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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 17

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

988 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 1,102▲ 988 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 252▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 113▲ 93 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers remaining mostly steady, and feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 5.00 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 $112.15/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$112.15

277 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

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	530	112.80	598	257
Small and Medium 1-2	430	106.67	459	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	484	103.29	500	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $98 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 sale277 hd

112.15

—

TN average10 barns · 2,313 hd

115.14

−3.00

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	1,726	69.59	1,201	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	51.73	779	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	49.81	620	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	43.87	464	12

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	145.29/cwt	137.50–148.00	416	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	322	117.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	377	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	141.24/cwt	135.00–147.50	472	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	139.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	526	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	136.92/cwt	130.00–141.00	581	14
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	136.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	657	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	131.73/cwt	123.50–138.00	698	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	131.59/cwt	122.00–138.00	761	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	126.95/cwt	120.00–133.00	785	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	861	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	113.44/cwt	112.50–117.00	725	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	127.98/cwt	120.00–134.00	861	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	116.47/cwt	114.00–119.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	118.97/cwt	112.50–125.00	401	11
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	109.17/cwt	107.00–112.00	409	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	121.71/cwt	115.00–132.00	467	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	131.33/cwt	126.00–135.00	566	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	115.07/cwt	108.00–123.00	496	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	129.36/cwt	128.00–131.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	116.53/cwt	109.00–121.00	548	38
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	123.11/cwt	123.00–123.50	590	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	112.60/cwt	105.00–117.00	593	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	99.52/cwt	98.00–100.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	111.81/cwt	103.00–117.00	636	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	98.04/cwt	95.00–100.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	101.90/cwt	100.00–106.00	630	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	99.07/cwt	95.00–105.00	656	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	101.36/cwt	94.00–107.00	720	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	792	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	96.44/cwt	93.00–97.00	830	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	145.34/cwt	138.00–151.00	468	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	338	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	402	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	135.27/cwt	129.00–141.00	499	11
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	134.05/cwt	128.00–141.00	568	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	130.89/cwt	125.00–137.00	614	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	112.22/cwt	106.00–115.00	587	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.45/cwt	119.00–133.00	659	39
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	105.68/cwt	105.00–107.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	573	97.64/cwt	94.00–101.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	120.07/cwt	113.00–124.00	689	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	102.62/cwt	101.00–106.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	115.07/cwt	109.00–119.00	725	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	114.17/cwt	106.00–117.00	757	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	104.50/cwt	98.00–108.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	100.51/cwt	92.00–105.00	783	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	69.21/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,212	10
Bulls	—	—	1,880	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,523	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	43.87/cwt	38.00–48.00	464	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	40.40/cwt	38.00–42.00	477	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	49.90/cwt	44.50–55.50	615	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	45.14/cwt	44.00–46.00	612	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	58.34/cwt	57.50–59.50	837	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	52.30/cwt	47.50–57.00	794	23
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	5,085	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,890	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	637.50/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,694	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,563	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,398	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,123	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	825.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,869	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	835.00/cwt	820.00–850.00	9,603	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	810.00/cwt	720.00–900.00	9,518	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	621.25/cwt	495.00–695.00	7,380	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	907.50/cwt	875.00–940.00	12,024	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	717.50/cwt	660.00–775.00	9,507	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,350	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 988Last week 1,102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 252Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 113Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	119.00	119.00
3	—	432	128.00–131.00	129.36
1	—	385	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
1	—	700	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	96.00	96.00
4	—	808	98.00	98.00
5	—	710	94.00–107.00	101.36
9	—	861	93.00–97.00	96.44
11	—	337	112.50–125.00	118.97
12	—	384	115.00–132.00	121.71
15	—	618	100.00–106.00	101.90
18	—	662	95.00–105.00	99.07
22	—	431	108.00–123.00	115.07
38	—	470	109.00–121.00	116.53
38	—	569	103.00–117.00	111.81
51	—	527	105.00–117.00	112.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	136.00	136.00
7	—	431	126.00–135.00	131.33
14	—	479	123.00–123.50	123.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
3	—	480	107.00	107.00
4	—	375	107.00–112.00	109.17
4	—	528	98.00–100.00	99.52
5	—	573	95.00–100.00	98.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	115.00–120.00	116.64
2	—	573	94.00–101.00	97.64
2	—	338	119.00	119.00
1	—	530	103.00	103.00
1	—	420	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	106.00–115.00	112.22
4	—	479	120.00–123.00	120.99
3	—	623	101.00–106.00	102.62
3	—	568	105.00–107.00	105.68
3	—	420	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	655	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	525	119.00–133.00	125.45
21	—	663	106.00–117.00	114.17
20	—	574	113.00–124.00	120.07
19	—	424	128.00–141.00	134.05
17	—	469	125.00–137.00	130.89
13	—	630	109.00–119.00	115.07
11	—	369	129.00–141.00	135.27
4	—	779	92.00–105.00	100.51
4	—	714	98.00–108.00	104.50
3	—	322	138.00–151.00	145.34
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
1	—	220	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–143.00	141.48
1	—	400	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	114.00–120.00	117.05
1	—	430	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	639	112.50–117.00	113.44
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	138.00	138.00
2	—	718	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	481	130.00–142.00	136.64
19	—	530	123.50–138.00	131.73
17	—	673	120.00–134.00	127.98
17	—	578	122.00–138.00	131.59
14	—	618	120.00–133.00	126.95
14	—	424	130.00–141.00	136.92
7	—	334	135.00–147.50	141.24
5	—	378	136.00–145.00	139.08
4	—	723	115.00–120.00	117.28
4	—	286	137.50–148.00	145.29
2	—	775	114.00–119.00	116.47
1	—	905	102.00	102.00
1	—	815	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	38.00–48.00	43.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,519	47.50–57.00	52.30
2	—	1,355	44.00–46.00	45.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,232	44.50–55.50	49.90
5	—	1,435	57.50–59.50	58.34
5	—	1,180	38.00–42.00	40.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,751	65.00–75.00	69.21
1	—	1,880	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,320	62.00	62.00

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	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	565.00	565.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	620.00	620.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	625.00–650.00	637.50

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)	1	—	850	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	485.00	485.00

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	—	1,075	700.00–950.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	720.00–900.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	820.00–850.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	875.00–940.00	907.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	495.00–695.00	621.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	660.00–775.00	717.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00

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.