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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 12

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 607▲ 485 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 132▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 70▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, measured on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 higher overall and feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.10/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.57 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$132.10

146 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$7.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

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	519	132.19	687	144
Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.00	650	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.19/cwt here — about $37 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 sale146 hd

132.10

—

TN average10 barns · 974 hd

126.20

+5.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−74.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $225.05, low $162.30, median $206.67 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,716	93.33	1,601	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	63.40	812	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	62.59	985	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	57.21	606	27

Every lot

91 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	159.25/cwt	158.50–160.00	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	154.11/cwt	152.00–162.50	569	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	147.06/cwt	142.00–153.00	634	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	146.38/cwt	141.00–151.00	679	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	138.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	738	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	134.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	771	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.24/cwt	120.00–131.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	125.68/cwt	118.00–128.50	840	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	963	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	136.20/cwt	131.00–140.00	445	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	134.05/cwt	127.00–138.00	488	11
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	127.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	532	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	427	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	124.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	593	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	122.38/cwt	115.00–127.00	625	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	114.36/cwt	107.00–118.00	658	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	109.54/cwt	104.00–116.00	689	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	360	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	156.29/cwt	155.00–157.50	445	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	168.57/cwt	165.00–172.50	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	151.15/cwt	147.50–157.50	488	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	142.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	141.80/cwt	136.00–149.00	597	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	140.87/cwt	135.00–147.00	686	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	129.08/cwt	121.00–134.00	674	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	124.74/cwt	123.00–125.00	704	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	115.74/cwt	110.00–121.00	716	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	115.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	781	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	108.57/cwt	106.50–113.00	794	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	100.44/cwt	97.00–104.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	91.05/cwt	82.00–94.00	839	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,679	91.40/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,535	10
Bulls	—	—	1,838	99.78/cwt	97.50–102.00	1,834	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	860	69.25/cwt	66.00–72.50	596	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	57.03/cwt	53.00–62.00	612	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	50.49/cwt	50.00–51.00	553	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	52.78/cwt	51.50–54.00	630	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	681	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	69.95/cwt	68.00–74.50	895	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	62.58/cwt	59.00–66.00	805	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	69.26/cwt	67.50–72.00	1,015	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	61.83/cwt	59.00–66.00	995	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	—	2
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	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953.57/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,033.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	10,333	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,944	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	931.82/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,433	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 607Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	925.00–975.00	953.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	825.00	825.00

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	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,227	875.00–1,050.00	931.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	900.00–1,050.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	700.00–850.00	775.00

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	—	370	162.00	162.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	165.00–172.50	168.57
2	—	458	149.00–151.00	150.01
2	—	505	138.00–141.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	92.00	92.00
1	—	965	79.00	79.00
2	—	238	150.00–152.50	151.24
2	—	285	155.00–157.50	156.29
2	—	820	97.00–104.00	100.44
4	—	922	82.00–94.00	91.05
7	—	679	110.00–116.00	115.00
8	—	379	140.00–150.00	142.40
8	—	564	123.00–125.00	124.74
8	—	731	106.50–113.00	108.57
10	—	619	110.00–121.00	115.74
12	—	323	147.50–157.50	151.15
13	—	421	136.00–149.00	141.80
21	—	522	121.00–134.00	129.08
33	—	487	135.00–147.00	140.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	122.50	122.50
3	—	470	132.00	132.00
2	—	723	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	111.00	111.00
3	—	427	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	511	115.00–127.00	122.38
15	—	575	107.00–118.00	114.36
15	—	477	115.00–126.00	124.22
14	—	629	104.00–116.00	109.54
12	—	419	120.00–132.00	127.04
11	—	364	127.00–138.00	134.05
7	—	327	131.00–140.00	136.20
2	—	675	102.00–104.00	103.00
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00–137.00	133.43
1	—	540	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	118.00–128.50	125.68
7	—	571	130.00–136.00	134.98
7	—	464	141.00–151.00	146.38
7	—	369	152.00–162.50	154.11
4	—	625	120.00–131.00	124.24
4	—	431	142.00–153.00	147.06
3	—	868	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	535	132.00–144.00	138.00
2	—	240	158.50–160.00	159.25
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	275	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	—	305	175.00	175.00

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	—	860	66.00–72.50	69.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,073	53.00–62.00	57.03
3	—	1,095	50.00–51.00	50.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,610	59.00–66.00	61.83
3	—	1,465	67.50–72.00	69.26
1	—	1,195	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,287	59.00–66.00	62.58
7	—	1,279	68.00–74.50	69.95
2	—	1,193	51.50–54.00	52.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,679	88.00–94.50	91.40
3	—	1,838	97.50–102.00	99.78

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.