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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 21

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

895 head

▼ 211 vs last sale 1,106▲ 136 vs year ago 759 · +17.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 120▼ 12 vs year ago 164 · −7.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 84▲ 58 vs year ago 46 · +126.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with high-quality feeder offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 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 $123.49/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$123.49

242 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$8.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

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	503	123.85	623	231
Medium and Large 2-3	423	116.09	491	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	385	115.00	443	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.85/cwt here — about $180 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 sale242 hd

123.49

—

TN average10 barns · 2,084 hd

123.45

+0.04

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	1,638	85.44	1,400	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	65.95	770	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	63.95	960	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	59.30	657	18

Every lot

101 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	545	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	162.43/cwt	157.50–165.00	544	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	603	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	378	126.27/cwt	122.50–130.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	151.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	587	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	141.35/cwt	136.00–150.00	588	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	143.35/cwt	136.00–148.00	682	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	152.48/cwt	151.00–154.00	732	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	145.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	134.17/cwt	129.00–140.00	720	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	122.89/cwt	121.00–124.00	667	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	131.52/cwt	125.50–136.00	762	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	134.45/cwt	125.00–138.00	840	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	912	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	126.61/cwt	121.00–133.00	855	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	117.14/cwt	115.00–118.50	845	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	229	139.54/cwt	135.00–147.50	320	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	142.44/cwt	141.00–145.00	376	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	139.18/cwt	130.00–145.00	454	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	138.78/cwt	134.00–143.00	513	12
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	129.13/cwt	122.00–135.00	548	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	115.88/cwt	115.00–117.00	494	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	137.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	126.75/cwt	119.00–134.00	591	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	121.21/cwt	115.00–128.00	633	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	130.44/cwt	130.00–130.50	682	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	563	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	117.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	687	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	113.43/cwt	109.00–120.00	696	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	105.51/cwt	100.00–111.00	713	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	725	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	341	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	437	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	165.56/cwt	160.00–172.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	148.66/cwt	143.00–159.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	135.77/cwt	135.00–136.00	508	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	413	123.67/cwt	122.00–125.00	511	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	135.70/cwt	130.00–144.00	571	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	511	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	131.37/cwt	127.00–137.00	615	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	127.69/cwt	121.00–131.00	661	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	125.41/cwt	120.00–132.00	714	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	120.07/cwt	115.00–124.00	742	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	113.89/cwt	113.50–116.00	776	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	102.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	600	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	498	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	678	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	617	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,013	74.57/cwt	72.00–77.00	755	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	95.08/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,498	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	85.73/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,513	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	59.30/cwt	55.50–64.50	657	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	65.36/cwt	60.00–69.50	761	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	71.85/cwt	70.00–74.00	863	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	63.47/cwt	58.00–68.50	946	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,366	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,950	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392.50/cwt	1,360.00–1,425.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120.00/cwt	1,065.00–1,175.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,930	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	888.89/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,613	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	786.11/cwt	650.00–870.00	9,567	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	805.00/cwt	700.00–910.00	10,666	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,438	971.25/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	13,967	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 Jul 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 1,106Year ago 759

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 120Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 84Year ago 46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	660.00	660.00

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	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	850.00	850.00

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	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,360.00–1,425.00	1,392.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,065.00–1,175.00	1,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,360.00	1,360.00

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	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	2	—	1,325	700.00–910.00	805.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,217	650.00–870.00	786.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,438	925.00–1,025.00	971.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,194	800.00–1,050.00	888.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	74.50	74.50
13	—	1,765	80.00–90.00	85.73
3	—	1,575	92.00–96.50	95.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	72.00–77.00	74.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,108	55.50–64.50	59.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,490	58.00–68.50	63.47
1	—	1,785	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,165	60.00–69.50	65.36
4	—	1,201	70.00–74.00	71.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	151.00	151.00
3	—	520	135.00–137.00	136.03
4	—	383	163.00–165.00	164.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	162.50	162.50
3	—	733	100.00–105.00	102.34
4	—	265	160.00–170.00	165.00
7	—	335	160.00–172.00	165.56
7	—	373	143.00–159.00	148.66
7	—	618	115.00–124.00	120.07
9	—	681	113.50–116.00	113.89
11	—	421	130.00–144.00	135.70
18	—	468	127.00–137.00	131.37
22	—	518	121.00–131.00	127.69
25	—	569	120.00–132.00	125.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
3	—	413	122.00–125.00	123.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
3	—	450	113.50	113.50
3	—	538	113.00	113.00
4	—	374	135.00–136.00	135.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	151.00–154.00	152.48
2	—	358	168.00–169.00	168.51
1	—	440	153.00	153.00
1	—	315	173.00	173.00
2	—	515	143.00–147.00	145.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	118.00	118.00
2	—	465	123.00	123.00
2	—	448	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
4	—	633	115.00	115.00
8	—	543	121.00–124.00	122.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	663	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	625	125.00–138.00	134.45
29	—	675	121.00–133.00	126.61
23	—	579	125.50–136.00	131.52
18	—	537	129.00–140.00	134.17
17	—	721	115.00–118.50	117.14
11	—	476	136.00–148.00	143.35
11	—	416	136.00–150.00	141.35
9	—	388	150.00–160.00	151.40
3	—	335	157.50–165.00	162.43
2	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	295	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	126.00	126.00
2	—	378	122.50–130.00	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	115.00–117.00	115.88
1	—	395	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	583	110.00–119.00	117.80
37	—	522	115.00–128.00	121.21
36	—	466	119.00–134.00	126.75
31	—	424	122.00–135.00	129.13
20	—	676	100.00–111.00	105.51
13	—	614	109.00–120.00	113.43
12	—	370	134.00–143.00	138.78
11	—	326	130.00–145.00	139.18
4	—	229	135.00–147.50	139.54
3	—	264	141.00–145.00	142.44
2	—	718	100.00–102.00	101.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	130.00–130.50	130.44
3	—	458	136.00–138.00	137.33
2	—	563	122.00–125.00	123.48
2	—	308	150.00	150.00
2	—	400	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	75.00	75.00
2	—	640	90.00	90.00
5	—	678	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	83.00	83.00

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.