1thin

Every lot

80 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	—	Small and Medium 1-2	318	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	158.83/cwt	155.00–162.50	537	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	150.14/cwt	142.50–152.00	572	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	574	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	144.02/cwt	139.00–152.00	621	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	139.23/cwt	133.50–149.00	664	36
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.91/cwt	136.00–150.00	745	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	138.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	805	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	136.23/cwt	131.50–144.00	826	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	137.13/cwt	125.00–141.00	908	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	123.95/cwt	119.00–129.00	902	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	123.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	996	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	120.39/cwt	117.50–122.50	329	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	117.37/cwt	115.00–121.00	387	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	335	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	129.94/cwt	121.00–136.00	487	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	126.57/cwt	121.00–135.00	533	30
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	122.14/cwt	115.00–126.00	577	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	108.73/cwt	107.00–110.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	118.65/cwt	110.00–123.00	615	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	111.67/cwt	102.00–117.00	635	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	609	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	108.55/cwt	101.00–114.00	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	105.81/cwt	98.00–111.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	97.90/cwt	90.00–103.50	697	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	145.31/cwt	140.00–152.50	395	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	144.65/cwt	141.00–147.00	469	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	143.93/cwt	139.00–150.00	544	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	408	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	144.34/cwt	139.00–151.00	615	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	141.60/cwt	134.00–147.00	653	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	124.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	121.01/cwt	119.00–132.00	641	40
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	112.57/cwt	108.00–116.00	636	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	115.75/cwt	112.00–118.00	718	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	766	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	105.72/cwt	103.50–111.00	758	17
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	355	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	266	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	435	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	339	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	460	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,200	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	972	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,492	70.09/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,046	7
Bulls	—	—	1,696	79.97/cwt	74.50–85.50	1,356	17
Bulls	—	—	1,923	87.49/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,682	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	47.99/cwt	43.00–53.50	486	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	48.81/cwt	45.00–50.50	554	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	55.75/cwt	51.00–63.00	667	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	67.45/cwt	64.00–70.00	856	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	56.95/cwt	53.00–60.00	845	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	998	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,130	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	636.67/cwt	585.00–725.00	7,054	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	851.67/cwt	775.00–910.00	10,501	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	587.50/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,273	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	776.67/cwt	680.00–900.00	9,965	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,125.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 791Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 243Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 114Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	155.00–162.50	158.83
1	—	1,060	94.00	94.00
1	—	895	104.00	104.00
39	—	662	125.00–141.00	137.13
36	—	477	133.50–149.00	139.23
32	—	525	136.00–150.00	141.91
28	—	583	130.00–144.00	138.13
10	—	431	139.00–152.00	144.02
9	—	606	131.50–144.00	136.23
6	—	381	142.50–152.00	150.14
4	—	728	119.00–129.00	123.95
2	—	760	121.00–126.00	123.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.36
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	107.00–110.00	108.73
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	518	110.00–123.00	118.65
48	—	569	102.00–117.00	111.67
38	—	472	115.00–126.00	122.14
30	—	421	121.00–135.00	126.57
15	—	625	101.00–114.00	108.55
8	—	712	90.00–103.50	97.90
7	—	664	98.00–111.00	105.81
6	—	375	121.00–136.00	129.94
5	—	330	115.00–121.00	117.37
3	—	273	117.50–122.50	120.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	609	119.00–120.00	119.34
2	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	485	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	120.00–130.00	124.58
1	—	380	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	530	119.00–132.00	121.01
17	—	717	103.50–111.00	105.72
15	—	565	108.00–116.00	112.57
11	—	461	134.00–147.00	141.60
10	—	620	112.00–118.00	115.75
7	—	426	139.00–151.00	144.34
6	—	378	139.00–150.00	143.93
5	—	672	110.00–118.00	114.04
5	—	324	141.00–147.00	144.65
3	—	272	140.00–152.50	145.31
1	—	245	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	74.00	74.00
1	—	435	78.00	78.00
1	—	355	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,013	43.00–53.50	47.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,484	53.00–60.00	56.95
1	—	1,500	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,197	51.00–63.00	55.75
11	—	1,134	45.00–50.50	48.81
8	—	1,269	64.00–70.00	67.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,696	74.50–85.50	79.97
7	—	1,492	63.00–73.00	70.09
2	—	1,923	87.00–88.00	87.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	590.00	590.00

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	—	750	590.00	590.00

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	—	900	675.00	675.00

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	—	1,300	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	775.00–910.00	851.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,108	585.00–725.00	636.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	680.00–900.00	776.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,238	550.00–700.00	587.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,110.00–1,125.00	1,120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.