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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 5

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

607 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 696▲ 607 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 155▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 108▲ 70 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 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers and bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall.

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 $118.76/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$118.76

185 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$5.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

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	487	119.09	580	173
Medium and Large 2-3	429	113.92	488	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.17/cwt here — about $92 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 sale185 hd

118.76

—

TN average9 barns · 1,699 hd

117.80

+0.96

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	—	Low	1,580	92.73	1,465	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	59.51	715	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	58.31	911	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	55.80	530	14

Every lot

93 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	151.36/cwt	147.00–157.50	499	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	148.23/cwt	140.00–154.00	547	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	139.63/cwt	137.00–143.00	595	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	135.52/cwt	130.00–143.00	648	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	139.09/cwt	131.00–142.00	727	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	132.46/cwt	129.00–136.00	755	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	124.64/cwt	120.00–126.50	769	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	773	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	144.49/cwt	135.00–152.50	393	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	140.99/cwt	135.00–147.50	453	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	131.40/cwt	127.00–138.00	490	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	118.72/cwt	113.00–121.00	451	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	123.49/cwt	118.00–131.00	530	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	119.60/cwt	114.00–124.50	565	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	481	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	513	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	113.25/cwt	110.00–117.00	592	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	111.33/cwt	106.00–114.50	630	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	101.27/cwt	99.00–104.00	640	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	97.01/cwt	96.00–98.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	92.53/cwt	91.00–94.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1,010	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1,103	95.49/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,053	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1,150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	226	162.44/cwt	160.00–167.50	367	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	152.45/cwt	150.00–157.50	425	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	424	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	155.46/cwt	151.00–162.50	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	354	155.67/cwt	155.00–156.00	551	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	139.45/cwt	137.00–148.00	534	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	135.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	567	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	432	116.73/cwt	114.00–118.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	132.72/cwt	128.50–138.00	625	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	136.44/cwt	136.00–136.50	694	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	125.15/cwt	120.00–134.00	665	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	122.16/cwt	119.00–126.00	689	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	118.39/cwt	113.00–123.00	742	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	106.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	896	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,365	103.92/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,419	3
Bulls	—	—	1,522	88.67/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,350	11
Bulls	—	—	1,930	97.49/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,882	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	62.57/cwt	62.00–63.00	534	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	53.73/cwt	51.00–57.00	518	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,108	69.98/cwt	67.00–73.00	775	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	59.61/cwt	56.00–63.50	706	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	65.24/cwt	65.00–65.50	799	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	50.30/cwt	47.00–53.00	683	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	58.47/cwt	55.00–64.00	901	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,220	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	50.47/cwt	47.00–53.50	896	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,138	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,390	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,072	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,405	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	857.50/cwt	825.00–890.00	9,218	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	881.67/cwt	845.00–900.00	9,848	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	817.50/cwt	810.00–825.00	9,810	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	741.00/cwt	700.00–770.00	8,892	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,220	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	898.33/cwt	850.00–925.00	12,280	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	—	1
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	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945.00/cwt	890.00–1,000.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	567.50/cwt	560.00–575.00	4,682	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,320	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 696Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 108Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers and bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	354	155.00–156.00	155.67
9	—	509	136.00–136.50	136.44
1	—	485	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
3	—	717	90.00–94.00	92.01
4	—	329	151.00–162.50	155.46
4	—	651	105.00–110.00	106.26
5	—	226	160.00–167.50	162.44
6	—	279	150.00–157.50	152.45
6	—	564	119.00–126.00	122.16
7	—	627	113.00–123.00	118.39
8	—	420	130.00–142.00	135.07
20	—	383	137.00–148.00	139.45
22	—	471	128.50–138.00	132.72
22	—	531	120.00–134.00	125.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
2	—	308	135.00–140.00	137.56
2	—	425	120.00–124.00	121.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
3	—	432	114.00–118.00	116.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	157.00	157.00
25	—	523	131.00–142.00	139.09
14	—	478	130.00–143.00	135.52
12	—	426	137.00–143.00	139.63
8	—	617	120.00–126.50	124.64
6	—	570	129.00–136.00	132.46
6	—	369	140.00–154.00	148.23
3	—	330	147.00–157.50	151.36
2	—	703	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
3	—	420	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	113.00–121.00	118.72
4	—	493	107.00	107.00
1	—	510	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	107.00–112.00	109.49
2	—	513	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	92.00–99.00	95.49
1	—	1,150	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,010	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	429	118.00–131.00	123.49
22	—	523	110.00–117.00	113.25
21	—	566	106.00–114.50	111.33
19	—	472	114.00–124.50	119.60
19	—	373	127.00–138.00	131.40
8	—	321	135.00–147.50	140.99
7	—	632	99.00–104.00	101.27
7	—	272	135.00–152.50	144.49
5	—	665	96.00–98.00	97.01
2	—	715	91.00–94.00	92.53
1	—	800	84.00	84.00
1	—	755	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	610.00	610.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	845.00–900.00	881.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	825.00–890.00	857.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	750.00–850.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	810.00–825.00	817.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,367	850.00–925.00	898.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,200	700.00–770.00	741.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	775.00–800.00	787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	685.00	685.00

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	2	—	—	890.00–1,000.00	945.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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	—	1,100	975.00	975.00

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	4	—	1,200	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	560.00–575.00	567.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,930	95.50–102.00	97.49
11	—	1,522	83.00–94.00	88.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	102.00–106.00	103.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	65.00–65.50	65.24
5	—	1,357	47.00–53.00	50.30
31	—	1,184	56.00–63.50	59.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	67.00–73.00	69.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	69.50	69.50
2	—	1,775	47.00–53.50	50.47
29	—	1,541	55.00–64.00	58.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	62.00–63.00	62.57
11	—	965	51.00–57.00	53.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	65.00	65.00

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.