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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 17

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

393 head

▼ 703 vs last sale 1,096▲ 393 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 197▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply lower overall on a lighter test, and let it be noted- lighter demand due, in part, to recent downturn in futures market. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.94/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −77.72 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$128.94

115 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

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	473	130.74	619	98
Small and Medium 1-2	436	120.86	527	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	491	115.29	566	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $53 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 sale115 hd

128.94

—

TN average9 barns · 611 hd

125.71

+3.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−77.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $225.05, low $162.30, median $206.67 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,699	85.85	1,459	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	65.70	882	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	62.10	960	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	55.38	587	26

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	138.25/cwt	137.50–139.00	505	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.50	684	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	760	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	119.71/cwt	115.00–127.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	121.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	397	15
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	121.15/cwt	116.00–128.00	446	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	118.67/cwt	114.00–125.00	494	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	467	99.01/cwt	96.00–102.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	111.07/cwt	107.50–118.00	526	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	108.38/cwt	104.00–111.00	571	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	99.32/cwt	96.00–105.00	612	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	98.14/cwt	95.00–101.00	665	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	326	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	339	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	373	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	288	126.33/cwt	117.50–135.00	364	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	473	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	144.01/cwt	132.50–152.50	477	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	136.59/cwt	132.00–152.50	499	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	144.46/cwt	135.00–153.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	123.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	133.87/cwt	130.00–146.00	637	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	140.04/cwt	137.50–142.50	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	123.29/cwt	117.50–133.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	119.53/cwt	113.00–127.00	684	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	115.99/cwt	111.00–122.00	723	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	630	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	657	108.39/cwt	107.00–109.00	712	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	115.20/cwt	114.00–119.00	761	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	695	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	417	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	633	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	269	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	640	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	371	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	660	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	422	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,672	84.50/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,413	9
Bulls	—	—	1,945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,906	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,005	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	54.99/cwt	50.00–59.50	585	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	56.51/cwt	51.00–58.50	754	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	66.04/cwt	60.00–72.50	885	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	74.39/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,010	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	63.49/cwt	59.00–68.00	970	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	54.82/cwt	53.00–56.50	899	4

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 1,096Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 197Year 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
10	—	416	114.00–125.00	118.67
9	—	616	96.00–105.00	99.32
8	—	527	104.00–111.00	108.38
8	—	474	107.50–118.00	111.07
7	—	678	95.00–101.00	98.14
2	—	280	125.00–126.00	125.49
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
19	—	368	116.00–128.00	121.15
15	—	328	115.00–125.00	121.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	96.00–102.00	99.01
1	—	335	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	109.00	109.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	120.00–126.00	123.60
2	—	630	102.00–104.00	103.02
2	—	288	117.50–135.00	126.33
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
1	—	325	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	109.00–111.00	110.01
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	107.00–109.00	108.39
3	—	518	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	130.00–146.00	133.87
12	—	365	132.00–152.50	136.59
9	—	623	111.00–122.00	115.99
9	—	572	113.00–127.00	119.53
8	—	527	117.50–133.00	123.29
8	—	331	132.50–152.50	144.01
6	—	242	140.00	140.00
5	—	661	114.00–119.00	115.20
5	—	427	135.00–153.00	144.46
2	—	255	145.00–147.50	146.25
1	—	730	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	401	157.50	157.50
2	—	513	137.50–142.50	140.04
1	—	300	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	42.00–43.00	42.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	64.00	64.00
1	—	640	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	137.50–139.00	138.25
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	601	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	126.00–132.50	128.97
3	—	680	115.00–127.00	119.71
2	—	575	132.00–132.50	132.25
2	—	285	147.50	147.50
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
1	—	420	154.00	154.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,063	50.00–59.50	54.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,528	59.00–68.00	63.49
4	—	1,640	53.00–56.50	54.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,340	60.00–72.50	66.04
11	—	1,334	51.00–58.50	56.51
10	—	1,358	73.00–78.50	74.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,672	78.00–89.00	84.50
1	—	1,945	98.00	98.00

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.