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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 10

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,004 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 1,210▲ 1,004 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 223▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 87▲ 96 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 steers over 500 lbs. 4.00 higher and bulls over 500 lbs. 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers measuring 2.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 4.00 lower 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 $110.59/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$110.59

230 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$11.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

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	499	111.30	556	215
Medium and Large 2-3	461	100.56	464	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	290	100.00	290	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $266 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 sale230 hd

110.59

—

TN average11 barns · 3,211 hd

115.84

−5.24

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	1,762	67.52	1,190	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	47.16	633	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	46.61	707	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	38.59	428	47

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	149.50/cwt	145.00–154.00	434	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	471	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	155.11/cwt	152.00–159.00	593	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	150.50/cwt	146.50–158.00	644	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	136.09/cwt	128.00–140.00	623	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	133.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	696	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	126.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	708	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	114.35/cwt	110.00–125.00	715	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	129.32/cwt	129.00–130.00	816	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	793	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	135.93/cwt	128.00–138.00	379	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	314	144.44/cwt	141.00–147.00	454	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	132.55/cwt	125.00–138.00	428	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	399	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	127.27/cwt	120.00–134.00	479	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	117.88/cwt	110.00–124.00	502	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	102.03/cwt	97.00–107.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	115.02/cwt	108.00–118.00	538	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	98.65/cwt	90.00–102.00	478	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	101.74/cwt	95.00–108.00	529	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	102.64/cwt	95.00–106.00	574	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	93.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	593	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	91.16/cwt	87.00–95.00	617	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	86.22/cwt	81.00–88.50	620	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	84.52/cwt	81.00–88.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	100.46/cwt	91.00–108.00	823	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	100.46/cwt	96.00–105.00	882	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	998	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	146.73/cwt	140.00–151.00	415	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	141.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	450	17
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	470	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	145.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	389	156.55/cwt	156.00–158.00	609	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	403	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	151.28/cwt	139.00–155.00	654	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	457	150.51/cwt	148.00–151.00	688	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	138.38/cwt	130.00–144.00	653	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	135.26/cwt	134.00–136.00	687	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	118.63/cwt	112.00–123.00	617	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	112.98/cwt	106.00–118.00	636	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	106.29/cwt	98.00–112.00	659	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	95.68/cwt	92.00–101.00	652	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	89.49/cwt	86.00–95.00	648	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	85.73/cwt	84.00–88.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	734	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	83.67/cwt	82.00–84.50	717	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,055	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	67.10/cwt	63.00–71.50	1,158	7
Bulls	—	—	2,060	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	32.55/cwt	30.00–34.00	350	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	39.65/cwt	35.00–46.00	442	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	41.15/cwt	40.00–42.50	534	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	47.06/cwt	43.00–52.00	631	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	53.17/cwt	52.50–54.50	746	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	46.20/cwt	41.00–51.00	693	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,915	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,072	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	615.00/cwt	600.00–630.00	6,611	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	745.00/cwt	700.00–790.00	7,264	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,513	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,150	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,660	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	4,185	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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 1,210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 223Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 87Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	160.00	160.00
9	—	631	129.00–130.00	129.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	120.00	120.00
6	—	458	128.00–140.00	136.09
4	—	382	152.00–159.00	155.11
2	—	290	145.00–154.00	149.50
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
17	—	428	146.50–158.00	150.50
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
10	—	625	110.00–125.00	114.35
12	—	521	130.00–139.00	133.68
1	—	235	157.00	157.00
14	—	561	125.00–130.00	126.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
4	—	358	131.50	131.50
1	—	435	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	134.00–136.00	135.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	134.50	134.50
5	—	565	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	85.00	85.00
3	—	534	105.00–110.00	106.67
2	—	355	132.00–133.00	132.50
2	—	328	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
2	—	470	124.00–125.00	124.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	82.00–84.50	83.67
27	—	620	98.00–112.00	106.29
22	—	563	106.00–118.00	112.98
17	—	317	135.00–150.00	141.86
12	—	472	130.00–144.00	138.38
9	—	681	92.00–101.00	95.68
8	—	432	139.00–155.00	151.28
8	—	378	140.00–150.00	145.64
8	—	283	140.00–151.00	146.73
7	—	724	86.00–95.00	89.49
4	—	769	84.00–88.00	85.73
3	—	848	86.50	86.50
9	—	520	112.00–123.00	118.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	389	156.00–158.00	156.55
6	—	457	148.00–151.00	150.51
1	—	500	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	279	128.00–138.00	135.93
2	—	878	96.00–105.00	100.46
4	—	819	91.00–108.00	100.46
41	—	426	110.00–124.00	117.88
30	—	520	95.00–108.00	101.74
4	—	719	81.00–88.50	86.22
20	—	633	90.00–100.00	93.61
19	—	376	120.00–134.00	127.27
17	—	468	108.00–118.00	115.02
28	—	559	95.00–106.00	102.64
2	—	755	81.00–88.00	84.52
1	—	1,050	95.00	95.00
1	—	230	138.00	138.00
14	—	323	125.00–138.00	132.55
11	—	677	87.00–95.00	91.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	141.00–147.00	144.44
2	—	513	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	410	126.00–127.00	126.51
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
1	—	695	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	90.00–102.00	98.65
3	—	335	118.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	625	85.00	85.00
1	—	550	83.00	83.00
1	—	500	87.00	87.00
2	—	433	97.00–107.00	102.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

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)	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	600.00–630.00	615.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	840.00	840.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	700.00–790.00	745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	500.00–550.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00

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	—	900	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,726	63.00–71.50	67.10
1	—	2,060	76.50	76.50
1	—	1,715	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,340	43.00–52.00	47.06
4	—	1,403	52.50–54.50	53.17
3	—	1,298	40.00–42.50	41.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,500	41.00–51.00	46.20
1	—	1,915	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	30.00–34.00	32.55
40	—	1,115	35.00–46.00	39.65

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.