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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 23

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 9Mar 23Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▼ 820 vs last sale 1,771▲ 685 vs year ago 266 · +257.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 266▼ 99 vs year ago 237 · −41.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 85▲ 81 vs year ago 24 · +337.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher overall, with heifers 6.00 to 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing up to 350 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 350 lbs. mostly steady. High-quality offerings and strong buyer activity were noted for feeder classes. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows gauging 4.00 higher with breaker and lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and bulls 2.00 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 $136.60/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$136.60

240 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.24

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	469	136.60	641	240

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 sale240 hd

136.60

—

TN average10 barns · 1,664 hd

130.37

+6.24

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	1,662	85.54	1,421	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	69.36	864	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	63.41	959	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	58.48	600	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	73.00	840	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	182.24/cwt	170.00–185.00	601	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	165.49/cwt	160.00–175.00	619	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	171.44/cwt	160.00–178.00	713	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	160.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	779	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	152.99/cwt	145.00–159.00	800	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	149.79/cwt	145.00–152.50	834	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	140.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	871	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	118.41/cwt	111.00–126.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	150.58/cwt	145.00–157.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	148.04/cwt	140.00–157.50	392	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	270	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	161.53/cwt	157.50–165.00	517	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	150.52/cwt	139.00–156.00	503	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	140.74/cwt	134.00–150.00	539	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	583	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	137.90/cwt	130.00–144.00	583	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	139.14/cwt	127.00–144.00	653	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	133.80/cwt	127.00–138.00	702	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	128.96/cwt	124.00–134.00	738	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	118.55/cwt	114.00–126.00	748	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	116.80/cwt	113.00–123.00	790	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	106.48/cwt	104.00–109.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	93.59/cwt	90.00–97.00	817	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	380	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	178.83/cwt	170.00–187.50	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	191.22/cwt	190.00–192.50	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	293	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	483	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	180.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	581	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	354	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	540	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	160.02/cwt	157.50–167.50	595	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	173.71/cwt	172.50–175.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	151.89/cwt	145.00–161.00	644	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	163.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	756	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	149.49/cwt	140.00–156.00	722	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.04/cwt	139.00–154.00	764	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	828	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	135.71/cwt	127.00–141.50	783	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	864	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	129.15/cwt	126.00–132.50	865	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	112.26/cwt	109.00–119.00	809	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,150	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,280	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	84.28/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,421	10
Bulls	—	—	1,708	93.25/cwt	92.00–94.50	1,593	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,005	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	739	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	57.73/cwt	54.00–64.00	593	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	75.36/cwt	73.00–79.00	934	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	67.60/cwt	62.50–72.00	844	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	62.92/cwt	59.00–66.50	939	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,173	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	27,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	697.50/cwt	670.00–720.00	6,626	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,590	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	816.25/cwt	775.00–840.00	7,044	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	950.00/cwt	875.00–975.00	8,436	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,816	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	867.00/cwt	675.00–950.00	9,277	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	993.75/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	11,060	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	888.33/cwt	850.00–940.00	11,255	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,501.67/cwt	1,480.00–1,525.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485.00/cwt	1,445.00–1,525.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	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 Mar 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 1,771Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 266Year ago 237

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 85Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	523	145.00–159.00	152.99
20	—	620	135.00–145.00	140.42
24	—	484	155.00–165.00	160.90
18	—	416	160.00–178.00	171.44
7	—	374	160.00–175.00	165.49
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
2	—	815	111.00–126.00	118.41
17	—	557	145.00–152.50	149.79
4	—	733	120.00–130.00	126.21
1	—	785	119.00	119.00
15	—	330	170.00–185.00	182.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	109.00–119.00	112.26
4	—	278	170.00–187.50	178.83
18	—	424	145.00–161.00	151.89
2	—	670	126.00–132.50	129.15
40	—	483	140.00–156.00	149.49
20	—	577	127.00–141.50	135.71
13	—	322	170.00–185.00	180.33
12	—	372	157.50–167.50	160.02
3	—	637	135.00–136.00	135.67
20	—	523	139.00–154.00	146.04
2	—	200	185.00–195.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	190.00–192.50	191.22
1	—	405	173.00	173.00
2	—	520	157.00–160.00	158.46
2	—	378	172.50–175.00	173.71
9	—	463	160.00–165.00	163.30
3	—	570	145.00–146.00	145.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
3	—	473	135.00	135.00
4	—	354	152.50	152.50
3	—	293	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	165.00	165.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
17	—	401	145.50	145.50
4	—	320	157.50–165.00	161.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	104.00–109.00	106.48
2	—	215	145.00–157.00	150.58
30	—	572	124.00–134.00	128.96
11	—	631	114.00–126.00	118.55
2	—	873	90.00–97.00	93.59
15	—	334	139.00–156.00	150.52
39	—	469	127.00–144.00	139.14
29	—	383	134.00–150.00	140.74
21	—	525	127.00–138.00	133.80
44	—	423	130.00–144.00	137.90
2	—	768	106.00	106.00
5	—	265	140.00–157.50	148.04
11	—	676	113.00–123.00	116.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	152.50	152.50
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,027	54.00–64.00	57.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	68.50	68.50
21	—	1,493	59.00–66.50	62.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,240	73.00–79.00	75.36
34	—	1,248	62.50–72.00	67.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	73.50	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	92.00–94.50	93.25
10	—	1,686	79.00–89.00	84.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	670.00–720.00	697.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	863	775.00–840.00	816.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	888	875.00–975.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	900.00–1,050.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	875.00–1,175.00	993.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,267	850.00–940.00	888.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,070	675.00–950.00	867.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	725.00–800.00	762.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,480.00	1,480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,445.00–1,525.00	1,485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,480.00–1,525.00	1,501.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,480.00	1,480.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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.