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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 1

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

874 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 976▲ 427 vs year ago 447 · +95.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 172▲ 96 vs year ago 128 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 112▲ 7 vs year ago 47 · +14.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, feeder heifers 5.00 lower and feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower; with lower-quality offerings of feeder cattle noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 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 $119.78/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$119.78

216 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	522	120.17	627	199
Medium and Large 2-3	372	119.83	445	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	442	112.63	498	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $129 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 sale216 hd

119.78

—

TN average12 barns · 2,391 hd

122.94

−3.16

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	1,709	89.90	1,536	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	62.77	766	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	61.56	923	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	56.48	587	14

Every lot

96 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	156.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	521	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	149.12/cwt	145.00–156.00	632	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	152.21/cwt	151.00–154.00	721	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	142.02/cwt	130.00–146.00	727	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	119.65/cwt	115.00–124.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	554	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	812	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	138.91/cwt	130.00–143.00	775	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	574	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	680	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	135.73/cwt	128.00–141.00	844	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	636	120.38/cwt	120.00–120.50	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	213	156.99/cwt	152.50–165.00	334	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	235	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	138.11/cwt	131.00–145.00	367	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	139.43/cwt	136.00–142.00	453	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	133.82/cwt	127.00–139.00	506	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	391	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	124.61/cwt	118.00–130.00	536	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	122.62/cwt	118.00–129.00	584	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	128.71/cwt	128.50–130.00	667	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	118.59/cwt	114.00–126.00	630	46
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	114.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	114.10/cwt	107.00–118.00	705	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	113.01/cwt	108.00–116.00	762	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	94.74/cwt	91.00–100.00	697	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	95.51/cwt	91.00–98.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	776	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	152.69/cwt	150.00–162.50	359	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	154.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	148.45/cwt	142.00–157.50	503	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	148.85/cwt	142.00–158.00	561	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	145.42/cwt	137.00–154.00	622	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	132.85/cwt	132.00–134.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	138.12/cwt	132.00–143.00	656	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	127.14/cwt	123.00–138.00	676	24
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	126.24/cwt	121.00–130.00	712	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	593	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	117.39/cwt	114.00–122.00	720	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	111.06/cwt	107.00–115.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	110.43/cwt	109.00–111.50	804	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	112.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	860	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,682	88.29/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,485	13
Bulls	—	—	1,778	94.09/cwt	93.50–95.50	1,673	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	56.48/cwt	53.00–60.50	587	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	805	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	62.33/cwt	57.00–67.00	763	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	61.72/cwt	56.50–66.00	915	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,063	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	976	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
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	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	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 1-2	—	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	742.00/cwt	650.00–925.00	7,939	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 874Last week 976Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 172Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 112Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
1	—	400	156.00	156.00
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
2	—	463	150.00–153.00	151.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	107.00–115.00	111.06
3	—	763	110.00–114.00	112.69
4	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.70
6	—	235	150.00–162.50	152.69
6	—	377	142.00–158.00	148.85
7	—	339	142.00–157.50	148.45
7	—	728	109.00–111.50	110.43
8	—	564	121.00–130.00	126.24
13	—	475	132.00–143.00	138.12
15	—	613	114.00–122.00	117.39
18	—	428	137.00–154.00	145.42
24	—	532	123.00–138.00	127.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
3	—	430	132.00–134.00	132.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	115.50	115.50
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	133.00	133.00
2	—	345	115.00	115.00
2	—	545	107.00	107.00
6	—	475	110.00–111.00	110.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	120.00–122.00	121.32
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	776	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	531	114.00–126.00	118.59
27	—	618	107.00–118.00	114.10
22	—	573	110.00–118.00	114.30
21	—	476	118.00–129.00	122.62
20	—	378	127.00–139.00	133.82
13	—	674	108.00–116.00	113.01
10	—	430	118.00–130.00	124.61
8	—	266	131.00–145.00	138.11
4	—	763	91.00–98.00	95.51
4	—	736	91.00–100.00	94.74
4	—	325	136.00–142.00	139.43
3	—	213	152.50–165.00	156.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	128.50–130.00	128.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	636	120.00–120.50	120.38
2	—	518	115.00–124.00	119.65
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	622	128.00–141.00	135.73
22	—	558	130.00–143.00	138.91
17	—	512	130.00–146.00	142.02
5	—	474	151.00–154.00	152.21
5	—	424	145.00–156.00	149.12
5	—	332	154.00–160.00	156.95
3	—	718	110.00–117.00	113.70
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	554	146.50	146.50
1	—	510	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
1	—	405	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,040	53.00–60.50	56.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,483	56.50–66.00	61.72
2	—	1,775	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,540	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	68.00–69.00	68.48
39	—	1,224	57.00–67.00	62.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,778	93.50–95.50	94.09
13	—	1,682	82.00–92.50	88.29

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,070	650.00–925.00	742.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

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	675.00	675.00

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	1	—	950	750.00	750.00

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.