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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 16

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

957 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 822▲ 52 vs year ago 905 · +5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 142▼ 12 vs year ago 206 · −5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 65▲ 1 vs year ago 69 · +1.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 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 $125.03/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$125.03

298 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$4.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

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	510	125.13	638	292
Medium and Large 2-3	382	120.19	459	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.94/cwt here — about $178 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 sale298 hd

125.03

—

TN average9 barns · 2,110 hd

123.43

+1.60

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	—	High	1,534	96.73	1,484	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	69.79	873	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	67.06	953	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	61.85	618	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	80.00	1,052	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	162.54/cwt	155.00–167.50	540	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	138.30/cwt	135.50–146.00	582	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	139.41/cwt	134.00–148.00	652	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	139.02/cwt	131.00–144.00	741	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	134.07/cwt	128.00–138.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	132.41/cwt	121.00–135.00	821	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.50	861	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	120.46/cwt	115.00–121.50	878	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,154	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	234	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	337	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	144.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	402	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	333	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	142.33/cwt	136.00–144.00	477	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	133.46/cwt	129.00–138.00	495	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	120.19/cwt	118.00–121.00	459	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	127.91/cwt	124.00–135.00	539	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	637	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	126.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	594	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.07/cwt	116.00–128.00	648	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.31/cwt	118.00–127.00	697	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	110.35/cwt	107.50–113.00	692	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	110.50/cwt	105.00–113.50	720	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	103.56/cwt	100.00–105.50	740	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	96.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	874	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	931	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	208	156.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	325	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	156.62/cwt	148.00–161.00	415	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	166.67/cwt	165.00–167.50	467	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	154.53/cwt	147.00–163.00	502	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	134.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	493	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	141.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	522	13
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	499	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	126.10/cwt	121.00–128.50	530	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	135.01/cwt	130.00–143.00	579	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	614	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	131.04/cwt	124.00–139.00	684	39
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	122.28/cwt	118.00–127.50	703	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	118.55/cwt	115.00–120.50	743	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	117.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	771	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	668	110.43/cwt	108.00–113.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	111.14/cwt	106.50–114.00	797	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	104.38/cwt	101.00–110.00	805	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	94.99/cwt	91.00–99.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	89.00/cwt	86.00–93.00	772	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	84.74/cwt	81.00–86.00	816	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,052	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,111	84.96/cwt	80.00–88.00	944	5
Bulls	—	—	1,582	97.78/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,547	15
Bulls	—	—	1,883	107.49/cwt	105.00–111.50	2,024	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	613	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	918	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	615	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	61.20/cwt	57.00–66.50	618	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	57.98/cwt	55.00–60.00	707	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,223	58.84/cwt	57.00–60.00	720	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	68.74/cwt	62.50–74.50	851	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	80.35/cwt	75.50–86.00	1,060	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	67.52/cwt	63.50–72.50	969	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	74.29/cwt	74.00–74.50	1,170	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	987.50/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	10,369	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	900.00/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,053	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	800.00/cwt	675.00–875.00	9,064	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	761.67/cwt	600.00–885.00	9,270	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,095.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,892	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	2

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 957Last week 822Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 142Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 65Year ago 69

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	100.00–105.50	103.56
9	—	335	136.00–144.00	142.33
10	—	652	105.00–113.50	110.50
13	—	279	140.00–150.00	144.08
4	—	234	140.00–147.50	143.98
4	—	788	94.00–100.00	96.01
15	—	371	129.00–138.00	133.46
16	—	627	107.50–113.00	110.35
20	—	421	124.00–135.00	127.91
46	—	570	118.00–127.00	122.31
47	—	469	120.00–133.00	126.72
73	—	522	116.00–128.00	124.07
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
1	—	980	95.00	95.00
1	—	930	94.00	94.00
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
1	—	820	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	146.00	146.00
5	—	575	132.00	132.00
9	—	447	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	118.00–121.00	120.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	111.00	111.00
2	—	600	121.00–124.00	122.50
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
1	—	415	138.00	138.00
1	—	360	143.00	143.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	168.00	168.00
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
1	—	835	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,030	112.00	112.00
36	—	533	131.00–144.00	139.02
10	—	673	124.00–130.50	128.00
10	—	468	134.00–148.00	139.41
9	—	729	115.00–121.50	120.46
8	—	421	135.50–146.00	138.30
38	—	620	121.00–135.00	132.41
4	—	570	128.00–138.00	134.07
8	—	332	155.00–167.50	162.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	522	124.00–139.00	131.04
32	—	575	118.00–127.50	122.28
23	—	473	130.00–139.00	135.70
15	—	325	147.00–163.00	154.53
13	—	717	106.50–114.00	111.14
13	—	369	140.00–149.00	141.37
12	—	627	115.00–120.50	118.55
8	—	771	101.00–110.00	104.38
7	—	429	130.00–143.00	135.01
7	—	265	148.00–161.00	156.62
6	—	658	115.00–120.00	117.16
5	—	821	91.00–99.00	94.99
4	—	963	81.00–86.00	84.74
3	—	867	86.00–93.00	89.00
3	—	208	150.00–160.00	156.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	165.00–167.50	166.67
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	540	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	127.00–128.00	127.49
2	—	375	131.00–135.00	132.95
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	121.00–128.50	126.10
6	—	366	133.00–135.00	134.64
3	—	520	115.00–121.00	118.06
3	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	615	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	98.00	98.00
2	—	668	108.00–113.00	110.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	124.00	124.00

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	—	918	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,010	57.00–66.50	61.20
1	—	895	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,435	63.50–72.50	67.52
3	—	1,223	57.00–60.00	58.84
2	—	1,575	74.00–74.50	74.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,220	55.00–60.00	57.98
12	—	1,319	75.50–86.00	80.35
53	—	1,238	62.50–74.50	68.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,883	105.00–111.50	107.49
15	—	1,582	92.00–103.00	97.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	80.00–88.00	84.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	600.00–885.00	761.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	675.00–875.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,360	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,095.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	800.00–1,025.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	825.00–1,150.00	987.50

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	—	800	750.00	750.00

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	—	900	700.00	700.00

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.