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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 15

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 1,014▲ 951 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 196▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 82▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 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 $108.58/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$108.58

206 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

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	109.08	559	190
Small and Medium 1-2	331	106.80	354	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	449	100.77	453	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.32/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 sale206 hd

108.58

—

TN average5 barns · 1,046 hd

113.78

−5.20

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	—	Low	1,650	62.47	1,031	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	42.14	534	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	41.78	661	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	36.41	386	32

Every lot

97 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	522	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	378	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	135.75/cwt	130.00–141.00	573	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	137.28/cwt	129.00–143.00	658	34
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	121.20/cwt	118.00–125.00	634	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	119.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	685	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	113.38/cwt	109.50–119.00	692	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	113.62/cwt	110.00–115.50	767	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	702	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	115.30/cwt	111.00–116.00	819	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	110.48/cwt	108.00–113.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	95.94/cwt	92.00–100.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	119.11/cwt	115.00–122.50	329	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	115.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	376	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	104.08/cwt	103.00–107.00	375	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	116.48/cwt	112.00–122.50	431	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	418	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	420	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	112.50/cwt	109.00–115.00	477	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	110.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	525	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	120.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	589	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	609	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	109.18/cwt	104.00–114.00	573	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	106.20/cwt	101.00–110.00	606	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	113.75/cwt	113.00–114.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	95.88/cwt	90.00–105.00	602	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	92.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	625	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	83.99/cwt	83.00–85.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	89.52/cwt	86.00–93.00	676	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	144.67/cwt	143.00–147.50	395	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	141.91/cwt	132.00–148.00	453	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	136.39/cwt	130.00–141.00	501	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	461	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	132.53/cwt	125.00–137.50	554	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	133.28/cwt	124.00–139.00	621	28
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	117.15/cwt	110.00–121.00	562	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	120.93/cwt	118.00–127.00	624	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	115.32/cwt	111.00–122.00	657	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	104.39/cwt	101.00–109.00	659	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	98.23/cwt	93.00–101.00	656	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	687	114.67/cwt	114.50–115.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	94.26/cwt	92.00–96.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	763	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	90.64/cwt	86.00–96.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	55.75/cwt	55.00–56.50	883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,657	63.22/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,048	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	36.41/cwt	32.00–42.50	386	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	34.25/cwt	31.00–35.50	411	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	42.23/cwt	37.00–48.00	535	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	54.89/cwt	50.50–58.00	748	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	41.78/cwt	39.00–46.00	661	39
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771.67/cwt	735.00–830.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,415	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	660.00/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,260	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	621.67/cwt	540.00–675.00	7,255	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	523.33/cwt	480.00–610.00	6,369	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,890	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,675	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	740.00/cwt	700.00–790.00	6,786	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	10,430	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,880	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,275	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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 1,014Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 196Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 82Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder cattle measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
1	—	320	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,015	91.00	91.00
2	—	370	140.00–142.00	141.05
2	—	808	108.00–113.00	110.48
2	—	878	92.00–100.00	95.94
8	—	422	130.00–141.00	135.75
9	—	523	118.00–125.00	121.20
9	—	571	115.00–125.00	119.89
13	—	610	109.50–119.00	113.38
13	—	710	111.00–116.00	115.30
19	—	675	110.00–115.50	113.62
34	—	479	129.00–143.00	137.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	109.00	109.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
2	—	338	129.00	129.00
2	—	530	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
2	—	378	115.00–122.00	118.57
1	—	330	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	90.00–95.00	92.52
4	—	360	103.00–107.00	104.08
2	—	435	104.00–106.00	105.01
1	—	275	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
2	—	418	104.00–105.00	104.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	499	118.00	118.00
6	—	665	101.50	101.50
6	—	514	118.00–119.00	118.49
4	—	580	113.00–114.00	113.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	474	105.00–114.00	110.77
26	—	525	104.00–114.00	109.18
22	—	571	101.00–110.00	106.20
17	—	424	109.00–115.00	112.50
12	—	628	90.00–105.00	95.88
10	—	673	90.00–95.00	92.90
7	—	370	112.00–122.50	116.48
7	—	326	110.00–121.00	115.32
5	—	276	115.00–122.50	119.11
4	—	728	83.00–85.00	83.99
2	—	755	86.00–93.00	89.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	102.00	102.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	119.00–124.00	120.47
3	—	435	125.00–127.00	125.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	103.00	103.00
3	—	372	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	466	124.00–139.00	133.28
21	—	631	101.00–109.00	104.39
19	—	516	118.00–127.00	120.93
15	—	570	111.00–122.00	115.32
15	—	418	125.00–137.50	132.53
13	—	367	130.00–141.00	136.39
5	—	668	93.00–101.00	98.23
5	—	319	132.00–148.00	141.91
4	—	713	92.00–96.00	94.26
4	—	273	143.00–147.50	144.67
3	—	782	86.00–96.00	90.64
1	—	835	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	114.50–115.00	114.67
2	—	763	102.00–105.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	110.00	110.00
4	—	480	110.00–121.00	117.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,061	32.00–42.50	36.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,582	39.00–46.00	41.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,268	37.00–48.00	42.23
4	—	1,199	31.00–35.50	34.25
2	—	1,363	50.50–58.00	54.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	55.00–56.50	55.75
18	—	1,657	60.00–69.00	63.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	735.00–830.00	771.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,217	480.00–610.00	523.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	540.00–675.00	621.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	600.00–675.00	660.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	570.00	570.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	917	700.00–790.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	745.00	745.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	700	525.00	525.00

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	—	900	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	485.00	485.00

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.