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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 24

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 393▲ 266 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 190▲ 237 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 39▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers overall, and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers overall and feeder bulls weighing over 500 lbs. due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 9.00 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 $123.79/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$123.79

100 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

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	460	123.88	570	99
Medium and Large 2-3	390	115.00	449	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $121 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 sale100 hd

123.79

—

TN average8 barns · 591 hd

116.93

+6.87

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	1,931	94.57	1,826	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	68.07	1,031	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	67.61	897	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	57.11	618	38

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	151.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	422	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	150.92/cwt	147.50–153.00	650	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	151.10/cwt	145.00–154.00	700	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	135.32/cwt	130.00–144.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	792	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	125.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	850	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	235	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	327	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	130.73/cwt	126.00–136.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	131.90/cwt	129.00–140.00	497	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	128.75/cwt	123.00–133.00	537	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	127.96/cwt	121.00–133.00	598	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	114.59/cwt	107.00–118.00	592	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	622	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	110.25/cwt	102.00–116.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	613	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	102.48/cwt	100.00–104.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	713	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	99.52/cwt	97.00–102.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	758	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	234	155.52/cwt	152.50–156.00	364	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	153.19/cwt	149.00–162.50	429	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	157.11/cwt	154.00–165.00	496	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	150.48/cwt	144.00–155.00	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	147.88/cwt	140.00–155.00	643	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	145.50/cwt	145.00–147.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	122.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,920	100.98/cwt	99.50–102.50	1,939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	92.00/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,780	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	913	63.27/cwt	63.00–63.50	578	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	613	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	50.79/cwt	50.00–51.50	523	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	57.32/cwt	52.50–62.50	633	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	80.26/cwt	78.50–82.50	1,034	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	59.93/cwt	56.00–62.00	790	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	68.93/cwt	64.00–76.00	921	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	74.32/cwt	73.50–75.00	1,052	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	61.53/cwt	61.00–62.00	893	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	67.73/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,040	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	5,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,474	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	8,503	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 393Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 39Year ago 0

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	545.00	545.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	740.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00

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	—	950	895.00	895.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	554	143.00	143.00
7	—	463	145.00–154.00	151.10
7	—	279	150.00–160.00	151.33
5	—	525	130.00–144.00	135.32
4	—	431	147.50–153.00	150.92
4	—	368	155.00	155.00
2	—	675	123.00–129.00	125.98
2	—	340	166.00	166.00
1	—	600	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	126.00–136.00	130.73
2	—	228	157.00	157.00
1	—	790	96.00	96.00
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
32	—	377	129.00–140.00	131.90
12	—	417	123.00–133.00	128.75
10	—	517	107.00–118.00	114.59
7	—	467	121.00–133.00	127.96
4	—	625	100.00–104.00	102.48
4	—	564	102.00–116.00	110.25
2	—	690	97.00–102.00	99.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
1	—	255	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	119.00	119.00
5	—	657	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	140.00–155.00	147.88
7	—	280	149.00–162.50	153.19
7	—	234	152.50–156.00	155.52
6	—	368	144.00–155.00	150.48
6	—	316	154.00–165.00	157.11
4	—	483	145.00–147.00	145.50
3	—	608	120.00–127.00	122.34
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
1	—	530	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
1	—	410	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	63.00–63.50	63.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,104	52.50–62.50	57.32
4	—	1,029	50.00–51.50	50.79
1	—	965	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,535	63.00–72.00	67.73
5	—	1,415	73.50–75.00	74.32
3	—	1,452	61.00–62.00	61.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,336	64.00–76.00	68.93
18	—	1,318	56.00–62.00	59.93
6	—	1,288	78.50–82.50	80.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,935	87.00–95.50	92.00
2	—	1,920	99.50–102.50	100.98

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.