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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 18

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

821 head

▲ 508 vs last sale 313▲ 821 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

275 head

▲ 179 vs last sale 96▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 43▲ 73 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 heifers measuring 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 7.00 higher, and strong buyer activity and demand was noted for all classes of cattle.

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 $135.73/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$135.73

225 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$3.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

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	464	136.02	631	208
Medium and Large 2-3	323	132.15	427	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.88/cwt here — about $204 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 sale225 hd

135.73

—

TN average10 barns · 1,566 hd

130.82

+4.91

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	1,632	85.49	1,396	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	68.37	933	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	67.19	1,074	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	56.63	637	31

Every lot

96 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	248	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	391	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	356	148.18/cwt	140.00–154.00	528	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	170.71/cwt	167.00–173.00	640	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	177.75/cwt	177.50–178.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	166.29/cwt	160.00–172.00	700	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	162.09/cwt	152.00–168.00	763	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	162.51/cwt	161.00–165.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	153.07/cwt	144.00–159.50	813	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	144.55/cwt	138.00–150.50	821	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	138.93/cwt	138.50–140.00	857	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	136.75/cwt	134.00–140.50	909	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,215	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	216	135.03/cwt	132.50–137.50	292	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	145.17/cwt	140.00–155.00	385	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	362	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	131.52/cwt	130.00–132.50	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	145.35/cwt	138.00–152.50	481	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	134.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	147.28/cwt	140.00–156.00	549	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	137.89/cwt	131.00–143.00	579	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	145.56/cwt	145.00–146.50	636	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	134.47/cwt	128.00–141.00	655	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	131.37/cwt	122.00–136.00	683	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	130.40/cwt	121.00–136.00	739	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	120.70/cwt	116.00–123.00	753	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	670	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	741	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	787	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	173.02/cwt	171.00–175.00	412	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	183.68/cwt	182.50–185.00	487	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	171.72/cwt	160.00–177.50	467	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	165.90/cwt	156.00–175.00	546	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	162.43/cwt	154.00–168.00	627	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	171.98/cwt	171.00–173.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	158.25/cwt	150.00–167.50	654	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	156.78/cwt	150.00–164.00	746	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	504	161.58/cwt	158.00–165.00	814	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	145.91/cwt	139.00–152.00	747	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	138.17/cwt	132.00–144.00	804	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	132.14/cwt	128.00–135.00	829	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	127.34/cwt	123.00–133.00	849	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	103.97/cwt	100.00–108.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	94.05/cwt	91.00–97.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	867	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	85.08/cwt	78.50–88.50	1,371	16
Bulls	—	—	1,975	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	56.63/cwt	50.00–64.50	637	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	67.17/cwt	60.00–74.00	901	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	55.88/cwt	52.50–58.50	765	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	78.91/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,174	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	66.81/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,041	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	59.37/cwt	58.50–60.00	956	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,776	75.22/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,336	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	770.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,084	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	865.00/cwt	830.00–900.00	9,515	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,488	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	620.00/cwt	525.00–700.00	7,254	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	855.00/cwt	775.00–980.00	11,397	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	645.00/cwt	635.00–655.00	6,289	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	4,725	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 313Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	152.50	152.50
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
3	—	537	130.00–131.00	130.66
4	—	478	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
1	—	830	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,045	83.00	83.00
2	—	238	171.00–175.00	173.02
2	—	780	100.00–108.00	103.97
2	—	875	91.00–97.00	94.05
7	—	667	123.00–133.00	127.34
11	—	272	160.00–177.50	171.72
11	—	413	150.00–167.50	158.25
12	—	582	132.00–144.00	138.17
18	—	627	128.00–135.00	132.14
22	—	512	139.00–152.00	145.91
23	—	329	156.00–175.00	165.90
26	—	476	150.00–164.00	156.78
28	—	386	154.00–168.00	162.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	158.00–165.00	161.58
2	—	413	171.00–173.00	171.98
2	—	265	182.50–185.00	183.68
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
1	—	460	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	153.00	153.00
1	—	470	154.00	154.00
2	—	280	157.00–157.50	157.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	96.00	96.00
1	—	790	104.00	104.00
43	—	487	128.00–141.00	134.47
31	—	520	122.00–136.00	131.37
27	—	420	131.00–143.00	137.89
26	—	567	121.00–136.00	130.40
22	—	373	140.00–156.00	147.28
19	—	331	138.00–152.50	145.35
13	—	265	140.00–155.00	145.17
7	—	624	116.00–123.00	120.70
5	—	674	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	132.00–136.00	134.30
4	—	216	132.50–137.50	135.03
3	—	328	130.00–132.50	131.52
2	—	273	132.50	132.50
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	145.00–146.50	145.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	140.00–154.00	148.18
3	—	248	157.50	157.50
1	—	595	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	617	138.50–140.00	138.93
16	—	531	144.00–159.50	153.07
15	—	471	152.00–168.00	162.09
12	—	568	138.00–150.50	144.55
6	—	421	160.00–172.00	166.29
6	—	375	167.00–173.00	170.71
5	—	665	134.00–140.50	136.75
3	—	750	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,125	108.00	108.00
1	—	340	167.50	167.50
1	—	255	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	161.00–165.00	162.51
2	—	403	177.50–178.00	177.75
1	—	470	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	525.00–700.00	620.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	920	750.00–850.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	830.00–900.00	865.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,333	775.00–980.00	855.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	800.00–850.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	520.00	520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	2	—	975	635.00–655.00	645.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	630.00	630.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	650.00	650.00

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	—	1,100	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,124	50.00–64.50	56.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,558	62.00–73.00	66.81
5	—	1,776	74.00–77.00	75.22
4	—	1,611	58.50–60.00	59.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,341	60.00–74.00	67.17
12	—	1,488	75.00–90.00	78.91
4	—	1,369	52.50–58.50	55.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,611	78.50–88.50	85.08
1	—	1,975	92.00	92.00

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.