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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 27

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

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Feeder Cattle receipts

723 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 856▲ 723 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 190▲ 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 89▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. 8.00 higher, with those weighing over 500 lbs. remaining mostly steady. Feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 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 $118.84/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$118.84

175 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

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	516	119.68	618	159
Medium and Large 2-3	462	110.59	511	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	393	110.00	432	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $186 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 sale175 hd

118.84

—

TN average11 barns · 2,340 hd

118.86

−0.02

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	1,562	77.53	1,211	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	55.91	829	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	54.93	685	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	46.03	459	17

Every lot

86 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	263	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	361	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	161.02/cwt	153.00–166.00	597	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	153.17/cwt	150.00–156.00	659	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	145.11/cwt	139.00–149.00	681	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	136.44/cwt	133.00–146.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	132.96/cwt	128.00–144.00	765	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	138.27/cwt	131.00–145.00	849	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	137.77/cwt	133.00–141.00	918	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	121.14/cwt	118.00–126.00	947	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	888	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	963	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	285	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	125.38/cwt	122.50–128.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	120.70/cwt	116.00–127.00	402	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	121.98/cwt	115.00–128.00	450	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	114.52/cwt	113.00–115.00	492	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	126.14/cwt	118.00–131.00	547	15
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	109.70/cwt	108.00–111.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	123.56/cwt	115.00–130.00	579	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	117.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	611	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	117.45/cwt	109.00–124.00	662	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	106.35/cwt	105.00–107.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	113.92/cwt	107.00–125.00	709	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	111.79/cwt	105.00–119.00	745	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	835	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	158.28/cwt	150.00–167.50	446	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	170.48/cwt	170.00–171.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	148.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	152.72/cwt	150.00–156.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	157.98/cwt	157.00–159.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	148.50/cwt	140.00–154.00	627	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	458	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	136.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	643	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	126.72/cwt	123.00–128.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	129.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	677	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	129.54/cwt	121.00–135.00	744	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	121.58/cwt	115.00–126.00	757	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	119.95/cwt	115.00–127.00	810	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	104.42/cwt	100.00–113.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	98.09/cwt	90.00–103.00	763	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	510	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	78.52/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,215	23
Bulls	—	—	1,668	69.94/cwt	69.50–70.50	1,167	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	396	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	46.41/cwt	43.50–52.50	463	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,086	63.98/cwt	62.00–67.50	695	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	45.45/cwt	41.50–48.50	529	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	54.40/cwt	49.00–61.00	678	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	63.21/cwt	62.00–64.50	891	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	56.21/cwt	50.00–61.50	827	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	839	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	589.17/cwt	490.00–630.00	5,403	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,555	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,319	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	606.67/cwt	525.00–670.00	6,673	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	636.25/cwt	500.00–750.00	7,158	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	756.67/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,587	3

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 856Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 89Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	116.00–127.00	120.70
8	—	369	115.00–128.00	121.98
1	—	200	142.50	142.50
1	—	870	96.00	96.00
2	—	263	122.50–128.00	125.38
2	—	795	115.00	115.00
11	—	666	105.00–119.00	111.79
15	—	434	118.00–131.00	126.14
17	—	622	107.00–125.00	113.92
24	—	564	109.00–124.00	117.45
32	—	522	110.00–125.00	117.14
34	—	469	115.00–130.00	123.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	630	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	121.00	121.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	104.00–107.00	105.48
3	—	462	108.00–111.00	109.70
3	—	565	105.00–107.00	106.35
4	—	430	113.00–115.00	114.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	123.00–128.00	126.72
2	—	653	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
2	—	458	115.00–120.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	574	121.00–135.00	129.54
14	—	471	130.00–145.00	136.44
14	—	422	140.00–154.00	148.50
8	—	778	90.00–103.00	98.09
8	—	675	115.00–127.00	119.95
8	—	623	115.00–126.00	121.58
8	—	523	128.00–133.00	129.50
5	—	712	100.00–113.00	104.42
5	—	378	150.00–156.00	152.72
3	—	328	145.00–150.00	148.43
3	—	282	150.00–167.50	158.28
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
1	—	820	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	150.00–153.00	151.52
2	—	413	157.00–159.00	157.98
2	—	315	170.00–171.00	170.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	135.00–140.00	137.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	126.00	126.00
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
2	—	480	134.00	134.00
2	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	171.00	171.00
1	—	900	107.00	107.00
2	—	890	109.00	109.00
3	—	807	110.00	110.00
5	—	371	153.00–166.00	161.02
5	—	469	139.00–149.00	145.11
5	—	666	133.00–141.00	137.77
6	—	524	133.00–146.00	136.44
7	—	782	118.00–126.00	121.14
8	—	430	150.00–156.00	153.17
13	—	575	128.00–144.00	132.96
46	—	614	131.00–145.00	138.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	855.00	855.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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	6	—	917	490.00–630.00	589.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	875.00–900.00	887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,267	700.00–850.00	756.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,125	500.00–750.00	636.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	525.00–670.00	606.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	998	43.50–52.50	46.41
1	—	990	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,472	50.00–61.50	56.21
1	—	1,730	48.50	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	62.00–67.50	63.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,247	49.00–61.00	54.40
6	—	1,409	62.00–64.50	63.21
4	—	1,164	41.50–48.50	45.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,548	72.00–84.00	78.52
3	—	1,668	69.50–70.50	69.94

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.