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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 3

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Feb 25Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

367 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 492▲ 367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 198▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 41▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady; feeder heifers and bulls up to 450 lbs were mostly steady, and over 450 lbs had a lower undertone. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 lower; slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeder and slaughter trends this week are based on a limited comparison.

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 $126.49/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$126.49

72 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$2.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

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	455	126.52	575	71
Small and Medium 1-2	345	124.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.52/cwt here — about $147 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 sale72 hd

126.49

—

TN average10 barns · 1,557 hd

126.82

−0.33

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	1,664	85.35	1,420	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	65.46	854	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	64.67	990	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	56.57	621	23

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	171.97/cwt	171.00–172.50	545	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	162.45/cwt	151.00–166.50	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	155.43/cwt	153.00–158.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	145.98/cwt	135.00–150.00	768	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	124.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	860	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	145.11/cwt	135.00–150.00	418	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	160.05/cwt	157.50–162.50	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	135.15/cwt	131.00–138.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	128.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	537	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	122.30/cwt	121.00–126.00	578	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	116.55/cwt	110.00–122.50	613	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	116.93/cwt	110.00–120.50	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	89.51/cwt	86.00–93.00	696	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	174.99/cwt	170.00–177.50	511	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	181.18/cwt	180.00–182.50	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	168.32/cwt	157.00–176.00	564	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	163.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	162.20/cwt	150.00–167.50	688	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	146.76/cwt	142.00–151.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	151.45/cwt	149.00–154.00	780	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	127.44/cwt	121.00–134.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	123.83/cwt	118.00–130.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	104.84/cwt	100.00–106.50	742	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	749	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	358	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	365	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	83.89/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,312	6
Bulls	—	—	1,963	89.74/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,762	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	990	75.19/cwt	69.00–80.00	744	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	610	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	56.57/cwt	52.00–62.50	621	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	64.83/cwt	58.50–68.50	871	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	69.94/cwt	69.00–71.50	943	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	64.34/cwt	60.00–67.50	972	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,249	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,070.00/cwt	890.00–1,250.00	11,503	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	976.67/cwt	825.00–1,080.00	10,743	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	—	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 492Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 198Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	417	120.00–135.00	128.69
12	—	473	121.00–126.00	122.30
10	—	526	110.00–122.50	116.55
6	—	288	135.00–150.00	145.11
5	—	379	131.00–138.00	135.15
3	—	609	110.00–120.50	116.93
3	—	553	110.00–115.00	113.31
2	—	778	86.00–93.00	89.51
2	—	655	111.00	111.00
2	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.56
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
1	—	230	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	157.50–162.50	160.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	424	150.00–167.50	162.20
10	—	335	157.00–176.00	168.32
6	—	473	142.00–151.00	146.76
5	—	518	130.00–140.00	135.08
5	—	292	170.00–177.50	174.99
4	—	708	100.00–106.50	104.84
4	—	364	155.00–170.00	163.19
2	—	788	94.00–96.00	94.99
2	—	628	118.00–130.00	123.83
2	—	575	121.00–134.00	127.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	180.00–182.50	181.18
2	—	515	149.00–154.00	151.45
1	—	450	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
1	—	360	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	135.00–150.00	145.98
4	—	421	151.00–166.50	162.45
3	—	690	120.00–127.00	124.70
3	—	317	171.00–172.50	171.97
2	—	468	153.00–158.00	155.43
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
1	—	390	159.00	159.00
1	—	280	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,098	52.00–62.50	56.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,510	60.00–67.50	64.34
1	—	1,810	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	69.00–80.00	75.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,343	58.50–68.50	64.83
3	—	1,348	69.00–71.50	69.94
2	—	1,065	57.00–57.50	57.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,564	81.00–85.50	83.89
2	—	1,963	89.50–90.00	89.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	890.00–1,250.00	1,070.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	825.00–1,080.00	976.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	610.00	610.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.