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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 21

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

624 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 455▲ 624 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 145▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 89▲ 56 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, and heifers weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 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 $128.83/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$128.83

234 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

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	480	129.61	622	219
Medium and Large 2-3	475	117.72	559	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	427	116.67	498	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $125 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 sale234 hd

128.83

—

TN average10 barns · 2,062 hd

126.74

+2.09

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	1,721	76.16	1,311	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	58.52	872	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	56.17	723	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	47.18	491	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,360	65.00	884	1thin

Every lot

102 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	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	165.06/cwt	162.00–170.00	536	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	160.98/cwt	150.00–171.00	631	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	153.62/cwt	147.00–165.00	639	10
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	155.85/cwt	147.00–164.00	731	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	142.69/cwt	138.00–151.00	743	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	138.30/cwt	132.00–144.00	770	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	127.50/cwt	124.00–136.00	810	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	121.66/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,049	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,121	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	137.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	326	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	144.34/cwt	135.00–149.00	395	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	135.75/cwt	127.00–140.00	451	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	145.67/cwt	145.00–146.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	132.21/cwt	127.00–141.00	505	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	132.56/cwt	128.00–140.00	555	36
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	133.88/cwt	128.00–140.00	624	38
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	492	144.98/cwt	144.00–147.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	506	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	128.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	676	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	116.11/cwt	115.00–121.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	122.72/cwt	118.00–127.00	701	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	114.54/cwt	107.00–118.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	698	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	852	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	839	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	103.44/cwt	96.00–106.00	798	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	837	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	176.12/cwt	172.50–180.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	160.31/cwt	157.00–175.00	518	10
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	158.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	586	17
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	151.66/cwt	140.00–160.00	646	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	151.02/cwt	140.00–158.00	732	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	143.47/cwt	135.00–150.00	746	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	134.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	773	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	124.29/cwt	121.00–128.00	778	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	122.86/cwt	121.00–125.00	816	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	98.77/cwt	92.00–101.00	804	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	825	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	700	356.67/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,497	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,005	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,721	76.16/cwt	69.50–80.00	1,311	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	45.48/cwt	40.00–51.50	466	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	53.13/cwt	52.50–54.00	585	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	47.87/cwt	44.50–49.50	569	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,250	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	813	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	56.80/cwt	50.00–60.50	733	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	921	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	62.98/cwt	61.00–66.50	889	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	58.54/cwt	55.00–64.50	873	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	769	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,650	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,658	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,658	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,100	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,405	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,670	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,050	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	630.00/cwt	590.00–730.00	6,804	5
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	631.25/cwt	550.00–730.00	7,417	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,620	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	750.00/cwt	720.00–810.00	9,248	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 89Year 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
6	—	529	115.00–121.00	116.11
3	—	415	118.00–121.00	120.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	118.00–127.00	122.72
19	—	528	124.00–134.00	128.08
2	—	705	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	890	94.00	94.00
4	—	771	96.00–106.00	103.44
5	—	237	135.00–138.00	137.43
25	—	382	127.00–141.00	132.21
36	—	419	128.00–140.00	132.56
10	—	686	107.00–118.00	114.54
11	—	274	135.00–149.00	144.34
12	—	332	127.00–140.00	135.75
15	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.53
38	—	466	128.00–140.00	133.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	144.00–147.00	144.98
6	—	506	138.00–140.00	138.99
3	—	315	143.00	143.00
3	—	368	145.00–146.00	145.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	122.00	122.00
5	—	756	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	147.00–164.00	155.85
11	—	557	132.00–144.00	138.30
12	—	635	124.00–136.00	127.50
13	—	521	138.00–151.00	142.69
2	—	950	117.00–119.00	118.00
3	—	862	121.00–123.00	121.66
1	—	205	175.00	175.00
1	—	260	178.00	178.00
9	—	325	162.00–170.00	165.06
9	—	392	150.00–171.00	160.98
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
2	—	655	125.00–132.00	128.47
10	—	416	147.00–165.00	153.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	138.00	138.00
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
1	—	510	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	664	121.00–125.00	122.86
13	—	626	121.00–128.00	124.29
14	—	520	135.00–150.00	143.47
24	—	426	140.00–160.00	151.66
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
2	—	280	172.50–180.00	176.12
2	—	873	94.00–95.00	94.50
4	—	814	92.00–101.00	98.77
10	—	323	157.00–175.00	160.31
10	—	574	128.00–140.00	134.66
17	—	370	150.00–165.00	158.31
17	—	485	140.00–158.00	151.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	147.50	147.50
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	820	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	167.00	167.00
1	—	455	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
1	—	400	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
3	—	700	340.00–365.00	356.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	52.50–54.00	53.13
14	—	1,024	40.00–51.50	45.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	61.00–66.50	62.98
9	—	1,189	44.50–49.50	47.87
40	—	1,291	50.00–60.50	56.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,570	49.00	49.00
26	—	1,491	55.00–64.50	58.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,721	69.50–80.00	76.16

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	775	730.00	730.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	730.00	730.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	620.00	620.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	580.00	580.00

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	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	610.00	610.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,080	590.00–730.00	630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	550.00–730.00	631.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	720.00–810.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00

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	—	—	960.00	960.00

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.