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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 10

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,102 head

▲ 655 vs last sale 447▲ 1,102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 128▲ 252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 47▲ 113 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 lower overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing less than 500 lbs. sharply lower, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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 $111.76/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$111.76

270 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

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	512	112.58	577	242
Small and Medium 1-2	371	104.75	389	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	476	104.65	498	24

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $78 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 sale270 hd

111.76

—

TN average10 barns · 2,412 hd

115.24

−3.48

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	—	High	1,700	74.44	1,265	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	56.15	857	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	54.13	677	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	46.70	467	26

Every lot

104 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	140.38/cwt	137.50–143.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	140.85/cwt	136.00–145.00	613	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	124.18/cwt	121.00–127.50	540	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	138.22/cwt	131.00–144.00	639	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	508	119.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	134.57/cwt	131.00–140.00	711	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	130.21/cwt	124.00–135.00	741	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	131.38/cwt	125.50–135.00	815	40
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	842	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	117.02/cwt	111.00–120.00	843	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	111.80/cwt	107.50–116.00	852	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	114.63/cwt	113.50–118.00	917	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	263	113.81/cwt	112.50–115.00	299	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	121.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	351	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	330	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	123.89/cwt	120.00–127.50	416	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	122.68/cwt	115.00–128.00	453	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.50	411	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	111.74/cwt	111.00–112.50	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.50	519	29
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	117.87/cwt	113.00–123.00	556	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	109.11/cwt	107.00–110.50	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	99.80/cwt	99.50–100.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	112.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	585	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	107.15/cwt	99.50–114.00	614	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	98.13/cwt	91.00–102.00	609	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	101.38/cwt	97.00–104.00	670	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	98.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	710	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	98.98/cwt	97.00–107.00	753	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	257	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	124.88/cwt	122.50–127.50	406	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	135.01/cwt	130.00–142.50	450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	123.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	135.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	513	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	131.86/cwt	123.00–140.00	559	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	127.26/cwt	121.00–134.00	590	23
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	121.03/cwt	116.00–126.00	634	32
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	104.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	117.79/cwt	112.00–123.00	668	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	583	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	113.14/cwt	105.00–117.00	712	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	111.00/cwt	103.00–116.00	734	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	93.89/cwt	90.00–96.00	682	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	97.17/cwt	91.00–103.00	763	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,694	74.77/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,267	23
Bulls	—	—	1,738	67.56/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,174	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,417	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	46.70/cwt	42.00–53.50	467	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	46.74/cwt	42.00–49.50	561	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,210	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	744	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	55.06/cwt	50.50–60.00	690	87
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	61.64/cwt	60.50–63.00	875	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	755	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	56.34/cwt	52.00–62.00	860	32
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,380	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	705.00/cwt	660.00–750.00	6,698	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,025	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,791	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	802.50/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,330	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	750.83/cwt	675.00–820.00	8,259	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	665.00/cwt	565.00–775.00	7,687	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	11,516	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,102Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 47Year 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
3	—	490	118.00	118.00
5	—	362	120.00–125.00	123.61
2	—	535	107.00–110.00	108.53
2	—	325	122.50–127.50	124.88
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	210	122.50	122.50
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
2	—	375	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	111.00	111.00
2	—	583	102.00	102.00
3	—	525	102.00–107.00	104.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	149.00	149.00
2	—	463	137.00–140.00	138.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
1	—	820	93.00	93.00
3	—	333	130.00–142.50	135.01
5	—	785	91.00–103.00	97.17
7	—	661	103.00–116.00	111.00
7	—	726	90.00–96.00	93.89
12	—	380	130.00–142.00	135.00
12	—	567	112.00–123.00	117.79
14	—	629	105.00–117.00	113.14
23	—	464	121.00–134.00	127.26
24	—	424	123.00–140.00	131.86
32	—	524	116.00–126.00	121.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
2	—	408	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	615	111.00–115.00	113.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	120.00–126.00	121.71
5	—	761	97.00–107.00	98.98
8	—	721	94.00–100.00	98.51
11	—	336	120.00–127.50	123.89
17	—	661	97.00–104.00	101.38
21	—	621	91.00–102.00	98.13
22	—	369	115.00–128.00	122.68
29	—	427	118.00–125.50	121.50
32	—	573	99.50–114.00	107.15
34	—	472	113.00–123.00	117.87
52	—	521	105.00–116.00	112.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	117.50	117.50
1	—	675	88.00	88.00
2	—	263	112.50–115.00	113.81
2	—	408	111.00–112.50	111.74
3	—	730	86.00	86.00
5	—	372	110.00–112.50	110.50
5	—	487	107.00–110.50	109.11
5	—	520	99.50–100.00	99.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
1	—	330	102.50	102.50
2	—	435	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	115.00–124.00	119.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	141.00–142.00	141.50
2	—	378	137.50–143.00	140.38
4	—	762	107.50–116.00	111.80
4	—	800	113.50–118.00	114.63
6	—	435	136.00–145.00	140.85
13	—	462	131.00–144.00	138.22
13	—	569	124.00–135.00	130.21
13	—	670	123.00–132.00	125.70
17	—	720	111.00–120.00	117.02
26	—	528	131.00–140.00	134.57
40	—	620	125.50–135.00	131.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
2	—	435	121.00–127.50	124.18
2	—	645	116.00	116.00
2	—	670	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	80.50	80.50
2	—	1,738	67.00–68.00	67.56
23	—	1,694	70.00–79.50	74.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	50.00	50.00
32	—	1,527	52.00–62.00	56.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	60.50–63.00	61.64
15	—	1,201	42.00–49.50	46.74
87	—	1,253	50.50–60.00	55.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	999	42.00–53.50	46.70

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	865.00	865.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	660.00–750.00	705.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,156	565.00–775.00	665.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	825.00–850.00	837.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	750.00–825.00	802.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,100	675.00–820.00	750.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	650.00–675.00	662.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	675.00	675.00

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.