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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 27

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

823 head

▼ 226 vs last sale 1,049▼ 208 vs year ago 1,031 · −20.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 144▲ 2 vs year ago 187 · +1.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 127▲ 28 vs year ago 85 · +32.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher, with feeder heifers 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows remaining mostly steady overall and slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 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 $108.75/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$108.75

231 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.05

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	540	108.75	587	231

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale231 hd

108.75

—

TN average11 barns · 2,152 hd

108.80

−0.05

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	1,769	73.12	1,293	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	51.10	738	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	50.68	639	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	45.21	510	27
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	67.21	793	3thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	153.76/cwt	148.00–160.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	132.81/cwt	127.00–139.00	568	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	129.66/cwt	124.00–140.00	604	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	143.82/cwt	142.00–145.00	708	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	131.35/cwt	124.00–140.00	684	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	799	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	123.80/cwt	117.00–128.00	708	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.76/cwt	118.00–126.00	766	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	119.82/cwt	116.00–124.00	794	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	113.81/cwt	107.00–117.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	857	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	908	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	863	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	117.53/cwt	110.00–127.00	327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	124.37/cwt	118.00–133.00	405	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	124.01/cwt	120.00–131.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	120.39/cwt	113.00–126.00	510	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	112.25/cwt	107.00–119.00	535	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	107.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	564	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	107.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	612	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	583	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	114.68/cwt	109.50–121.00	702	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	102.30/cwt	95.00–107.50	635	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	87.95/cwt	83.50–92.00	592	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	669	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	85.31/cwt	80.00–91.00	604	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	82.86/cwt	82.00–86.00	647	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	84.43/cwt	81.00–88.00	691	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	152.92/cwt	145.00–160.00	341	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	152.49/cwt	149.00–157.00	442	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	149.34/cwt	149.00–150.00	460	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	145.34/cwt	141.00–151.00	549	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	131.38/cwt	124.00–136.00	564	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	128.03/cwt	124.00–134.00	603	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	120.54/cwt	114.00–126.00	645	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	695	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	114.19/cwt	110.00–121.00	651	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	109.31/cwt	104.00–112.00	679	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	97.78/cwt	90.00–107.00	655	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	93.11/cwt	87.00–100.00	666	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	685	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	885	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	531	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,050	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,180	67.21/cwt	63.00–71.00	793	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,125	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	80.04/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	74.20/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,304	12
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,680	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	1,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	45.21/cwt	42.50–50.50	510	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,255	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	50.22/cwt	47.00–55.50	634	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	50.76/cwt	47.00–55.50	730	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	56.95/cwt	56.50–57.50	882	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	650.00/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,175	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	646.92/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,291	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	696.67/cwt	600.00–730.00	7,893	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	935.63/cwt	850.00–1,070.00	11,752	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	887.50/cwt	825.00–950.00	11,209	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	675.00/cwt	650.00–710.00	6,635	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 1,049Year ago 1,031

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 144Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 127Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	81.00–88.00	84.43
26	—	477	107.00–119.00	112.25
8	—	326	118.00–133.00	124.37
7	—	781	82.00–86.00	82.86
3	—	278	110.00–127.00	117.53
1	—	245	137.50	137.50
23	—	621	95.00–107.50	102.30
9	—	673	83.50–92.00	87.95
43	—	572	100.00–110.00	107.06
30	—	525	100.00–110.00	107.49
6	—	708	80.00–91.00	85.31
36	—	424	113.00–126.00	120.39
4	—	368	120.00–131.00	124.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	113.00–115.00	114.01
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
1	—	505	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	126.00	126.00
10	—	704	95.00	95.00
11	—	612	109.50–121.00	114.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	104.00–112.00	109.31
10	—	429	124.00–136.00	131.38
11	—	670	90.00–107.00	97.78
4	—	290	149.00–157.00	152.49
32	—	535	114.00–126.00	120.54
14	—	471	124.00–134.00	128.03
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
11	—	570	110.00–121.00	114.19
9	—	378	141.00–151.00	145.34
8	—	715	87.00–100.00	93.11
1	—	815	84.00	84.00
3	—	308	149.00–150.00	149.34
2	—	223	145.00–160.00	152.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	619	118.00–126.00	123.76
21	—	572	117.00–128.00	123.80
2	—	318	148.00–160.00	153.76
7	—	663	116.00–124.00	119.82
5	—	800	104.50	104.50
15	—	521	124.00–140.00	131.35
9	—	466	124.00–140.00	129.66
2	—	790	107.00–110.00	108.50
3	—	428	127.00–139.00	132.81
5	—	711	107.00–117.00	113.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	571	140.00	140.00
5	—	492	142.00–145.00	143.82
3	—	908	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	70.00	70.00
1	—	885	60.00	60.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,133	600.00–730.00	696.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	825.00–950.00	887.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,256	850.00–1,070.00	935.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,127	600.00–750.00	646.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	625.00–675.00	650.00

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)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00

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	3	—	983	650.00–710.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,680	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	79.50–80.50	80.04
12	—	1,757	69.00–78.50	74.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,263	47.00–55.50	50.22
1	—	1,220	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	56.50–57.50	56.95
34	—	1,438	47.00–55.50	50.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,127	42.50–50.50	45.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	63.00–71.00	67.21

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.