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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 19

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,132 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 836▲ 1,132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

262 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 158▲ 262 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 101▲ 99 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 lower with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs., where a sharply lower undertone and decreased demand was noted. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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 $112.56/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$112.56

256 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

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	112.71	587	250
Medium and Large 2-3	380	109.00	414	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	395	105.21	415	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $172 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 sale256 hd

112.56

—

TN average9 barns · 2,672 hd

116.41

−3.85

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	1,584	70.77	1,121	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	54.17	771	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	53.49	688	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	42.22	447	27

Every lot

101 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	295	147.25/cwt	142.50–152.00	434	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	135.08/cwt	131.00–137.50	442	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	131.02/cwt	127.00–143.00	510	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	133.00/cwt	127.00–140.00	551	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	116.76/cwt	116.00–117.00	495	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	133.70/cwt	131.00–139.00	632	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.85/cwt	124.00–138.00	690	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	124.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	697	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	120.77/cwt	117.00–126.00	757	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	120.54/cwt	115.00–127.00	800	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	114.50/cwt	110.00–118.00	869	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	105.36/cwt	100.00–111.00	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	917	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	350	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	128.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	373	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	368	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	126.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	473	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	121.50/cwt	114.00–130.00	524	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	121.57/cwt	115.00–129.00	571	35
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	125.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	108.51/cwt	100.00–117.00	566	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	104.79/cwt	100.00–114.00	605	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	104.25/cwt	95.00–110.00	649	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	93.62/cwt	88.00–100.00	625	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	98.07/cwt	90.00–101.00	709	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	93.25/cwt	90.00–100.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	137.89/cwt	132.00–146.00	507	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	121.61/cwt	120.50–125.00	499	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	134.21/cwt	129.00–142.00	573	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	131.99/cwt	128.00–135.00	615	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	122.25/cwt	115.00–130.00	634	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	120.24/cwt	114.00–125.00	682	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	103.94/cwt	99.00–110.00	651	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	103.00/cwt	98.00–111.00	705	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	93.69/cwt	88.00–102.00	675	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	85.35/cwt	81.00–89.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	815	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	71.50/cwt	71.00–72.00	633	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	675	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	392	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,360	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,587	68.99/cwt	60.00–76.00	1,095	20
Bulls	—	—	1,637	80.26/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,314	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,035	61.37/cwt	59.00–64.00	635	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	511	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,065	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	479	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	40.96/cwt	35.00–46.00	438	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	42.41/cwt	40.00–44.50	486	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	53.20/cwt	47.00–58.50	685	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	53.14/cwt	47.00–58.00	739	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	62.38/cwt	60.00–65.50	897	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	60.34/cwt	59.50–62.00	987	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	537.00/cwt	525.00–555.00	4,511	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	715.00/cwt	700.00–730.00	6,971	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,000	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	833.57/cwt	725.00–925.00	8,752	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	530.00/cwt	510.00–550.00	6,228	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	578.33/cwt	500.00–720.00	6,876	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	956.67/cwt	950.00–970.00	12,274	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	715.00/cwt	650.00–780.00	9,295	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	—	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,132Last week 836Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 158Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 101Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	519	115.00–130.00	122.25
15	—	720	88.00–102.00	93.69
15	—	466	128.00–135.00	131.99
14	—	626	99.00–110.00	103.94
6	—	779	81.00–89.00	85.35
5	—	684	98.00–111.00	103.00
2	—	885	71.00–72.00	71.50
2	—	818	77.00	77.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
31	—	567	114.00–125.00	120.24
22	—	427	129.00–142.00	134.21
18	—	368	132.00–146.00	137.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	113.00–116.00	114.99
3	—	509	133.00	133.00
1	—	815	97.00	97.00
1	—	660	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	103.00	103.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	120.50–125.00	121.61
2	—	718	83.00	83.00
1	—	635	96.00	96.00
1	—	300	132.50	132.50
2	—	568	107.00–108.00	107.51
1	—	680	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	723	90.00–101.00	98.07
9	—	316	120.00–130.00	128.19
7	—	668	88.00–100.00	93.62
4	—	280	120.00–130.00	125.06
3	—	770	90.00–100.00	93.25
2	—	815	80.00–82.00	80.99
1	—	900	93.00	93.00
1	—	895	80.00	80.00
42	—	522	100.00–117.00	108.51
37	—	577	100.00–114.00	104.79
35	—	470	115.00–129.00	121.57
35	—	431	114.00–130.00	121.50
23	—	375	120.00–133.00	126.15
22	—	623	95.00–110.00	104.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	122.00–128.00	125.20
2	—	413	132.00–134.00	132.98
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	105.00–110.00	106.61
1	—	475	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
1	—	955	96.00	96.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
22	—	559	121.00–131.00	124.74
17	—	473	131.00–139.00	133.70
16	—	627	117.00–126.00	120.77
13	—	523	124.00–138.00	131.85
9	—	664	115.00–127.00	120.54
8	—	414	127.00–140.00	133.00
4	—	759	110.00–118.00	114.50
4	—	389	127.00–143.00	131.02
3	—	820	100.00–111.00	105.36
2	—	295	142.50–152.00	147.25
3	—	327	131.00–137.50	135.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	145.00	145.00
2	—	555	136.00	136.00
1	—	440	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	116.00–117.00	116.76
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	58.00	58.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,069	35.00–46.00	40.96
2	—	1,053	48.50	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,390	47.00–58.00	53.14
5	—	1,636	59.50–62.00	60.34
1	—	1,065	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	59.00–64.00	61.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,288	47.00–58.50	53.20
10	—	1,438	60.00–65.50	62.38
8	—	1,146	40.00–44.50	42.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,587	60.00–76.00	68.99
3	—	1,637	78.00–82.00	80.26

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	840	525.00–555.00	537.00

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	—	1,000	680.00	680.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00

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	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,050	725.00–925.00	833.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	700.00–730.00	715.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,283	950.00–970.00	956.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,189	500.00–720.00	578.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	650.00–780.00	715.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	510.00–550.00	530.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	920.00	920.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	745.00	745.00

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.