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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 1

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

861 head

▼ 639 vs last sale 1,500▲ 861 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 215▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 102▲ 96 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 1.00 to 2.00 lower, with feeder heifers and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls remaining 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 $111.73/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$111.73

261 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	503	112.10	564	247
Medium and Large 2-3	368	105.91	389	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	385	101.00	389	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about $176 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 sale261 hd

111.73

—

TN average9 barns · 1,996 hd

113.88

−2.16

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	1,540	68.97	1,062	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	51.61	771	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	48.96	606	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	40.58	421	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 1-2	328	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	462	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	131.75/cwt	126.00–137.50	455	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	130.73/cwt	130.00–132.00	490	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	147.24/cwt	144.00–149.00	567	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	136.27/cwt	130.00–144.00	571	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	133.35/cwt	127.00–137.00	648	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	126.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	655	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	737	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.51/cwt	120.00–131.00	727	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	122.34/cwt	118.00–126.00	762	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	121.36/cwt	115.00–124.00	809	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	118.02/cwt	114.00–122.00	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	280	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	277	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	267	106.23/cwt	100.00–109.00	284	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	117.27/cwt	113.00–123.00	318	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	310	123.32/cwt	123.00–124.00	382	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	114.46/cwt	110.00–119.00	374	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	110.37/cwt	104.00–115.00	414	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	114.24/cwt	108.00–118.00	486	39
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	113.99/cwt	109.00–118.00	538	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	111.87/cwt	105.00–116.00	579	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	657	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	110.26/cwt	104.00–113.50	636	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	107.74/cwt	104.00–112.00	673	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	106.62/cwt	100.00–112.00	712	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	100.74/cwt	94.00–106.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	879	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	134.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	309	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	381	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	127.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	140.97/cwt	132.00–146.00	465	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	138.33/cwt	132.00–144.00	515	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	147.36/cwt	146.00–148.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.70/cwt	129.00–143.00	576	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	128.77/cwt	124.00–136.00	610	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	713	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	122.23/cwt	117.00–129.00	643	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	115.53/cwt	113.00–120.00	660	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	104.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	103.39/cwt	101.00–107.00	695	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	98.70/cwt	96.00–100.00	715	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	93.78/cwt	87.00–98.00	720	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	91.00/cwt	88.00–94.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	85.67/cwt	85.00–86.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	789	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	485	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	376	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	650	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	546	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	907	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	503	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	70.47/cwt	65.00–74.50	1,130	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	943	56.98/cwt	56.00–58.00	537	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	40.58/cwt	36.00–45.50	421	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	41.64/cwt	40.00–42.00	488	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	49.14/cwt	44.00–53.50	615	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,272	42.88/cwt	42.00–45.00	545	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	54.79/cwt	54.00–56.00	720	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	52.38/cwt	47.50–56.50	793	34
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	7,734	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	581.88/cwt	525.00–630.00	7,640	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 861Last week 1,500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 215Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 102Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 lower, with feeder heifers and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls remaining mostly steady overall.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
1	—	525	101.00	101.00
1	—	495	104.00	104.00
3	—	413	104.00–105.00	104.67
4	—	267	100.00–109.00	106.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	116.00	116.00
3	—	485	122.00	122.00
3	—	310	123.00–124.00	123.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	577	104.00–113.50	110.26
43	—	472	109.00–118.00	113.99
39	—	425	108.00–118.00	114.24
31	—	518	105.00–116.00	111.87
17	—	375	104.00–115.00	110.37
14	—	668	100.00–112.00	106.62
14	—	625	104.00–112.00	107.74
11	—	327	110.00–119.00	114.46
5	—	271	113.00–123.00	117.27
4	—	768	94.00–106.00	100.74
4	—	710	100.00–108.00	104.03
2	—	845	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	218	125.00–132.00	128.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
1	—	375	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	120.00–130.00	127.29
2	—	575	105.00–107.00	106.02
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	355	129.00	129.00
1	—	275	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	126.00	126.00
4	—	525	135.00–136.00	135.76
1	—	365	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	474	124.00–136.00	128.77
21	—	571	113.00–120.00	115.53
20	—	421	129.00–143.00	136.70
16	—	526	117.00–129.00	122.23
16	—	372	132.00–144.00	138.33
12	—	330	132.00–146.00	140.97
9	—	230	130.00–135.00	134.46
8	—	672	101.00–107.00	103.39
8	—	634	100.00–106.00	104.01
7	—	724	96.00–100.00	98.70
6	—	768	87.00–98.00	93.78
3	—	1,012	78.00	78.00
3	—	925	85.00–86.00	85.67
2	—	815	88.00–94.00	91.00
2	—	273	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	975	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	146.00–148.00	147.36
2	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.42
1	—	475	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
3	—	650	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	84.00	84.00
1	—	485	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	111.00	111.00
2	—	328	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	788	110.00–118.00	114.04
2	—	865	122.00	122.00
4	—	385	144.00–149.00	147.24
4	—	730	114.00–122.00	118.02
8	—	419	130.00–144.00	136.27
8	—	486	127.00–137.00	133.35
8	—	667	115.00–124.00	121.36
14	—	517	121.00–130.00	126.68
17	—	623	118.00–126.00	122.34
22	—	575	120.00–131.00	126.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
3	—	538	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
4	—	375	130.00–132.00	130.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
2	—	345	126.00–137.50	131.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,037	36.00–45.50	40.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,514	47.50–56.50	52.38
3	—	1,272	42.00–45.00	42.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	56.00–58.00	56.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,252	44.00–53.50	49.14
9	—	1,172	40.00–42.00	41.64
7	—	1,314	54.00–56.00	54.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,603	65.00–74.50	70.47
1	—	1,160	60.00	60.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	475.00	475.00

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	610.00	610.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	475.00	475.00

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	—	950	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	650.00–725.00	687.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,313	525.00–630.00	581.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	575.00	575.00

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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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