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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 7

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

733 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 622▲ 733 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 119▲ 181 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 54▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not reported last two weeks in observance of the holidays, therefore no comparisons are available. However, market trends will be available again beginning next week.

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 $116.46/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$116.46

194 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

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	534	116.48	623	193
Small and Medium 1-2	315	113.00	356	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about $267 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 sale194 hd

116.46

—

TN average7 barns · 1,329 hd

119.86

−3.40

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	68.50	1,085	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	50.46	774	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	50.24	680	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	42.71	469	24

Every lot

75 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	255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	153.62/cwt	152.50–154.00	510	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	156.07/cwt	148.00–163.00	677	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	147.36/cwt	140.00–155.00	688	12
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	142.94/cwt	135.00–149.00	729	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	127.00/cwt	124.00–131.00	720	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	129.60/cwt	121.00–135.00	802	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	125.98/cwt	119.00–129.00	834	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,088	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	128.24/cwt	127.50–129.00	327	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	324	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	123.15/cwt	118.00–131.00	421	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	122.35/cwt	115.00–126.50	459	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	121.32/cwt	115.00–128.00	510	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	119.83/cwt	115.00–126.50	566	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	119.00/cwt	111.00–123.50	619	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	118.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	684	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	115.18/cwt	111.00–118.00	715	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	104.12/cwt	100.00–107.00	742	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	88.65/cwt	88.00–90.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	854	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	383	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	141.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	464	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	146.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	155.98/cwt	148.00–159.00	682	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	122.72/cwt	120.00–134.00	574	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	148.23/cwt	137.00–153.00	695	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	125.93/cwt	123.50–137.00	660	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	123.42/cwt	120.00–131.00	700	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	115.64/cwt	109.00–122.00	715	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	109.62/cwt	106.00–115.00	748	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	381	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,584	68.50/cwt	62.00–73.50	1,085	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	43.30/cwt	38.00–48.00	473	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	36.24/cwt	36.00–36.50	415	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	42.78/cwt	42.00–43.50	544	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	41.38/cwt	40.00–42.50	550	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	50.34/cwt	45.00–54.50	681	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	55.69/cwt	55.00–56.50	794	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	50.84/cwt	46.00–54.50	783	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,122	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,335	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	631.67/cwt	625.00–635.00	5,477	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	680.00/cwt	610.00–750.00	7,140	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,618	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	685.00/cwt	630.00–740.00	7,706	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 622Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 54Year ago 0

Market not reported last two weeks in observance of the holidays, therefore no comparisons are available. However, market trends will be available again beginning next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	437	148.00–159.00	155.98
5	—	262	146.00	146.00
5	—	328	140.00–148.00	141.59
15	—	567	120.00–131.00	123.42
2	—	770	108.00	108.00
22	—	618	109.00–122.00	115.64
10	—	469	137.00–153.00	148.23
12	—	524	123.50–137.00	125.93
2	—	370	144.00–150.00	146.84
2	—	730	113.00	113.00
8	—	682	106.00–115.00	109.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
5	—	468	120.00–134.00	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	127.50–129.00	128.24
3	—	670	105.00–110.00	106.62
3	—	872	88.00–90.00	88.65
11	—	342	118.00–131.00	123.15
17	—	621	111.00–118.00	115.18
18	—	375	115.00–126.50	122.35
36	—	579	110.00–125.00	118.14
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,150	74.00	74.00
33	—	472	115.00–126.50	119.83
3	—	1,212	70.50	70.50
4	—	778	90.00–100.00	95.07
6	—	713	100.00–107.00	104.12
3	—	1,022	78.00	78.00
18	—	420	115.00–128.00	121.32
30	—	520	111.00–123.50	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	324	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	152.50–154.00	153.62
8	—	434	148.00–163.00	156.07
3	—	857	127.00	127.00
4	—	759	119.50	119.50
22	—	619	121.00–135.00	129.60
9	—	567	124.00–131.00	127.00
1	—	255	152.50	152.50
2	—	378	162.00–164.00	162.99
5	—	812	120.00	120.00
11	—	662	119.00–129.00	125.98
12	—	467	140.00–155.00	147.36
14	—	510	135.00–149.00	142.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,155	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,000	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	867	625.00–635.00	631.67

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	—	850	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	630.00–740.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	610.00–750.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	600.00–650.00	625.00

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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	36.00–36.50	36.24
22	—	1,093	38.00–48.00	43.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,271	42.00–43.50	42.78
7	—	1,426	55.00–56.50	55.69
63	—	1,353	45.00–54.50	50.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,330	40.00–42.50	41.38
19	—	1,540	46.00–54.50	50.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,584	62.00–73.50	68.50

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.