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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 22

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

930 head

▼ 248 vs last sale 1,178▼ 570 vs year ago 1,500 · −38.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 185▼ 50 vs year ago 215 · −23.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 98▼ 15 vs year ago 102 · −14.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls and heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with heifers weighing over 600 lbs. 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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 $117.65/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$117.65

295 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

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	542	117.78	639	292
Small and Medium 1-2	477	104.75	500	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $139 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 sale295 hd

117.65

—

TN average11 barns · 2,998 hd

121.29

−3.64

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	1,683	85.85	1,445	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	62.25	955	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	62.10	784	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	56.75	611	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,165	80.00	932	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	148.62/cwt	142.00–160.00	489	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	150.64/cwt	147.00–154.00	557	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	122.72/cwt	116.00–130.00	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	164.92/cwt	163.00–167.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	154.70/cwt	151.00–159.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	156.80/cwt	153.00–160.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	141.60/cwt	131.00–147.00	677	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	137.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	715	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	794	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	127.13/cwt	122.50–131.00	736	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	123.56/cwt	121.00–128.00	772	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	120.79/cwt	116.00–122.50	807	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	114.33/cwt	107.00–119.50	817	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	107.90/cwt	107.50–110.00	842	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	293	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	127.99/cwt	120.00–137.50	352	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	126.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	416	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	128.63/cwt	120.00–134.00	477	19
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	401	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	125.19/cwt	120.00–132.00	535	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	118.25/cwt	110.00–130.00	561	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	528	103.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	119.03/cwt	113.00–124.00	631	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	118.26/cwt	110.00–122.00	675	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	115.46/cwt	111.00–117.00	719	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	112.61/cwt	104.00–116.50	754	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	110.63/cwt	102.00–114.00	795	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	91.71/cwt	90.00–92.00	762	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	84.26/cwt	83.00–85.50	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	88.38/cwt	86.50–94.00	909	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	328	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	127.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	409	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	158.06/cwt	150.00–166.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	459	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	360	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	145.73/cwt	142.50–152.50	554	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	148.42/cwt	148.00–151.00	623	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	135.86/cwt	130.00–143.00	575	20
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	132.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	627	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	129.18/cwt	121.00–133.00	670	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	122.82/cwt	118.00–126.00	712	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	116.00/cwt	113.00–123.00	708	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	101.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	687	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	98.63/cwt	90.00–100.50	711	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	97.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	794	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,165	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	932	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,110	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	85.78/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,463	13
Bulls	—	—	1,823	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,677	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	56.75/cwt	53.00–62.50	611	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,085	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	743	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	54.25/cwt	53.50–55.00	615	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	69.00/cwt	68.50–69.50	830	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	61.82/cwt	57.00–67.00	789	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	62.25/cwt	57.00–67.50	955	37
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	739.29/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,080	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	10,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	11,316	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	912.50/cwt	875.00–950.00	13,459	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930.00/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	843.75/cwt	725.00–900.00	8,227	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 Sep 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 1,178Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 185Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 98Year ago 102

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)	2	—	1,475	875.00–950.00	912.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	875.00–900.00	887.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,093	725.00–800.00	739.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	775.00–925.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00–1,010.00	930.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	725.00	725.00

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)	4	—	975	725.00–900.00	843.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	116.00–130.00	122.72
1	—	230	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	151.00–159.00	154.70
2	—	370	147.00–154.00	150.64
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
33	—	519	130.00–145.00	137.81
25	—	668	116.00–122.50	120.79
25	—	625	121.00–128.00	123.56
25	—	478	131.00–147.00	141.60
15	—	579	122.50–131.00	127.13
12	—	715	107.00–119.50	114.33
6	—	780	107.50–110.00	107.90
4	—	329	142.00–160.00	148.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	153.00–160.00	156.80
2	—	418	163.00–167.00	164.92
1	—	340	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	125.00–131.00	127.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	519	121.00–133.00	129.18
20	—	472	130.00–139.00	132.89
20	—	423	130.00–143.00	135.86
15	—	610	113.00–123.00	116.00
13	—	580	118.00–126.00	122.82
11	—	674	100.00–105.00	101.97
6	—	721	90.00–100.50	98.63
5	—	380	142.50–152.50	145.73
3	—	758	100.00	100.00
2	—	818	94.00–100.00	97.01
2	—	328	150.00–166.00	158.06
1	—	215	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	148.00–151.00	148.42
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	100.00–107.00	103.62
1	—	375	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	474	110.00–130.00	118.25
52	—	571	110.00–122.00	118.26
33	—	623	111.00–117.00	115.46
30	—	530	113.00–124.00	119.03
28	—	427	120.00–132.00	125.19
23	—	670	104.00–116.50	112.61
19	—	371	120.00–134.00	128.63
18	—	719	102.00–114.00	110.63
14	—	329	120.00–135.00	126.45
7	—	831	90.00–92.00	91.71
4	—	1,029	86.50–94.00	88.38
4	—	275	120.00–137.50	127.99
2	—	860	83.00–85.50	84.26
2	—	228	127.50–130.00	128.71
1	—	915	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,077	53.00–62.50	56.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,534	57.00–67.50	62.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,277	57.00–67.00	61.82
3	—	1,203	68.50–69.50	69.00
2	—	1,133	53.50–55.00	54.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	74.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,705	80.00–90.00	85.78
2	—	1,823	92.00	92.00

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.