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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 1

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Nov 24Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

799 head

▲ 272 vs last sale 527▼ 411 vs year ago 1,210 · −34.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 158▼ 79 vs year ago 223 · −35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 157▼ 30 vs year ago 87 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing less than 550 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 550 lbs. 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 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 $118.24/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$118.24

222 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$345

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

$1.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	208	120.00	250	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	503	118.22	595	220

One grade step is worth $1.78/cwt here — about −$345 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 sale222 hd

118.24

—

TN average6 barns · 1,718 hd

120.10

−1.86

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	1,588	75.09	1,192	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	60.46	789	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	59.22	912	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	49.64	584	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	70.00	812	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	151.44/cwt	145.00–157.50	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	138.96/cwt	135.00–146.00	595	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	141.11/cwt	133.00–146.00	662	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	137.77/cwt	136.00–141.00	721	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	815	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.22/cwt	126.00–136.50	749	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	812	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	129.27/cwt	121.00–130.50	794	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	850	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	122.65/cwt	118.50–125.50	840	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	866	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	103.12/cwt	100.00–105.00	815	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	208	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	250	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	287	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	131.07/cwt	127.50–135.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	124.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	409	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	123.39/cwt	115.00–128.00	458	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	120.81/cwt	113.00–129.00	509	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	133.29/cwt	133.00–134.00	589	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	120.78/cwt	115.00–126.00	571	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	115.55/cwt	108.00–118.50	595	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	121.83/cwt	120.00–123.50	658	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	122.76/cwt	121.50–123.50	685	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	113.67/cwt	108.00–116.00	663	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	107.06/cwt	100.00–109.00	679	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	101.51/cwt	99.50–105.00	675	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	95.54/cwt	94.50–101.00	698	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	157.32/cwt	152.00–162.50	429	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	149.38/cwt	143.00–158.00	499	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	143.37/cwt	139.00–149.00	520	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	138.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	592	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	134.81/cwt	132.00–136.00	631	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	700	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	129.79/cwt	123.00–135.00	674	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	121.58/cwt	118.00–131.00	698	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	115.49/cwt	111.00–117.50	717	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	95.11/cwt	85.00–99.50	723	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,160	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	74.22/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,173	16
Bulls	—	—	1,715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,526	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	49.64/cwt	45.00–54.00	584	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	66.72/cwt	66.00–68.00	791	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	59.36/cwt	53.00–63.50	787	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	58.30/cwt	53.00–63.50	897	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	64.90/cwt	64.00–65.50	1,007	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	900.00/cwt	850.00–975.00	11,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,760	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 799Last week 527Year ago 1,210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 158Year ago 223

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 157Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	145.00–157.50	151.44
24	—	428	135.00–146.00	138.96
15	—	575	126.00–136.50	130.22
14	—	685	118.50–125.50	122.65
8	—	790	100.00–105.00	103.12
7	—	523	136.00–141.00	137.77
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
1	—	285	162.50	162.50
18	—	469	133.00–146.00	141.11
11	—	614	121.00–130.50	129.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	701	123.50	123.50
4	—	433	150.50	150.50
16	—	566	144.00	144.00
6	—	608	133.50	133.50
6	—	659	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	127.50–135.00	131.07
29	—	421	113.00–129.00	120.81
18	—	515	108.00–118.50	115.55
15	—	371	115.00–128.00	123.39
10	—	634	100.00–109.00	107.06
1	—	225	127.50	127.50
26	—	583	108.00–116.00	113.67
9	—	329	120.00–133.00	124.36
9	—	731	94.50–101.00	95.54
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
41	—	473	115.00–126.00	120.78
15	—	665	99.50–105.00	101.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	442	133.00–134.00	133.29
8	—	558	121.50–123.50	122.76
17	—	540	120.00–123.50	121.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
12	—	621	111.00–117.50	115.49
7	—	273	152.00–162.50	157.32
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
32	—	519	123.00–135.00	129.79
16	—	468	132.00–136.00	134.81
21	—	363	139.00–149.00	143.37
6	—	334	143.00–158.00	149.38
21	—	574	118.00–131.00	121.58
12	—	429	130.00–145.00	138.06
10	—	760	85.00–99.50	95.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	135.00	135.00
5	—	476	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	66.00–68.00	66.72
17	—	1,326	53.00–63.50	59.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,176	45.00–54.00	49.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	64.00–65.50	64.90
31	—	1,538	53.00–63.50	58.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	89.00	89.00
16	—	1,580	70.00–80.00	74.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	675.00	675.00

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)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00

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)	1	—	1,200	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	850.00–975.00	900.00

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	1	—	950	600.00	600.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.