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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 12

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

836 head

▼ 528 vs last sale 1,364▲ 836 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 241▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 80▲ 101 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 weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher, with increased buyer activity noted; and those weighing over 500 lbs. remaining mostly steady overall. Feeder heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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 $111.37/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$111.37

224 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$7.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	390	112.00	437	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	517	111.50	576	219
Medium and Large 2-3	474	104.25	494	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.75/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale224 hd

111.37

—

TN average10 barns · 2,716 hd

113.91

−2.54

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	1,612	70.41	1,135	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	52.98	672	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	52.11	802	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	41.23	428	15

Every lot

93 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	410	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	288	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	381	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	152.25/cwt	151.00–154.00	512	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	155.48/cwt	153.00–158.00	580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	159.31/cwt	157.00–163.00	661	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	141.42/cwt	134.00–148.00	610	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	137.89/cwt	134.00–145.00	659	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	128.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	679	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	553	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	125.11/cwt	119.00–129.00	703	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	122.10/cwt	115.00–127.00	770	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	123.66/cwt	116.00–128.00	814	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	114.93/cwt	109.00–119.00	826	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	927	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,011	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	121.14/cwt	117.50–130.00	394	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	124.45/cwt	115.00–132.00	468	17
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	123.14/cwt	115.00–128.00	531	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	116.86/cwt	110.00–123.00	554	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	105.04/cwt	100.00–113.00	549	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	104.58/cwt	100.00–112.00	598	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	102.93/cwt	95.00–106.50	641	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	670	90.67/cwt	90.00–91.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	99.93/cwt	95.00–107.00	676	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	90.98/cwt	88.00–96.00	646	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	693	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	321	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	139.57/cwt	135.00–149.00	449	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	138.80/cwt	134.00–142.00	514	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	162.33/cwt	159.00–164.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	157.49/cwt	148.00–162.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	418	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	132.73/cwt	129.00–143.00	560	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	133.45/cwt	124.00–137.00	631	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	125.95/cwt	119.00–131.00	650	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	116.37/cwt	114.00–121.00	676	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	617	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	110.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	688	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	102.25/cwt	100.00–106.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	665	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	98.79/cwt	92.00–105.00	721	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	91.45/cwt	87.00–98.00	754	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	317	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	266	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	420	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	361	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	66.39/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,031	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	80.47/cwt	79.50–81.50	1,415	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	41.23/cwt	37.00–45.00	428	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	52.42/cwt	46.00–57.50	654	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	43.55/cwt	38.00–45.50	554	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	59.91/cwt	58.00–64.50	826	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	51.49/cwt	45.00–55.00	761	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	755	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	58.13/cwt	56.50–60.00	1,093	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	560.00/cwt	520.00–600.00	4,340	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	825	537.50/cwt	485.00–590.00	4,434	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	538.33/cwt	500.00–595.00	4,576	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	5,273	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	521.88/cwt	435.00–590.00	5,772	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	627.50/cwt	625.00–630.00	8,001	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,940	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	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 Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 1,364Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 241Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 80Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	710	88.00–96.00	90.98
3	—	770	82.50	82.50
1	—	845	82.00	82.00
41	—	474	110.00–123.00	116.86
35	—	431	115.00–128.00	123.14
26	—	572	100.00–112.00	104.58
23	—	523	100.00–113.00	105.04
21	—	623	95.00–106.50	102.93
17	—	376	115.00–132.00	124.45
13	—	325	117.50–130.00	121.14
12	—	676	95.00–107.00	99.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	129.00	129.00
1	—	405	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	90.00–91.00	90.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	107.00	107.00
1	—	595	96.00	96.00
1	—	350	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	116.50	116.50
4	—	561	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	83.00	83.00
1	—	300	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	322	135.00–149.00	139.57
13	—	581	114.00–121.00	116.37
12	—	473	124.00–137.00	133.45
9	—	622	105.00–115.00	110.69
9	—	516	119.00–131.00	125.95
8	—	422	129.00–143.00	132.73
5	—	824	87.00–98.00	91.45
4	—	730	92.00–105.00	98.79
4	—	661	100.00–106.00	102.25
4	—	370	134.00–142.00	138.80
3	—	750	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	148.00–162.00	157.49
3	—	380	159.00–164.00	162.33
1	—	450	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	84.00	84.00
1	—	420	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	134.00	134.00
2	—	288	130.00–135.00	132.43
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	150.00	150.00
3	—	445	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	529	120.00–134.00	128.38
15	—	719	109.00–119.00	114.93
15	—	658	116.00–128.00	123.66
13	—	631	115.00–127.00	122.10
10	—	478	134.00–145.00	137.89
8	—	431	134.00–148.00	141.42
6	—	562	119.00–129.00	125.11
6	—	373	153.00–158.00	155.48
5	—	1,175	86.00	86.00
4	—	336	151.00–154.00	152.25
3	—	1,008	92.00	92.00
2	—	278	145.00–150.00	147.66
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
1	—	760	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	157.00–163.00	159.31
2	—	553	133.00	133.00

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	—	850	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	1	—	1,000	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	520.00–600.00	560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	555.00	555.00

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)	3	—	850	500.00–595.00	538.33
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	485.00–590.00	537.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	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	—	1,275	625.00–630.00	627.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,106	435.00–590.00	521.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,039	37.00–45.00	41.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,478	45.00–55.00	51.49
2	—	1,880	56.50–60.00	58.13
1	—	1,590	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,248	46.00–57.50	52.42
12	—	1,379	58.00–64.50	59.91
5	—	1,272	38.00–45.50	43.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	62.00–70.00	66.39
2	—	1,758	79.50–81.50	80.47

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.