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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 22

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

950 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 951▲ 950 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 245▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 126▲ 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 and heifers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls holding mostly steady. Regarding slaughter classes: boning cows remaining mostly steady, with breaker cows 4.00 higher and lean cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.94/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −87.72 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$118.94

264 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$6.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

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	521	119.22	621	241
Medium and Large 2-3	450	117.50	528	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	372	112.77	420	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.45/cwt here — about $201 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 sale264 hd

118.94

—

TN average10 barns · 1,578 hd

114.52

+4.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−87.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $225.05, low $162.30, median $206.67 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,769	59.77	1,057	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	46.06	736	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	44.76	553	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	40.63	453	14

Every lot

95 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	136.16/cwt	133.00–143.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	120.42/cwt	120.00–120.50	515	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	138.48/cwt	138.00–140.00	608	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	131.54/cwt	125.00–136.00	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	124.01/cwt	118.00–130.00	645	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	123.07/cwt	114.00–126.00	700	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	120.34/cwt	117.00–124.50	761	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	112.89/cwt	110.00–121.00	746	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	882	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	101.21/cwt	96.00–107.00	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	917	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,095	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,097	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,157	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	120.27/cwt	114.00–127.00	384	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	120.47/cwt	114.00–125.00	448	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	129.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	121.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	510	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	114.42/cwt	109.00–119.00	547	19
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	478	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	120.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	108.99/cwt	104.00–116.00	573	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	102.94/cwt	96.00–105.00	584	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	97.76/cwt	91.50–101.00	604	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	94.72/cwt	90.00–101.00	632	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	695	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	566	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	95.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	96.58/cwt	94.50–102.00	789	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	263	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.50	319	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	128.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	345	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	131.78/cwt	128.00–142.50	418	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	122.51/cwt	118.50–126.00	463	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	134.92/cwt	130.00–146.00	513	17
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	131.62/cwt	123.50–141.00	554	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	123.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	582	27
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	119.88/cwt	113.00–123.50	626	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	116.29/cwt	112.50–124.50	668	52
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	111.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	687	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	94.35/cwt	90.00–103.00	678	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	96.21/cwt	91.00–103.00	735	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	90.39/cwt	81.00–94.50	738	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	51.45/cwt	51.00–52.00	743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,834	61.43/cwt	55.00–65.00	1,127	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	440	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,109	53.80/cwt	48.50–66.00	597	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	40.63/cwt	35.00–44.50	453	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	43.25/cwt	37.00–48.50	535	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	52.32/cwt	49.00–59.50	671	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	46.53/cwt	42.00–51.50	762	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	5,985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	675.00/cwt	625.00–750.00	8,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,647	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	735.00/cwt	650.00–775.00	9,246	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	645.00/cwt	625.00–665.00	8,127	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	757.50/cwt	750.00–765.00	9,848	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	650.83/cwt	535.00–700.00	8,676	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	725	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	3,698	2
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	7,553	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	5,828	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 951Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 126Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
2	—	478	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	106.00	106.00
3	—	520	95.00–96.00	95.33
1	—	680	82.00	82.00
1	—	430	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	695	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	128.00–131.00	129.00
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
4	—	514	118.00–123.00	120.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	107.50	107.50
6	—	515	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	94.00	94.00
37	—	421	115.00–126.00	121.22
23	—	667	90.00–101.00	94.72
21	—	618	91.50–101.00	97.76
15	—	567	96.00–105.00	102.94
6	—	817	94.50–102.00	96.58
19	—	478	109.00–119.00	114.42
41	—	526	104.00–116.00	108.99
3	—	717	90.00–98.00	95.02
2	—	275	116.00–120.00	117.96
1	—	1,190	93.00	93.00
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
27	—	372	114.00–125.00	120.47
25	—	319	114.00–127.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	110.00–121.00	112.89
8	—	720	120.00–128.00	122.45
2	—	960	95.50	95.50
3	—	462	125.00–136.00	131.54
1	—	1,330	87.00	87.00
22	—	520	118.00–130.00	124.01
17	—	569	114.00–126.00	123.07
15	—	632	117.00–124.50	120.34
1	—	1,005	109.00	109.00
1	—	760	127.00	127.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
7	—	868	96.00–107.00	101.21
4	—	439	138.00–140.00	138.48
4	—	374	133.00–143.00	136.16
1	—	1,075	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	120.00–120.50	120.42
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	107.00	107.00
1	—	415	106.00	106.00
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
2	—	263	120.00–122.50	121.19
1	—	565	104.00	104.00
1	—	395	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	269	125.00–133.00	128.33
8	—	719	90.00–103.00	94.35
7	—	317	128.00–142.50	131.78
5	—	764	91.00–103.00	96.21
41	—	522	113.00–123.50	119.88
27	—	472	119.00–129.00	123.34
17	—	380	130.00–146.00	134.92
12	—	682	100.00–102.00	100.66
12	—	625	110.00–115.00	111.07
10	—	816	81.00–94.50	90.39
52	—	574	112.50–124.50	116.29
38	—	421	123.50–141.00	131.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	120.00	120.00
2	—	538	111.50	111.50
2	—	498	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
6	—	378	118.50–126.00	122.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	625.00–750.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,258	650.00–775.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	750.00–765.00	757.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,333	535.00–700.00	650.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	625.00–665.00	645.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	775.00–800.00	787.50

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	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	665.00	665.00

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	795.00	795.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	555.00	555.00

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	—	725	500.00–520.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	48.50–66.00	53.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,637	42.00–51.50	46.53
1	—	1,100	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,236	37.00–48.50	43.25
10	—	1,282	49.00–59.50	52.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,116	35.00–44.50	40.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	51.00–52.00	51.45
10	—	1,834	55.00–65.00	61.43

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.