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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 25

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

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Feeder Cattle receipts

976 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 1,094▲ 253 vs year ago 723 · +35.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 259▼ 58 vs year ago 230 · −25.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 107▲ 45 vs year ago 67 · +67.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 6.00 higher, with 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 $125.84/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$125.84

252 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	524	126.00	661	242
Medium and Large 2-3	410	123.23	505	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	435	110.00	479	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $182 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 sale252 hd

125.84

—

TN average10 barns · 2,143 hd

126.23

−0.40

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	1,747	84.87	1,483	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	66.86	810	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	63.78	924	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	59.55	649	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	71.50	965	1thin

Every lot

81 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 2-3	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	160.97/cwt	152.50–169.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	134.90/cwt	132.50–137.50	506	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	159.65/cwt	149.00–167.50	679	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	438	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	150.63/cwt	145.00–160.00	711	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	150.78/cwt	150.00–153.00	775	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.79/cwt	132.50–146.00	739	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	141.62/cwt	130.00–144.50	806	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	141.08/cwt	130.00–143.00	868	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	120.55/cwt	114.00–127.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	128.99/cwt	126.00–132.00	889	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	131.02/cwt	127.00–133.50	938	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	117.68/cwt	115.00–118.50	906	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	971	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	332	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	135.42/cwt	130.00–143.00	367	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	139.25/cwt	134.00–147.50	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	142.28/cwt	135.00–147.00	531	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	502	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	136.14/cwt	131.00–140.00	561	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	129.58/cwt	123.00–135.00	609	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	127.96/cwt	121.00–131.00	676	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	120.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	697	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	117.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	739	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	113.90/cwt	106.50–118.00	753	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	100.25/cwt	100.00–101.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	96.73/cwt	95.00–100.00	736	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	152.56/cwt	150.00–163.00	502	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	170.01/cwt	169.00–171.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	155.57/cwt	149.00–166.00	585	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	161.68/cwt	159.00–167.00	661	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	144.17/cwt	140.00–153.00	610	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	135.31/cwt	134.00–137.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	146.40/cwt	141.00–153.00	697	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	142.63/cwt	141.00–145.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	134.77/cwt	128.00–137.00	705	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	131.25/cwt	124.00–136.00	753	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	119.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	104.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	762	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	93.78/cwt	91.00–95.00	726	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	695	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	535	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	965	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,350	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	965	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,230	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	84.89/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,497	16
Bulls	—	—	2,005	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,835	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	58.89/cwt	55.00–63.00	640	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	747	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	66.27/cwt	62.00–71.50	791	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	56.09/cwt	55.00–57.50	699	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	75.54/cwt	73.00–79.00	958	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	63.78/cwt	59.50–70.00	924	18
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	775.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,975	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	928.57/cwt	910.00–975.00	10,809	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	791.67/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,365	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 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	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
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 1-2	—	966.67/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962.50/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912.50/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 1,094Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 259Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 107Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	149.00–166.00	155.57
25	—	476	141.00–153.00	146.40
24	—	523	128.00–137.00	134.77
22	—	574	124.00–136.00	131.25
19	—	423	140.00–153.00	144.17
14	—	632	115.00–125.00	119.11
8	—	329	150.00–163.00	152.56
6	—	730	100.00–108.00	104.37
4	—	774	91.00–95.00	93.78
3	—	658	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	134.00–137.00	135.31
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
3	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	159.00–167.00	161.68
3	—	515	141.00–145.00	142.63
3	—	355	169.00–171.00	170.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	472	145.00–160.00	150.63
17	—	770	115.00–118.50	117.68
8	—	425	149.00–167.50	159.65
5	—	826	117.50	117.50
4	—	689	126.00–132.00	128.99
2	—	375	152.50–169.00	160.97
1	—	340	168.00	168.00
49	—	569	130.00–144.50	141.62
34	—	716	127.00–133.50	131.02
34	—	615	130.00–143.00	141.08
26	—	525	132.50–146.00	140.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	514	150.00–153.00	150.78
1	—	400	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	114.00–127.00	120.55
2	—	440	144.00	144.00
2	—	375	132.50–137.50	134.90
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	126.00	126.00
3	—	408	123.00	123.00
2	—	485	116.00–120.00	118.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	528	121.00–131.00	127.96
50	—	578	115.00–124.00	120.54
36	—	630	110.00–119.00	117.32
35	—	470	123.00–135.00	129.58
18	—	373	135.00–147.00	142.28
10	—	661	106.50–118.00	113.90
8	—	412	131.00–140.00	136.14
8	—	271	130.00–143.00	135.42
5	—	328	134.00–147.50	139.25
4	—	761	95.00–100.00	96.73
4	—	731	100.00–101.00	100.25
2	—	233	140.00–145.00	142.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	144.00	144.00
3	—	415	145.00–147.00	146.33
1	—	355	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	71.00	71.00
1	—	270	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	91.50	91.50
16	—	1,763	80.00–90.00	84.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,087	55.00–63.00	58.89
2	—	1,123	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,448	59.50–70.00	63.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,193	62.00–71.50	66.27
7	—	1,268	73.00–79.00	75.54
4	—	1,246	55.00–57.50	56.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,164	910.00–975.00	928.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	750.00–850.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	750.00–850.00	791.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	962.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00–975.00	912.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	966.67
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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00

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.