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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 10

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

927 head

▲ 481 vs last sale 446▲ 91 vs year ago 836 · +10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 103▲ 32 vs year ago 158 · +20.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 54▲ 1 vs year ago 101 · +1.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall and feeder steers mostly steady, with exception of steers and bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 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 $119.49/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$119.49

208 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

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	506	119.99	607	189
Medium and Large 2-3	425	114.81	488	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	305	110.00	336	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $271 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 sale208 hd

119.49

—

TN average9 barns · 1,687 hd

120.09

−0.60

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	1,641	81.59	1,339	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	60.78	739	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	60.32	885	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	49.30	518	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	66.21	723	3thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	298	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	438	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	151.63/cwt	147.50–153.00	500	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	167.33/cwt	167.00–168.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.76/cwt	147.00–160.00	641	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	156.87/cwt	153.00–161.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	143.21/cwt	136.00–149.00	675	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	137.15/cwt	128.00–142.00	717	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	132.15/cwt	121.00–138.50	752	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	125.50/cwt	118.00–130.00	772	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	116.82/cwt	113.00–121.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	113.87/cwt	110.00–115.50	822	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	128.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	419	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	140.95/cwt	137.00–145.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	438	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	126.11/cwt	120.00–134.00	489	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	127.45/cwt	120.00–133.00	539	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	123.31/cwt	116.00–127.50	589	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	648	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	118.18/cwt	110.00–122.00	618	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	117.67/cwt	109.00–123.50	671	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	106.09/cwt	104.00–110.50	656	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	92.63/cwt	91.00–95.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	681	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	171.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	155.42/cwt	150.00–162.00	522	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	159.89/cwt	149.00–167.00	603	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	128.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	141.99/cwt	133.00–149.00	591	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	137.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	645	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	577	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.98/cwt	124.00–134.00	673	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	120.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	694	28
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	111.83/cwt	109.00–116.00	710	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	111.87/cwt	106.00–116.00	744	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	99.04/cwt	92.00–103.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	794	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	701	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,092	66.21/cwt	63.00–70.00	723	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,599	80.80/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,292	10
Bulls	—	—	2,060	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,844	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,000	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	660	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	48.87/cwt	44.50–55.00	513	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	618	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	59.72/cwt	53.50–64.50	727	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	66.88/cwt	65.00–71.00	823	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	946	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	60.20/cwt	54.00–64.00	883	43
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	681.43/cwt	585.00–720.00	6,330	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	668.33/cwt	610.00–750.00	6,904	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	862.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,703	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	963.00/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,749	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	943.00/cwt	735.00–1,130.00	12,731	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	797.50/cwt	745.00–850.00	8,174	2

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 446Year ago 836

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 103Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 54Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
2	—	365	137.00–145.00	140.95
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	144.00–145.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	120.00–134.00	126.11
37	—	523	110.00–122.00	118.18
15	—	618	104.00–110.50	106.09
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
6	—	770	88.50	88.50
26	—	570	109.00–123.50	117.67
45	—	478	116.00–127.50	123.31
22	—	423	120.00–133.00	127.45
3	—	685	91.00–95.00	92.63
8	—	326	125.00–131.00	128.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	115.50	115.50
7	—	460	114.00	114.00
4	—	445	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	124.00	124.00
7	—	491	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	147.00–160.00	150.76
21	—	523	128.00–142.00	137.15
56	—	569	121.00–138.50	132.15
13	—	471	136.00–149.00	143.21
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
3	—	387	167.00–168.00	167.33
7	—	722	110.00–115.50	113.87
5	—	680	113.00–121.00	116.82
10	—	615	118.00–130.00	125.50
4	—	330	147.50–153.00	151.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	153.00–161.00	156.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	134.00	134.00
1	—	725	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	132.00–134.00	133.02
4	—	458	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	298	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	469	130.00–145.00	137.54
31	—	518	124.00–134.00	129.98
22	—	416	133.00–149.00	141.99
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
4	—	336	150.00–162.00	155.42
10	—	665	106.00–116.00	111.87
4	—	830	84.50	84.50
28	—	576	117.00–125.00	120.57
3	—	708	92.00–103.00	99.04
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
12	—	377	149.00–167.00	159.89
12	—	635	109.00–116.00	111.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	170.00–173.00	171.53
1	—	430	154.00	154.00
2	—	473	147.00–150.00	148.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
3	—	407	124.00–130.00	128.01
5	—	794	88.50	88.50
6	—	673	100.00	100.00
3	—	515	110.00–116.00	111.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	158.00	158.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,350	735.00–1,130.00	943.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,220	850.00–1,075.00	963.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	929	585.00–720.00	681.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,033	610.00–750.00	668.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	825.00–900.00	862.50

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	—	—	950.00	950.00

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)	2	—	1,025	745.00–850.00	797.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	65.50	65.50
43	—	1,467	54.00–64.00	60.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	57.00	57.00
18	—	1,049	44.50–55.00	48.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,218	53.50–64.50	59.72
7	—	1,231	65.00–71.00	66.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	63.00–70.00	66.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,599	74.00–84.50	80.80
1	—	2,060	89.50	89.50

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.