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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Dec 8Dec 15Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

698 head

▼ 399 vs last sale 1,097▲ 76 vs year ago 622 · +12.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 168▲ 0 vs year ago 119 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 99▲ 7 vs year ago 54 · +13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing less than 500 lbs. sharply lower, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 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 $117.63/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$117.63

185 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$6.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

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	478	118.11	565	171
Medium and Large 2-3	388	111.65	433	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.47/cwt here — about $132 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 sale185 hd

117.63

—

TN average8 barns · 2,186 hd

117.12

+0.51

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	1,783	71.40	1,273	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	51.72	748	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	50.17	607	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	44.36	536	20

Every lot

57 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	332	144.12/cwt	139.00–147.50	478	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	135.43/cwt	131.00–139.00	494	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	578	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	144.88/cwt	135.00–147.00	622	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	138.65/cwt	134.00–142.00	653	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	685	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	131.05/cwt	128.00–133.00	684	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	126.64/cwt	121.00–131.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	119.66/cwt	118.00–121.00	763	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	928	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	134.55/cwt	131.00–136.00	382	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	133.72/cwt	130.00–137.50	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	120.23/cwt	118.00–126.00	451	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	389	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	519	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	111.39/cwt	110.00–111.50	437	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	131.74/cwt	130.00–133.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	122.14/cwt	115.00–126.00	522	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	118.89/cwt	112.00–126.50	564	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	109.80/cwt	103.00–116.00	580	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	107.73/cwt	102.00–111.00	624	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	99.90/cwt	95.00–102.00	619	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	743	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	145.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	543	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	137.48/cwt	133.00–144.00	587	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	131.82/cwt	125.00–139.00	617	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	126.65/cwt	122.00–130.00	662	25
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	106.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	672	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	108.47/cwt	99.00–112.00	725	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,734	69.63/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,207	6
Bulls	—	—	2,075	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	647	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	50.17/cwt	45.00–56.00	607	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	43.77/cwt	40.00–50.00	530	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,218	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	731	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	48.68/cwt	44.00–55.00	713	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	61.71/cwt	58.00–65.50	966	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 1,097Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 168Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 99Year ago 54

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	58.00–65.50	61.71
12	—	1,464	44.00–55.00	48.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,210	40.00–50.00	43.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,210	45.00–56.00	50.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,734	65.00–74.00	69.63
1	—	2,075	82.00	82.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	97.00	97.00
6	—	638	118.00–121.00	119.66
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
3	—	332	139.00–147.50	144.12
25	—	429	135.00–147.00	144.88
3	—	560	121.00–131.00	126.64
9	—	365	131.00–139.00	135.43
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
20	—	522	128.00–133.00	131.05
10	—	471	134.00–142.00	138.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
9	—	502	136.50	136.50
6	—	863	107.50	107.50
14	—	392	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	389	133.50	133.50
4	—	588	113.50	113.50
5	—	515	119.00	119.00
3	—	482	129.00	129.00
2	—	430	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	92.00	92.00
17	—	579	102.00–111.00	107.73
9	—	375	118.00–126.00	120.23
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
25	—	427	115.00–126.00	122.14
21	—	474	112.00–126.50	118.89
2	—	708	84.00–85.00	84.50
2	—	313	130.00–137.50	133.72
7	—	284	131.00–136.00	134.55
31	—	528	103.00–116.00	109.80
11	—	620	95.00–102.00	99.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	130.00–133.00	131.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
13	—	392	110.00–111.50	111.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	137.50	137.50
1	—	535	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
9	—	373	140.00–155.00	145.50
25	—	523	122.00–130.00	126.65
10	—	628	105.00–113.00	106.98
21	—	427	133.00–144.00	137.48
21	—	468	125.00–139.00	131.82
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
16	—	668	99.00–112.00	108.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	147.00–149.00	147.99

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.