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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 31

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

774 head

▲ 508 vs last sale 266▲ 774 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 237▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 24▲ 58 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 measuring 6.00 to 8.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply lower due, in part, to heavy supply and lighter demand.

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 $123.58/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$123.58

237 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

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	447	123.86	554	229
Medium and Large 2-3	435	115.57	502	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $52 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 sale237 hd

123.58

—

TN average9 barns · 1,048 hd

124.17

−0.59

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	1,788	80.53	1,440	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	55.21	664	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	50.70	721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	47.15	474	19

Every lot

98 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	276	152.17/cwt	142.50–155.00	420	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	168.56/cwt	157.50–177.50	526	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	476	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	168.60/cwt	160.00–177.00	639	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	175.73/cwt	171.00–181.00	743	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	159.48/cwt	151.00–167.50	691	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	170.80/cwt	169.00–174.00	798	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	479	144.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	160.16/cwt	151.00–163.00	780	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	827	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	690	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	145.17/cwt	141.00–152.00	761	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	133.93/cwt	133.00–134.00	849	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	216	144.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	313	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	258	148.79/cwt	147.50–150.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	138.88/cwt	135.00–142.50	394	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	136.81/cwt	129.00–142.00	436	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	128.51/cwt	124.00–137.50	487	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	126.50/cwt	120.00–133.50	533	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	469	107.58/cwt	104.00–112.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	123.74/cwt	118.00–128.00	583	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	119.20/cwt	114.00–126.00	616	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	113.74/cwt	109.50–121.00	667	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	95.73/cwt	93.00–101.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	93.67/cwt	92.00–96.00	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	88.39/cwt	86.00–90.00	622	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	170.60/cwt	162.00–180.00	384	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	169.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	440	11
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	142.66/cwt	137.50–147.50	457	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	154.92/cwt	151.00–159.00	513	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	157.59/cwt	153.00–167.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	177.47/cwt	172.50–182.50	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	386	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	550	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	166.31/cwt	165.00–167.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	153.23/cwt	142.00–161.00	650	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	151.90/cwt	142.00–161.00	731	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	801	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	139.56/cwt	132.00–146.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	127.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	733	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	122.78/cwt	117.00–127.00	761	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	100.96/cwt	99.00–103.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	315	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	150	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	685	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	343	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	298	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	298	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	462	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	411	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	80.53/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,440	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	47.15/cwt	44.00–50.50	474	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	55.16/cwt	50.00–59.50	653	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,230	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	713	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	62.48/cwt	62.00–63.00	802	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	46.13/cwt	44.00–48.00	616	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	50.27/cwt	45.00–55.00	720	17
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	639.17/cwt	555.00–750.00	6,762	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	875.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,625	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	831.25/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,598	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	706.67/cwt	620.00–850.00	9,187	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	12,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	636.00/cwt	636.00–636.00	5,406	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	661.25/cwt	550.00–725.00	6,447	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 266Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 237Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	154.00–155.00	154.67
6	—	410	165.00–167.00	166.31
2	—	378	172.50–182.50	177.47
2	—	320	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
2	—	225	162.00–180.00	170.60
2	—	720	99.00–103.00	100.96
4	—	520	132.00–146.00	139.56
5	—	371	153.00–167.00	157.59
5	—	620	117.00–127.00	122.78
8	—	481	142.00–161.00	151.90
11	—	260	165.00–175.00	169.04
11	—	331	151.00–159.00	154.92
12	—	424	142.00–161.00	153.23
21	—	576	120.00–135.00	127.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
4	—	386	142.50	142.50
2	—	625	107.00–112.00	109.46
2	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	320	137.50–147.50	142.66
1	—	475	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
2	—	388	115.00	115.00
2	—	430	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	508	110.00–111.00	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	105.00	105.00
4	—	469	104.00–112.00	107.58
1	—	330	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	421	120.00–133.50	126.50
46	—	471	118.00–128.00	123.74
30	—	379	124.00–137.50	128.51
23	—	586	109.50–121.00	113.74
17	—	517	114.00–126.00	119.20
11	—	284	135.00–142.50	138.88
10	—	216	140.00–150.00	144.74
9	—	319	129.00–142.00	136.81
5	—	704	86.00–90.00	88.39
4	—	625	93.00–101.00	95.73
3	—	675	92.00–96.00	93.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	147.50–150.00	148.79
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	350	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	47.50	47.50
2	—	685	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	100.00	100.00
3	—	462	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	142.50–155.00	152.17
3	—	523	131.00–133.00	132.01
2	—	315	150.00–152.50	151.23
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	141.00–145.00	144.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	141.00–152.00	145.17
17	—	379	160.00–177.00	168.60
13	—	634	133.00–134.00	133.93
13	—	487	151.00–163.00	160.16
9	—	312	157.50–177.50	168.56
8	—	433	151.00–167.50	159.48
2	—	730	123.00	123.00
1	—	220	172.50	172.50
2	—	560	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	171.00–181.00	175.73
2	—	520	157.00–161.00	159.00
5	—	467	169.00–174.00	170.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,433	45.00–55.00	50.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,183	50.00–59.50	55.16
4	—	1,283	62.00–63.00	62.48
3	—	1,335	44.00–48.00	46.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,006	44.00–50.50	47.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,788	75.00–84.50	80.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	900.00	900.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	1,600	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	620.00–850.00	706.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,058	555.00–750.00	639.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,275	750.00–950.00	831.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	800.00–1,000.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	636.00	636.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	675.00	675.00

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	—	900	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	550.00–725.00	661.25

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.