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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 3

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

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Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▼ 276 vs last sale 723▲ 447 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 230▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 67▲ 47 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 weighing up to 500 lbs. remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers weighing over 500 lbs. 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady 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 $112.01/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$112.01

122 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.45

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	538	112.59	606	111
Medium and Large 2-3	423	107.69	456	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	555	90.00	500	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $106 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 sale122 hd

112.01

—

TN average8 barns · 874 hd

117.45

−5.45

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	1,720	76.03	1,308	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	57.17	851	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	54.16	682	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	46.33	501	13

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	333	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	141.40/cwt	130.00–145.00	457	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	160.46/cwt	155.00–168.00	581	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	145.81/cwt	138.00–151.00	703	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	145.56/cwt	137.00–150.00	757	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	139.61/cwt	134.50–148.00	796	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	575	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	130.41/cwt	126.00–135.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	137.40/cwt	130.00–143.00	916	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	131.53/cwt	129.00–134.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	982	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	116.48/cwt	112.50–123.00	318	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	129.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	104.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	378	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	124.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	126.37/cwt	121.00–132.00	532	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	114.31/cwt	114.00–115.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	119.65/cwt	115.00–124.00	566	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	114.42/cwt	110.00–118.00	606	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	105.83/cwt	101.50–112.00	610	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	105.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	653	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	104.08/cwt	100.00–108.50	689	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	81.23/cwt	80.00–85.00	686	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	544	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	132.69/cwt	132.00–134.00	498	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	150.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	116.73/cwt	110.00–123.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	153.33/cwt	150.00–157.50	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	125.49/cwt	123.00–128.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	142.09/cwt	137.00–145.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	127.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	112.99/cwt	112.50–113.50	599	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	113.03/cwt	109.00–116.00	643	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	114.46/cwt	107.00–119.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	97.63/cwt	96.00–101.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	100.50/cwt	99.00–102.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	800	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	544	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	875	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	578	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	76.03/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,333	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	46.33/cwt	42.00–52.50	501	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,133	61.52/cwt	61.00–62.00	697	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	54.58/cwt	51.00–61.50	681	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	46.68/cwt	40.00–50.00	600	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	64.88/cwt	63.00–67.50	888	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	57.17/cwt	54.00–61.00	851	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	766.67/cwt	550.00–875.00	8,947	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,765	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	845.00/cwt	790.00–900.00	9,295	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	730.83/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,770	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	757.50/cwt	750.00–780.00	9,279	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,594	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,970	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 723Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 230Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	95.00–100.00	97.54
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
3	—	362	100.00–110.00	104.29
1	—	325	116.00	116.00
3	—	435	114.00–115.00	114.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	146.00	146.00
2	—	515	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	621	100.00–110.00	105.20
17	—	473	115.00–124.00	119.65
16	—	576	101.50–112.00	105.83
12	—	530	110.00–118.00	114.42
8	—	662	100.00–108.50	104.08
7	—	421	121.00–132.00	126.37
5	—	378	121.00–129.00	124.08
4	—	844	80.00–85.00	81.23
4	—	273	112.50–123.00	116.48
2	—	345	125.00–133.00	129.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	110.00–123.00	116.73
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	112.50–113.50	112.99
3	—	687	96.00–101.00	97.63
3	—	375	132.00–134.00	132.69
2	—	458	123.00–128.00	125.49
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
1	—	790	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	150.00–157.50	153.33
5	—	569	109.00–116.00	113.03
5	—	524	125.00–130.00	127.07
4	—	474	137.00–145.00	142.09
4	—	349	156.00	156.00
3	—	710	108.00–109.00	108.66
3	—	678	107.00–119.00	114.46
2	—	828	99.00–102.00	100.50
2	—	385	145.00–155.00	150.13
1	—	1,025	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	66.00	66.00
1	—	800	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	130.00–145.00	141.40
3	—	238	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	570	134.50–148.00	139.61
20	—	667	130.00–143.00	137.40
11	—	482	138.00–151.00	145.81
8	—	520	137.00–150.00	145.56
7	—	362	155.00–168.00	160.46
5	—	616	126.00–135.00	130.41
4	—	829	118.50	118.50
2	—	715	129.00–134.00	131.53
1	—	855	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,082	42.00–52.50	46.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	54.00–61.00	57.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	61.00–62.00	61.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,248	51.00–61.50	54.58
10	—	1,286	40.00–50.00	46.68
4	—	1,369	63.00–67.50	64.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,753	72.00–82.50	76.03
1	—	1,695	85.50	85.50
1	—	1,350	66.50	66.50

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	3	—	1,167	550.00–875.00	766.67

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	—	850	550.00	550.00

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)	1	—	1,050	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	790.00–900.00	845.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,425	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,225	750.00–780.00	757.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	675.00–700.00	687.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	675.00–775.00	730.83

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	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

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.