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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 2

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 500▼ 592 vs year ago 1,102 · −53.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 145▼ 163 vs year ago 260 · −62.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 64▼ 8 vs year ago 80 · −10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle holding mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower overall on a lighter test, with slaughter bulls steady.

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 $124.95/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$124.95

137 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

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	125.14	629	135
Medium and Large 2-3	543	112.00	608	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $21 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 sale137 hd

124.95

—

TN average9 barns · 1,736 hd

125.02

−0.07

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	1,641	94.17	1,545	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	64.28	775	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	63.21	1,010	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	57.09	599	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,115	100.00	1,115	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	96.10	1,098	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,280	94.30	1,207	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	80.00	1,156	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	109.00	1,281	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	2,323	68.00	1,580	2thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	172.20/cwt	162.50–177.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	157.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	153.27/cwt	148.00–160.00	636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	138.29/cwt	131.50–143.00	736	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	138.84/cwt	130.00–143.50	780	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	569	152.37/cwt	147.00–155.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	127.88/cwt	121.00–131.00	784	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	877	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	140.01/cwt	132.50–148.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	141.28/cwt	139.00–145.00	509	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	138.58/cwt	138.00–140.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	130.82/cwt	124.00–134.00	555	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	607	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	123.83/cwt	118.00–131.00	599	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	121.82/cwt	115.00–129.00	635	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	124.62/cwt	116.00–127.00	699	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	110.58/cwt	106.00–116.00	689	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	108.67/cwt	107.50–111.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	105.27/cwt	98.00–113.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	167.67/cwt	162.50–175.00	441	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	153.53/cwt	149.00–158.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	144.35/cwt	140.00–152.50	615	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	463	128.25/cwt	128.00–129.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	156.31/cwt	155.00–157.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	145.39/cwt	141.00–149.00	699	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	141.05/cwt	131.00–144.00	745	13
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	119.61/cwt	116.00–123.00	762	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	118.43/cwt	115.00–121.00	777	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	106.55/cwt	102.00–111.00	771	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	790	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	238	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	262	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	266	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	293	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	343	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	360	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,281	1
Steers	—	Choice	2,323	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,580	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,115	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,143	96.10/cwt	86.00–113.00	1,098	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,280	94.30/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,207	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,156	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,591	91.50/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,456	7
Bulls	—	—	1,757	100.41/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,764	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	56.53/cwt	53.00–63.00	595	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	53.12/cwt	50.00–57.50	624	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	64.40/cwt	60.50–71.00	779	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	74.90/cwt	72.00–83.00	915	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	765	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	62.22/cwt	58.00–66.00	956	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,953	71.29/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,392	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	600.00/cwt	575.00–625.00	5,400	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,320	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	836.67/cwt	800.00–910.00	7,530	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	721.67/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,758	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	940.00/cwt	830.00–1,050.00	13,630	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 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	—	1,350.00/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	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 500Year ago 1,102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 145Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 64Year ago 80

Compared to last week, feeder cattle holding mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower overall on a lighter test, with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	147.00–155.00	152.37
2	—	523	145.00–146.00	145.48
1	—	300	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	177.50	177.50
25	—	562	130.00–143.50	138.84
20	—	532	131.50–143.00	138.29
8	—	415	148.00–160.00	153.27
7	—	613	121.00–131.00	127.88
5	—	662	132.50	132.50
4	—	369	150.00–165.00	157.64
3	—	322	162.50–177.00	172.20
2	—	475	156.00–158.00	156.98
1	—	710	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
2	—	598	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	140.00–152.50	144.35
13	—	637	116.00–123.00	119.61
13	—	528	131.00–144.00	141.05
8	—	481	141.00–149.00	145.39
7	—	656	115.00–121.00	118.43
5	—	724	102.00–111.00	106.55
3	—	263	162.50–175.00	167.67
2	—	778	101.00–102.00	101.49
2	—	580	124.00	124.00
2	—	353	149.00–158.00	153.53
2	—	323	147.50–148.00	147.75
2	—	245	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	155.00–157.00	156.31
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
1	—	365	171.00	171.00
1	—	310	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	128.00–129.00	128.25
2	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	103.00	103.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	521	115.00–129.00	121.82
19	—	561	116.00–127.00	124.62
18	—	484	118.00–131.00	123.83
14	—	623	106.00–116.00	110.58
14	—	424	124.00–134.00	130.82
11	—	360	139.00–145.00	141.28
4	—	310	132.50–148.00	140.01
3	—	650	107.50–111.00	108.67
2	—	723	98.00–113.00	105.27
1	—	855	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	138.00–140.00	138.58
2	—	460	134.00–137.00	135.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	105.00	105.00
4	—	266	110.00	110.00
2	—	238	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	65.00	65.00
14	—	1,053	53.00–63.00	56.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,536	58.00–66.00	62.22
2	—	1,953	70.00–73.00	71.29
1	—	1,390	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,210	60.50–71.00	64.40
4	—	1,221	72.00–83.00	74.90
4	—	1,174	50.00–57.50	53.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	85.00–95.00	91.50
3	—	1,757	98.00–102.00	100.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,323	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	86.00–113.00	96.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	88.00–99.00	94.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	900	575.00–625.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	800.00–910.00	836.67
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	790.00	790.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00

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)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,450	830.00–1,050.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,075	650.00–750.00	721.67

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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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.