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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 19

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

652 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 485▲ 652 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 144▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle measuring 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with high-quality offerings noted. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows gauging 3.00 to 7.00 higher, with breaker and lean cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $122.61/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$122.61

203 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$4.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	515	122.66	632	196
Small and Medium 1-2	392	122.10	478	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	420	118.50	498	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about $134 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 sale203 hd

122.61

—

TN average9 barns · 1,892 hd

121.89

+0.71

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	1,865	97.19	1,813	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	66.62	837	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	63.33	984	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	59.16	640	30

Every lot

87 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	239	156.80/cwt	155.00–162.50	375	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.50	416	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	158.75/cwt	150.00–167.50	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	148.60/cwt	147.00–153.00	536	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	148.60/cwt	147.00–152.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	147.52/cwt	145.00–154.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	143.86/cwt	141.00–147.00	760	43
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	134.83/cwt	130.50–140.00	754	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	128.28/cwt	126.00–132.00	852	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	874	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	151.32/cwt	150.00–157.50	360	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	142.04/cwt	134.00–147.50	391	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	140.00/cwt	135.00–144.00	454	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	358	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	133.23/cwt	128.00–138.00	496	18
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	129.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	559	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	124.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	20
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.39/cwt	116.00–128.00	649	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	117.38/cwt	110.00–121.00	681	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	111.75/cwt	104.00–113.50	692	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	107.54/cwt	98.00–109.50	712	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	98.40/cwt	98.00–98.50	762	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	98.67/cwt	95.00–102.00	814	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	921	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	902	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	241	162.41/cwt	157.50–165.00	391	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.00	452	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	155.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	491	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	343	128.62/cwt	126.50–137.50	441	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	147.36/cwt	145.00–151.00	535	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	24
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	144.46/cwt	135.00–148.00	692	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	141.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	130.59/cwt	126.50–137.00	705	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	129.88/cwt	124.00–137.00	744	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	138.77/cwt	138.50–140.00	805	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	128.05/cwt	121.00–132.00	799	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	118.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,757	105.01/cwt	103.50–107.50	1,845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,906	94.26/cwt	90.50–98.00	1,797	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	59.16/cwt	54.50–65.00	640	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	964	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	66.79/cwt	62.00–73.00	833	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	57.60/cwt	54.50–59.00	739	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	76.74/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,033	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	56.24/cwt	55.50–57.00	783	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	63.17/cwt	58.50–69.00	980	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,743	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,264	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,745	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,938	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	726.43/cwt	650.00–870.00	7,991	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,798	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	949.00/cwt	845.00–975.00	12,527	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	873.33/cwt	800.00–910.00	11,641	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
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	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	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 2-3	—	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 2-3	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 485Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 91Year ago 0

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	—	950	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	845.00–975.00	949.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	765.00	765.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,100	650.00–870.00	726.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	800.00–910.00	873.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

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	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	385	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	—	716	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	528	141.00–147.00	143.86
14	—	664	126.00–132.00	128.28
8	—	559	130.50–140.00	134.83
5	—	481	145.00–154.00	147.52
4	—	610	137.00	137.00
4	—	361	147.00–153.00	148.60
4	—	239	155.00–162.50	156.80
3	—	422	147.00–152.00	148.60
2	—	315	150.00–167.50	158.75
2	—	275	150.00–152.50	151.34
1	—	1,030	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	144.00	144.00
1	—	450	159.00	159.00
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
1	—	280	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	92.00–94.00	92.99
42	—	522	116.00–128.00	124.39
26	—	433	124.00–134.00	129.21
23	—	580	110.00–121.00	117.38
20	—	475	120.00–128.00	124.64
18	—	372	128.00–138.00	133.23
16	—	619	104.00–113.50	111.75
12	—	662	98.00–109.50	107.54
9	—	275	134.00–147.50	142.04
7	—	324	135.00–144.00	140.00
5	—	774	98.00–98.50	98.40
5	—	238	150.00–157.50	151.32
4	—	713	96.00–97.00	96.50
3	—	825	95.00–102.00	98.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	125.50	125.50
1	—	485	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	118.00–119.00	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	343	126.50–137.50	128.62
3	—	445	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	138.50–140.00	138.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	479	135.00–148.00	144.46
24	—	428	140.00–150.00	145.19
17	—	573	124.00–137.00	129.88
14	—	540	126.50–137.00	130.59
12	—	624	121.00–132.00	128.05
6	—	316	150.00–162.50	155.38
4	—	241	157.50–165.00	162.41
3	—	363	145.00–151.00	147.36
2	—	868	95.50	95.50
2	—	655	115.00–122.00	118.53
2	—	285	155.00–162.00	158.62
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	140.00–144.00	141.51
2	—	460	150.00–151.00	150.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,081	54.50–65.00	59.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,551	58.50–69.00	63.17
2	—	1,743	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,393	55.50–57.00	56.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,247	62.00–73.00	66.79
7	—	1,283	54.50–59.00	57.60
4	—	1,346	75.00–80.00	76.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,906	90.50–98.00	94.26
3	—	1,757	103.50–107.50	105.01

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.