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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 28

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 712▲ 696 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 217▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 116▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower, and feeder bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower, with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 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 $118.71/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$118.71

219 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$1.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

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	502	118.74	596	214
Medium and Large 2-3	434	117.60	511	5thin

One grade step is worth $1.14/cwt here — about $85 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 sale219 hd

118.71

—

TN average10 barns · 1,812 hd

117.78

+0.93

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	1,707	91.46	1,561	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	61.24	709	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	58.66	890	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	54.62	545	25

Every lot

94 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	235	157.74/cwt	157.50–158.00	371	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	317	130.04/cwt	122.50–137.50	412	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.50	463	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	541	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	142.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	605	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	137.44/cwt	133.00–139.00	651	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	129.76/cwt	124.00–137.00	668	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	129.89/cwt	121.00–138.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	608	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	672	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	119.02/cwt	115.00–126.00	739	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	119.09/cwt	113.00–121.00	793	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	109.27/cwt	101.00–112.50	773	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	138.49/cwt	132.50–145.00	389	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	134.93/cwt	129.00–141.00	424	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	130.48/cwt	125.00–137.00	488	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	397	121.34/cwt	118.00–123.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	121.19/cwt	118.00–127.00	572	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	116.53/cwt	111.00–121.00	613	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	111.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	643	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	121.20/cwt	121.00–122.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	106.08/cwt	99.00–108.50	667	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	94.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	101.03/cwt	94.00–102.50	721	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	95.96/cwt	94.00–98.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	81.54/cwt	78.00–85.00	795	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	359	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	152.74/cwt	146.00–159.00	419	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	144.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	490	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	141.66/cwt	138.00–145.00	531	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	123.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	137.07/cwt	136.00–139.00	592	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	447	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	133.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	18
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	478	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.72/cwt	123.00–131.00	651	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	124.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	712	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	113.10/cwt	107.00–120.00	700	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	104.76/cwt	100.00–112.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	92.76/cwt	90.00–94.00	684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	87.35/cwt	85.00–90.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	88.03/cwt	84.50–93.00	1,497	6
Bulls	—	—	1,746	94.88/cwt	94.50–95.50	1,657	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	878	64.29/cwt	61.00–68.00	564	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	53.78/cwt	50.00–58.50	542	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,125	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	765	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	59.97/cwt	55.00–65.00	694	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	67.96/cwt	66.00–70.50	797	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	58.66/cwt	55.00–64.50	890	31
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	21,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	998.33/cwt	875.00–1,145.00	10,482	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	683.33/cwt	635.00–740.00	7,175	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	736.25/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,915	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	783.75/cwt	750.00–885.00	8,919	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	885.00/cwt	775.00–1,090.00	10,532	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	787.50/cwt	750.00–825.00	9,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	911.43/cwt	750.00–1,070.00	11,721	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970.83/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,580	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	630.00/cwt	610.00–650.00	6,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,075	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,188	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,300	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 712Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 217Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 116Year 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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,138	750.00–885.00	783.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,075	700.00–770.00	736.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	750.00–825.00	787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	635.00–740.00	683.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,190	775.00–1,090.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	875.00–1,145.00	998.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,286	750.00–1,070.00	911.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	970.83

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	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,341.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	610.00–650.00	630.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	620.00	620.00

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	—	700	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	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	—	900	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	122.50–137.50	130.04
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
1	—	310	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	110.50	110.50
6	—	400	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	474	133.00–139.00	137.44
16	—	515	124.00–137.00	129.76
15	—	707	101.00–112.50	109.27
8	—	666	113.00–121.00	119.09
6	—	621	115.00–126.00	119.02
6	—	424	140.00–146.00	142.65
6	—	368	147.00	147.00
3	—	565	121.00–138.00	129.89
3	—	327	141.00–142.50	141.51
2	—	235	157.50–158.00	157.74
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	124.00–127.00	125.51
1	—	430	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.35
2	—	620	101.00–105.00	102.97
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	432	136.00–139.00	137.07
18	—	475	130.00–138.00	133.30
17	—	375	138.00–145.00	141.66
14	—	572	121.00–128.00	124.51
12	—	619	107.00–120.00	113.10
10	—	522	123.00–131.00	124.72
7	—	274	146.00–159.00	152.74
6	—	737	90.00–94.00	92.76
5	—	338	140.00–148.00	144.96
4	—	655	100.00–112.00	104.76
3	—	770	85.00–90.00	87.35
3	—	232	150.00–160.00	154.93
1	—	910	95.00	95.00
1	—	880	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	118.00–123.00	121.34
2	—	490	111.00–113.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	121.00–122.00	121.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	526	111.00–121.00	116.53
39	—	472	118.00–127.00	121.19
25	—	422	120.00–128.00	124.12
23	—	629	99.00–108.50	106.08
22	—	374	125.00–137.00	130.48
13	—	575	105.00–115.00	111.89
10	—	314	129.00–141.00	134.93
9	—	714	94.00–102.50	101.03
9	—	281	132.50–145.00	138.49
3	—	673	90.00–98.00	94.99
2	—	975	78.00–85.00	81.54
2	—	775	94.00–98.00	95.96
2	—	228	140.00–150.00	144.84
1	—	915	83.00	83.00
1	—	810	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
1	—	610	118.00	118.00

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	—	878	61.00–68.00	64.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,008	50.00–58.50	53.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,518	55.00–64.50	58.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,157	55.00–65.00	59.97
6	—	1,173	66.00–70.50	67.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	84.50–93.00	88.03
5	—	1,746	94.50–95.50	94.88

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.