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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 6

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,064 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 992▲ 50 vs year ago 1,014 · +4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 190▼ 46 vs year ago 196 · −23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 113▲ 65 vs year ago 82 · +79.3%

Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Oct 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls remaining mostly steady. Regarding slaughter classes: breaker and boning cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with lean cows mostly steady, and bulls 2.00 lower; Let it be noted that a majority of Replacement offerings were a part of a total herd dispersal consisting of high-quality offerings.

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 $115.62/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$115.62

273 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

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	517	115.82	599	264
Medium and Large 2-3	425	109.72	466	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $133 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 sale273 hd

115.62

—

TN average11 barns · 2,555 hd

119.04

−3.42

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	1,800	73.91	1,331	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	51.85	661	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	50.05	754	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	48.26	539	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	73.50	810	2thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	363	131.52/cwt	131.00–132.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	134.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	566	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	136.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	629	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	125.64/cwt	119.00–132.00	656	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	124.81/cwt	118.00–131.00	728	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	124.03/cwt	119.00–130.00	780	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	122.08/cwt	117.00–128.00	831	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	116.29/cwt	111.00–122.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,072	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	141.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	394	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	143.11/cwt	141.00–145.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	128.18/cwt	121.00–136.00	420	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	134.71/cwt	132.00–137.50	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	119.29/cwt	115.00–124.00	450	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	110.75/cwt	110.00–111.00	426	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	119.02/cwt	110.00–125.00	505	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	118.48/cwt	110.00–123.00	559	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	115.98/cwt	110.00–121.00	600	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	115.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	665	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	106.19/cwt	100.00–114.00	661	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	105.40/cwt	100.00–108.00	700	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	94.45/cwt	89.00–97.00	674	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	95.39/cwt	93.00–96.00	722	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	379	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	256	134.98/cwt	132.50–137.50	346	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	146.64/cwt	142.50–152.50	403	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	161.38/cwt	151.00–167.50	518	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	135.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	506	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	132.46/cwt	128.00–139.00	559	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	127.53/cwt	124.00–133.00	599	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	109.01/cwt	106.00–111.00	578	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	121.69/cwt	115.00–126.00	649	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	117.96/cwt	114.00–124.00	671	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	110.84/cwt	107.00–116.00	693	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	107.85/cwt	104.00–110.00	714	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	104.19/cwt	103.50–104.50	745	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	97.02/cwt	92.00–104.00	746	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	85.67/cwt	85.00–86.00	697	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	455	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	500	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	370	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	499	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	66.49/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	73.95/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,406	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	950	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	504	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	48.00/cwt	43.50–53.50	540	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	50.75/cwt	46.00–56.50	644	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	60.36/cwt	57.50–65.00	806	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	812	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	49.79/cwt	44.50–54.50	747	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	776	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,800	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	34,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	1,117.86/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	12,453	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	907.14/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	10,886	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	930.00/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	11,904	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,168.52/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	15,191	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,095.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,673	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 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	—	1,241.67/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	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	—	955.00/cwt	935.00–975.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	833.33/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,642	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	9,500	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,064Last week 992Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 190Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 113Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	622	100.00–114.00	106.19
12	—	664	100.00–108.00	105.40
5	—	757	93.00–96.00	95.39
29	—	424	110.00–125.00	119.02
46	—	517	110.00–121.00	115.98
8	—	279	130.00–145.00	141.04
11	—	328	121.00–136.00	128.18
31	—	472	110.00–123.00	118.48
19	—	377	115.00–124.00	119.29
65	—	578	110.00–118.00	115.01
11	—	714	89.00–97.00	94.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	117.50	117.50
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
4	—	385	110.00–111.00	110.75
1	—	510	102.00	102.00
2	—	583	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	126.00	126.00
2	—	318	141.00–145.00	143.11
2	—	355	132.00–137.50	134.71
1	—	515	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	629	119.00–130.00	124.03
14	—	460	130.00–140.00	136.79
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
8	—	422	130.00–141.00	134.10
12	—	583	118.00–131.00	124.81
38	—	522	119.00–132.00	125.64
4	—	751	115.50	115.50
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
27	—	681	117.00–128.00	122.08
6	—	718	111.00–122.00	116.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	115.00	115.00
4	—	501	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	129.00	129.00
2	—	363	131.00–132.00	131.52
1	—	650	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	107.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
3	—	557	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	128.00–139.00	132.46
3	—	814	85.00–86.00	85.67
7	—	321	151.00–167.50	161.38
6	—	769	92.00–104.00	97.02
16	—	715	103.50–104.50	104.19
18	—	569	114.00–124.00	117.96
12	—	374	130.00–145.00	135.28
14	—	662	104.00–110.00	107.85
27	—	533	115.00–126.00	121.69
18	—	625	107.00–116.00	110.84
6	—	275	142.50–152.50	146.64
17	—	470	124.00–133.00	127.53
2	—	233	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	256	132.50–137.50	134.98
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
6	—	530	106.00–111.00	109.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	86.00	86.00
1	—	500	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	91.00	91.00
1	—	580	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,205	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,268	46.00–56.50	50.75
4	—	1,336	57.50–65.00	60.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,125	43.50–53.50	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	42.50	42.50
2	—	1,418	57.00–57.50	57.24
26	—	1,501	44.50–54.50	49.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	88.50	88.50
6	—	1,901	70.00–80.50	73.95
2	—	1,513	65.00–68.00	66.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00

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)	5	—	1,340	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,095.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,114	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,117.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,200	700.00–1,100.00	907.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,300	900.00–1,400.00	1,168.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,280	825.00–1,025.00	930.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	935.00–975.00	955.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,241.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,800	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	917	800.00–850.00	833.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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.