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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 5

● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,364 head

▲ 333 vs last sale 1,031▲ 1,364 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

241 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 187▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 85▲ 80 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 bulls measuring 2.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Broad diversity in color, breed, type and kind was noted on feeder classes. 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 $114.04/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$114.04

360 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

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	114.23	584	342
Medium and Large 2-3	347	112.85	391	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	415	105.67	439	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $146 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 sale360 hd

114.04

—

TN average10 barns · 2,837 hd

117.20

−3.15

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	1,597	66.24	1,058	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	47.88	599	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	47.40	715	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	36.89	360	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,455	96.00	1,397	1thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	448	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	381	122.18/cwt	118.00–124.00	466	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	476	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	124.90/cwt	121.00–130.00	543	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	112.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	127.86/cwt	121.00–138.00	615	40
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	113.89/cwt	113.00–114.00	581	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	124.82/cwt	120.00–133.00	648	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	775	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	712	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	597	111.67/cwt	111.00–112.00	667	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	123.37/cwt	115.00–129.00	753	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	111.30/cwt	107.00–118.00	795	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	114.03/cwt	107.00–117.00	888	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	838	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	796	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	213	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	240	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	127.71/cwt	120.00–132.00	346	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	321	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	116.00/cwt	113.00–119.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	130.80/cwt	124.00–137.50	436	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	127.79/cwt	120.00–137.50	486	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	418	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	435	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	110.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	467	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	121.97/cwt	118.00–127.00	524	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	121.42/cwt	114.00–129.00	573	52
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	487	104.34/cwt	104.00–105.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	119.69/cwt	117.00–124.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	122.52/cwt	119.00–124.00	633	44
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	106.40/cwt	101.00–115.00	566	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	101.14/cwt	95.00–107.00	578	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	580	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	103.10/cwt	95.00–114.00	642	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	98.02/cwt	90.00–105.50	655	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	98.11/cwt	90.00–104.00	703	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	99.69/cwt	96.00–104.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	90.17/cwt	84.00–97.50	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	907	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	812	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	834	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	145.13/cwt	139.00–147.50	312	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	141.95/cwt	133.00–147.00	392	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	298	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	361	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	126.33/cwt	124.00–128.50	408	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	126.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	474	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	114.07/cwt	113.00–115.00	438	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	120.02/cwt	115.00–129.00	509	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	117.29/cwt	113.00–127.00	551	22
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	118.77/cwt	114.00–125.50	618	23
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	111.56/cwt	107.00–116.00	647	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	94.40/cwt	91.50–102.00	578	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	111.48/cwt	107.00–117.00	686	25
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	109.15/cwt	101.00–112.00	729	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	91.93/cwt	87.00–95.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	84.58/cwt	81.00–90.00	614	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	740	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	79.12/cwt	76.50–88.00	602	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	788	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	68.34/cwt	62.00–76.00	571	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	60.25/cwt	60.00–61.00	549	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,455	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,397	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,504	65.42/cwt	60.50–70.00	984	11
Bulls	—	—	1,600	53.52/cwt	52.00–55.00	856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	74.84/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,387	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	36.89/cwt	31.00–42.50	360	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	39.41/cwt	38.00–40.50	465	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	47.17/cwt	41.50–51.50	585	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	55.91/cwt	53.00–64.50	751	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	47.22/cwt	42.00–51.00	711	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	867	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	6,223	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,463	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	665.00/cwt	620.00–710.00	7,481	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	695.00/cwt	625.00–760.00	8,340	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	580.71/cwt	540.00–640.00	7,468	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	508.75/cwt	450.00–540.00	4,772	4

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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,364Last week 1,031Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 187Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	320	113.00–119.00	116.00
4	—	422	110.00–113.00	110.77
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
2	—	213	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	91.00	91.00
2	—	250	115.00	115.00
3	—	487	104.00–105.00	104.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	380	120.00–137.50	127.79
41	—	532	101.00–115.00	106.40
52	—	472	114.00–129.00	121.42
14	—	717	90.00–104.00	98.11
16	—	668	90.00–105.50	98.02
20	—	430	118.00–127.00	121.97
22	—	333	124.00–137.50	130.80
26	—	623	95.00–114.00	103.10
28	—	571	95.00–107.00	101.14
1	—	940	82.00	82.00
1	—	955	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,005	83.00	83.00
3	—	782	96.00–104.00	99.69
4	—	271	120.00–132.00	127.71
5	—	818	84.00–97.50	90.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	418	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	517	119.00–124.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	132.00–133.00	132.49
2	—	580	114.50	114.50
3	—	510	117.00–124.00	119.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
1	—	955	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	108.00	108.00
2	—	325	122.50	122.50
3	—	555	108.00	108.00
3	—	677	87.00–95.00	91.93
4	—	788	70.00	70.00
10	—	384	113.00–115.00	114.07
11	—	612	91.50–102.00	94.40
2	—	298	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
1	—	815	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	69.00	69.00
4	—	215	139.00–147.50	145.13
4	—	323	124.00–128.50	126.33
4	—	911	60.00–61.00	60.25
5	—	276	133.00–147.00	141.95
5	—	668	101.00–112.00	109.15
5	—	726	81.00–90.00	84.58
8	—	835	62.00–76.00	68.34
9	—	580	107.00–116.00	111.56
10	—	761	76.50–88.00	79.12
12	—	424	115.00–129.00	120.02
16	—	376	120.00–132.00	126.04
22	—	470	113.00–127.00	117.29
23	—	520	114.00–125.50	118.77
25	—	615	107.00–117.00	111.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	117.00	117.00
1	—	740	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	121.00–125.00	123.69
13	—	714	107.00–118.00	111.30
25	—	519	120.00–133.00	124.82
36	—	610	115.00–129.00	123.37
40	—	481	121.00–138.00	127.86
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
1	—	915	103.00	103.00
1	—	970	104.00	104.00
2	—	858	99.50	99.50
3	—	332	135.00	135.00
4	—	825	108.00–110.00	108.99
5	—	779	107.00–117.00	114.03
6	—	435	121.00–130.00	124.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	131.00	131.00
12	—	576	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	393	121.00	121.00
2	—	473	111.00–115.00	112.93
2	—	838	95.00	95.00
3	—	597	111.00–112.00	111.67
9	—	510	113.00–114.00	113.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
5	—	381	118.00–124.00	122.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	625.00–760.00	695.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	620.00–710.00	665.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,286	540.00–640.00	580.71

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	—	950	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	655.00	655.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	640.00	640.00

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	4	—	938	450.00–540.00	508.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	52.00–55.00	53.52
4	—	1,853	74.00–77.00	74.84
11	—	1,504	60.50–70.00	65.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,180	38.00–40.50	39.41
13	—	1,344	53.00–64.50	55.91
64	—	1,240	41.50–51.50	47.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	53.50	53.50
34	—	1,506	42.00–51.00	47.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	976	31.00–42.50	36.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	96.00	96.00

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.