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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 3

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

446 head

▼ 377 vs last sale 823▼ 918 vs year ago 1,364 · −67.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 189▼ 138 vs year ago 241 · −57.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 4.00 higher overall, with higher demand noted for weaned calves and a lighter test of feeders this week. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

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 $118.12/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$118.12

120 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.83

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	529	118.12	625	120

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 sale120 hd

118.12

—

TN average10 barns · 1,788 hd

114.29

+3.83

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	1,700	76.07	1,294	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	52.69	840	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	50.64	663	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	47.19	579	15

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	136.38/cwt	130.00–142.00	592	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	139.90/cwt	138.00–141.50	658	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	137.90/cwt	134.00–139.00	738	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	130.84/cwt	125.00–132.00	771	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	130.50/cwt	121.00–134.00	830	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	117.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	105.24/cwt	104.00–106.50	847	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	899	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	127.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	346	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	128.97/cwt	125.00–134.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	129.44/cwt	120.00–132.00	485	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	128.56/cwt	121.00–132.00	546	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	113.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	112.89/cwt	109.00–119.00	594	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	124.95/cwt	124.00–125.00	683	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	109.31/cwt	105.00–112.50	621	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	113.34/cwt	106.50–116.00	698	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	91.18/cwt	87.00–93.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	101.35/cwt	95.00–108.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	145.19/cwt	141.00–147.50	418	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	145.75/cwt	142.00–148.00	474	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	144.91/cwt	137.00–149.00	555	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	141.91/cwt	133.00–146.00	606	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	133.66/cwt	128.00–138.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	121.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	766	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	112.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	941	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	75.43/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,243	10
Bulls	—	—	2,225	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,836	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,200	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	900	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	47.19/cwt	43.50–51.50	579	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	44.12/cwt	42.00–45.50	558	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	51.62/cwt	47.00–56.50	679	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	44.56/cwt	43.50–45.50	685	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	52.79/cwt	48.50–58.50	856	20

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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 823Year ago 1,364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 189Year ago 241

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	120.00–130.00	125.81
3	—	623	110.00–116.00	112.63
3	—	325	142.00–148.00	145.75
5	—	383	137.00–149.00	144.91
3	—	288	141.00–147.50	145.19
1	—	1,120	84.00	84.00
3	—	468	128.00–138.00	133.66
2	—	705	99.00–100.00	99.50
4	—	574	116.00–124.00	121.27
10	—	427	133.00–146.00	141.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	162.50	162.50
1	—	505	142.00	142.00
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
1	—	250	167.50	167.50
3	—	368	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	132.00–135.00	133.52
1	—	270	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	130.00–142.00	136.38
25	—	589	125.00–132.00	130.84
6	—	470	138.00–141.50	139.90
2	—	805	104.00–106.50	105.24
2	—	713	115.00	115.00
18	—	636	121.00–134.00	130.50
2	—	378	140.00–150.00	145.17
6	—	535	134.00–139.00	137.90
5	—	682	115.00–124.00	117.71
8	—	1,016	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	109.50	109.50
11	—	526	109.00–119.00	112.89
4	—	271	120.00–135.00	127.55
3	—	322	125.00–134.00	128.97
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
13	—	568	105.00–112.50	109.31
23	—	616	106.50–116.00	113.34
11	—	375	120.00–132.00	129.44
5	—	708	87.00–93.00	91.18
2	—	768	95.00–108.00	101.35
4	—	476	110.00–118.00	113.73
15	—	425	121.00–132.00	128.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	118.50	118.50
18	—	547	124.00–125.00	124.95
4	—	768	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,225	82.50	82.50
10	—	1,648	72.00–78.00	75.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,622	48.50–58.50	52.79
3	—	1,537	43.50–45.50	44.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,315	47.00–56.50	51.62
3	—	1,265	42.00–45.50	44.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,228	43.50–51.50	47.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	75.00	75.00

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.