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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 7

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

757 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 774▲ 757 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 162▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 58▲ 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 bulls sharply lower, with feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with exception of breaker cows 7.00 to 10.00 higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

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 $119.73/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$119.73

259 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$13.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

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	483	120.46	582	241
Medium and Large 2-3	497	110.52	549	15thin
Small and Medium 1-2	423	107.00	453	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.46/cwt here — about $129 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 sale259 hd

119.73

—

TN average10 barns · 1,833 hd

116.13

+3.60

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	1,661	77.59	1,289	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	59.17	807	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	58.79	762	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	51.16	502	9thin

Every lot

92 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	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	146.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	464	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	131.52/cwt	129.00–134.00	543	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	142.26/cwt	135.00–150.00	617	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	135.95/cwt	134.00–139.00	663	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	128.49/cwt	123.00–135.00	672	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	132.97/cwt	128.00–140.00	763	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	125.92/cwt	117.50–130.00	781	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	117.61/cwt	115.50–124.00	793	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	111.77/cwt	109.00–120.00	795	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	109.66/cwt	100.00–114.50	909	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	136.97/cwt	130.00–143.00	377	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	130.70/cwt	125.00–138.00	416	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	127.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	476	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	132.69/cwt	132.00–134.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	443	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	131.67/cwt	131.00–133.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	119.39/cwt	115.00–129.00	561	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	565	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	120.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	620	56
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	113.85/cwt	110.00–121.00	663	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	104.00/cwt	102.00–106.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	107.90/cwt	106.00–117.00	681	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	771	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	93.18/cwt	92.00–98.00	633	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	151.19/cwt	150.00–154.00	423	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	148.50/cwt	142.50–149.00	511	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	141.32/cwt	139.00–145.00	527	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	373	128.81/cwt	127.50–130.00	480	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	142.57/cwt	137.00–148.00	599	13
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	451	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	468	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	136.84/cwt	132.00–146.00	643	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	121.67/cwt	118.00–128.00	633	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	537	109.66/cwt	107.00–112.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	124.49/cwt	117.00–130.00	711	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	117.45/cwt	115.00–119.00	718	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	116.40/cwt	114.00–119.00	781	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	88.15/cwt	85.00–92.00	716	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	75.71/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,259	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	865	57.24/cwt	53.00–62.00	495	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	49.42/cwt	46.50–52.50	501	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	57.44/cwt	52.50–62.50	739	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	64.37/cwt	63.50–67.50	862	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	57.21/cwt	55.00–62.00	769	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	65.07/cwt	63.50–67.50	925	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	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	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	650.00/cwt	625.00–675.00	5,038	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,559	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	807.50/cwt	790.00–825.00	9,084	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	668.75/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,778	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,300	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,010	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 Apr 7, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 774Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	625.00–675.00	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	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	725.00–750.00	737.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	790.00–825.00	807.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,163	650.00–700.00	668.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	770.00	770.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	152.50	152.50
2	—	560	140.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	512	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	87.00	87.00
5	—	280	150.00–154.00	151.19
5	—	671	114.00–119.00	116.40
6	—	812	85.00–92.00	88.15
8	—	470	132.00–146.00	136.84
9	—	611	115.00–119.00	117.45
12	—	344	142.50–149.00	148.50
13	—	373	139.00–145.00	141.32
13	—	420	137.00–148.00	142.57
15	—	520	118.00–128.00	121.67
19	—	571	117.00–130.00	124.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
3	—	373	135.00	135.00
4	—	478	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	127.50–130.00	128.81
3	—	537	107.00–112.00	109.66
2	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	420	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
1	—	435	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	110.00	110.00
4	—	423	115.00–116.00	115.48
3	—	623	102.00	102.00
2	—	590	102.00–106.00	104.00
2	—	330	120.00–122.00	120.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	516	115.00–125.00	120.25
39	—	470	115.00–129.00	119.39
36	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.23
29	—	582	110.00–121.00	113.85
29	—	374	120.00–133.00	127.36
12	—	679	92.00–98.00	93.18
7	—	631	106.00–117.00	107.90
7	—	318	125.00–138.00	130.70
7	—	275	130.00–143.00	136.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	131.00–133.00	131.67
3	—	420	132.00–134.00	132.69
2	—	318	140.00–142.50	141.28
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
1	—	380	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	129.00–134.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	620	117.50–130.00	125.92
17	—	574	128.00–140.00	132.97
15	—	523	123.00–135.00	128.49
15	—	434	135.00–150.00	142.26
5	—	711	109.00–120.00	111.77
4	—	674	115.50–124.00	117.61
4	—	488	134.00–139.00	135.95
3	—	829	100.00–114.50	109.66
3	—	318	140.00–150.00	146.00
1	—	875	98.00	98.00
1	—	255	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	133.00	133.00
1	—	545	142.00	142.00

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	—	865	53.00–62.00	57.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	46.50–52.50	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,344	55.00–62.00	57.21
3	—	1,422	63.50–67.50	65.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,286	52.50–62.50	57.44
7	—	1,339	63.50–67.50	64.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,663	70.00–81.00	75.71
1	—	1,650	87.00	87.00

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.