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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 17

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,284 head

▲ 357 vs last sale 927▲ 152 vs year ago 1,132 · +13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 190▲ 6 vs year ago 262 · +2.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 102▼ 29 vs year ago 99 · −29.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter cows also remaining steady, and slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 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 $116.28/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$116.28

304 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$0.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	524	116.30	609	298
Medium and Large 2-3	436	115.35	503	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.95/cwt here — about $106 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 sale304 hd

116.28

—

TN average9 barns · 2,326 hd

118.93

−2.66

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	1,685	74.58	1,257	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	60.82	724	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	56.99	821	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	49.46	541	25

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	162.70/cwt	155.00–170.00	452	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	148.11/cwt	146.00–152.50	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	130.41/cwt	125.00–133.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	151.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.82/cwt	134.00–147.00	662	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	133.89/cwt	128.00–138.00	704	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	132.35/cwt	126.00–138.00	765	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	127.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	807	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	114.85/cwt	110.00–117.50	838	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	113.21/cwt	111.00–117.00	884	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	117.05/cwt	111.00–119.00	969	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	967	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	138.99/cwt	129.00–142.50	395	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	144.72/cwt	143.00–147.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	131.99/cwt	125.00–140.00	433	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	128.17/cwt	121.00–131.50	484	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	128.62/cwt	125.00–134.00	538	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	115.35/cwt	114.00–118.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	443	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	119.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	626	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	116.06/cwt	109.00–121.00	609	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	111.57/cwt	106.00–115.00	633	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	110.15/cwt	105.00–112.00	680	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	637	93.34/cwt	92.00–94.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	100.22/cwt	95.00–107.00	678	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	741	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	89.87/cwt	85.50–96.50	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	683	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	214	158.23/cwt	150.00–162.50	339	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	178.89/cwt	172.50–185.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	157.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	434	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	152.67/cwt	146.00–163.00	490	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	172.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	148.81/cwt	142.50–157.50	568	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	155.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	139.57/cwt	134.00–146.00	603	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	137.66/cwt	131.00–146.00	639	48
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	126.65/cwt	124.00–129.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	127.25/cwt	122.00–133.00	663	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	124.99/cwt	118.00–129.00	710	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	115.51/cwt	110.00–119.00	718	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	109.44/cwt	102.00–115.00	744	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	101.97/cwt	95.00–109.00	737	10
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	375	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	360	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	623	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	74.58/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,257	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	49.46/cwt	45.00–55.00	541	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,108	67.67/cwt	65.00–73.00	750	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	58.83/cwt	54.00–64.50	701	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	65.91/cwt	65.00–67.50	830	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	56.99/cwt	53.00–63.00	821	61
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,151.43/cwt	835.00–1,450.00	13,161	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165.00/cwt	1,165.00–1,165.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	697.50/cwt	675.00–720.00	7,847	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	710.00/cwt	600.00–810.00	8,023	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	831.67/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	10,762	9

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,284Last week 927Year ago 1,132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 190Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 102Year ago 99

Compared to last week, feeder classes holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter cows also remaining steady, and slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	464	131.00–146.00	137.66
14	—	622	110.00–119.00	115.51
7	—	276	150.00–165.00	157.09
23	—	432	134.00–146.00	139.57
43	—	521	122.00–133.00	127.25
11	—	680	102.00–115.00	109.44
5	—	321	146.00–163.00	152.67
4	—	214	150.00–162.50	158.23
20	—	382	142.50–157.50	148.81
10	—	723	95.00–109.00	101.97
42	—	568	118.00–129.00	124.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	161.00	161.00
12	—	416	150.00–160.00	155.26
2	—	275	170.00–180.00	174.73
2	—	225	172.50–185.00	178.89
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
3	—	333	170.00–177.00	172.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	124.00–129.00	126.65
1	—	370	137.50	137.50
1	—	345	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	617	105.00–112.00	110.15
6	—	780	85.50–96.50	89.87
4	—	284	129.00–142.50	138.99
5	—	737	100.50	100.50
27	—	418	125.00–134.00	128.62
26	—	677	95.00–107.00	100.22
37	—	475	115.00–125.00	119.53
18	—	378	121.00–131.50	128.17
31	—	567	106.00–115.00	111.57
2	—	803	85.00	85.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
9	—	328	125.00–140.00	131.99
77	—	525	109.00–121.00	116.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
3	—	318	143.00–147.00	144.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	114.00–118.00	115.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	127.00	127.00
8	—	513	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	92.00–94.00	93.34
1	—	665	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	145.00–155.00	151.38
26	—	470	134.00–147.00	140.82
19	—	526	128.00–138.00	133.89
3	—	390	146.00–152.50	148.11
4	—	828	111.00–119.00	117.05
4	—	781	111.00–117.00	113.21
21	—	631	120.00–130.00	127.85
2	—	883	109.50	109.50
7	—	730	110.00–117.50	114.85
2	—	278	155.00–170.00	162.70
32	—	578	126.00–138.00	132.35
2	—	690	117.00–121.00	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
1	—	365	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
3	—	427	125.00–133.00	130.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	96.00	96.00
2	—	623	79.00	79.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,165.00	1,165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00

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)	5	—	1,130	600.00–810.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,294	750.00–1,075.00	831.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	675.00–720.00	697.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,143	835.00–1,450.00	1,151.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,108	65.00–73.00	67.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,093	45.00–55.00	49.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	65.00–67.50	65.91
42	—	1,192	54.00–64.50	58.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,440	53.00–63.00	56.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,685	70.00–79.50	74.58

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.