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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 6

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Mar 23Apr 6Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

845 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 951▲ 88 vs year ago 757 · +11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 138▲ 76 vs year ago 82 · +92.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 105▲ 27 vs year ago 73 · +37.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers and bulls 6.00 higher overall, with steers mostly steady- with exception of a sharply higher undertone on a light test of steers weighing over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 9.00 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 $142.32/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$142.32

216 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.31

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	489	142.60	698	210
Small and Medium 1-2	370	133.36	493	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	375	131.88	495	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $203 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 sale216 hd

142.32

—

TN average10 barns · 1,904 hd

136.01

+6.31

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	1,739	97.55	1,697	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	69.22	876	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	65.52	994	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	60.93	622	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,107	72.50	803	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,210	86.29	1,044	3thin

Every lot

96 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	275	181.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	173.69/cwt	163.00–175.50	742	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	159.48/cwt	154.00–165.00	769	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	151.21/cwt	148.00–156.00	783	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	727	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	154.53/cwt	147.00–159.00	887	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	886	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	137.35/cwt	134.00–139.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	140.97/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,008	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	160.40/cwt	152.50–165.00	372	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	172.22/cwt	170.00–172.50	499	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	158.38/cwt	145.00–162.50	505	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	146.86/cwt	144.00–152.50	542	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	370	133.36/cwt	131.00–136.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	161.67/cwt	160.00–162.50	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	142.78/cwt	135.00–149.00	614	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	151.76/cwt	151.00–153.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	146.64/cwt	136.00–151.00	694	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	152.69/cwt	152.00–154.00	728	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	141.09/cwt	135.00–147.00	732	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	133.31/cwt	127.00–139.00	767	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	128.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	794	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	127.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	866	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	125.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	896	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	908	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	106.50/cwt	101.00–112.00	863	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	181.25/cwt	177.50–190.00	406	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	180.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	484	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	328	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	179.76/cwt	174.00–190.00	591	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	175.76/cwt	169.00–185.00	642	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	164.11/cwt	155.00–171.00	693	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	169.45/cwt	165.00–176.00	807	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	154.83/cwt	150.00–161.00	739	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	151.38/cwt	143.00–160.00	793	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	140.67/cwt	134.00–149.00	805	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	603	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	134.75/cwt	126.00–140.00	850	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	132.52/cwt	129.00–141.00	877	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.22/cwt	110.00–125.00	872	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	111.76/cwt	108.00–115.00	852	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	903	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,200	85.44/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,025	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,230	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,082	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,390	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	93.41/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,646	9
Bulls	—	—	1,763	102.85/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,813	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	60.93/cwt	54.00–64.00	622	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	76.19/cwt	74.00–80.00	910	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	67.64/cwt	64.00–73.00	866	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	65.52/cwt	60.00–70.00	980	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,307	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,930	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,119	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,107	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	803	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,725	1,820.00/cwt	1,540.00–2,100.00	31,395	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,570	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	966.67/cwt	950.00–975.00	9,831	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	753.75/cwt	710.00–800.00	8,103	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	835.00/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,354	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	1,052.27/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	13,343	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	930.00/cwt	790.00–1,000.00	11,932	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,338	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,715	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 951Year ago 757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 138Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 105Year ago 73

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	730.00	730.00

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	—	1,200	725.00	725.00

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)	4	—	1,075	710.00–800.00	753.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	950.00–975.00	966.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,240	825.00–850.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	790.00–1,000.00	930.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,268	925.00–1,150.00	1,052.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00

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	2	—	1,725	1,540.00–2,100.00	1,820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	790.00	790.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	619	121.00–131.00	128.24
2	—	810	101.00–112.00	106.50
10	—	369	144.00–152.50	146.86
8	—	290	170.00–172.50	172.22
7	—	232	152.50–165.00	160.40
3	—	757	120.00	120.00
31	—	430	135.00–149.00	142.78
28	—	473	136.00–151.00	146.64
22	—	575	127.00–139.00	133.31
30	—	519	135.00–147.00	141.09
10	—	681	122.00–128.00	127.19
5	—	713	120.00–128.00	125.63
14	—	319	145.00–162.50	158.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	152.00–154.00	152.69
3	—	375	160.00–162.50	161.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	151.00–153.00	151.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	131.00–136.00	133.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	574	147.00–159.00	154.53
2	—	350	186.00	186.00
20	—	482	154.00–165.00	159.48
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
5	—	615	142.00–146.00	144.00
3	—	275	180.00–185.00	181.69
1	—	990	104.00	104.00
1	—	310	181.00	181.00
12	—	518	148.00–156.00	151.21
15	—	427	163.00–175.50	173.69
1	—	765	137.00	137.00
3	—	687	134.00–139.00	137.35
3	—	715	139.00–142.00	140.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	169.00	169.00
3	—	510	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	570	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
1	—	220	195.00	195.00
1	—	555	154.00	154.00
8	—	476	165.00–176.00	169.45
2	—	603	144.00	144.00
1	—	425	174.00	174.00
1	—	355	189.00	189.00
2	—	290	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
2	—	328	145.00–150.00	147.48
1	—	440	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
4	—	423	145.00	145.00
1	—	455	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	365	169.00–185.00	175.76
2	—	828	107.00–111.00	109.01
6	—	268	175.00–190.00	180.53
5	—	762	108.00–115.00	111.76
14	—	329	174.00–190.00	179.76
15	—	662	129.00–141.00	132.52
20	—	422	155.00–171.00	164.11
22	—	524	143.00–160.00	151.38
30	—	477	150.00–161.00	154.83
14	—	631	126.00–140.00	134.75
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
5	—	224	177.50–190.00	181.25
5	—	725	110.00–125.00	120.22
25	—	572	134.00–149.00	140.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,200	79.00–94.00	85.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,763	100.00–106.50	102.85
9	—	1,762	88.00–98.00	93.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,496	60.00–70.00	65.52
1	—	1,790	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,930	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	74.00–80.00	76.19
31	—	1,281	64.00–73.00	67.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,021	54.00–64.00	60.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,107	72.50	72.50

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.