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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 4

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Apr 20May 4May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 884▼ 42 vs year ago 607 · −6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 167▲ 3 vs year ago 132 · +2.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 212▲ 56 vs year ago 70 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 lower overall with feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 higher overall.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.88/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −67.78 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$138.88

121 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

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	503	140.96	709	106
Small and Medium 1-2	432	131.66	569	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	564	117.63	663	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $46 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 sale121 hd

138.88

—

TN average8 barns · 863 hd

130.12

+8.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−67.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $225.05, low $162.30, median $206.67 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,575	90.18	1,420	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	69.63	825	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	64.54	909	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	60.88	641	29
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,555	79.00	1,228	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,310	82.00	1,074	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	183.82/cwt	177.50–190.00	401	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	166.45/cwt	162.50–175.00	544	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	156.08/cwt	150.00–165.00	665	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	150.77/cwt	145.00–160.00	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	145.60/cwt	142.00–156.00	764	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.27/cwt	137.00–145.00	798	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	131.68/cwt	123.00–135.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	980	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	138.72/cwt	135.00–142.00	379	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	137.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	447	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	129.73/cwt	124.00–137.00	477	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	128.38/cwt	120.00–136.00	535	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	127.76/cwt	122.00–131.00	608	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	126.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	648	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	122.68/cwt	119.00–128.00	705	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	118.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.36/cwt	114.00–119.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	172.91/cwt	171.00–175.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	154.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	564	11
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	151.03/cwt	145.00–160.00	637	19
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	424	127.67/cwt	120.00–135.00	541	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	473	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	147.40/cwt	140.00–155.00	703	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	138.11/cwt	134.00–149.00	721	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	134.94/cwt	129.00–140.00	766	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	598	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	730	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	121.94/cwt	119.00–128.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	110.01/cwt	109.00–112.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	107.97/cwt	105.00–111.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,310	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,074	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	87.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,367	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	100.60/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,680	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	990	79.53/cwt	74.00–85.00	787	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	60.55/cwt	55.00–66.00	641	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	67.52/cwt	62.00–73.00	795	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	77.70/cwt	75.00–82.00	988	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	64.54/cwt	60.00–70.00	909	33
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,555	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,228	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	937.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	768.00/cwt	700.00–870.00	8,448	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	867.50/cwt	825.00–910.00	9,976	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,315	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	1,068.75/cwt	985.00–1,200.00	15,101	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	16,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,438	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	7,116	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,185	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	3

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 884Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 167Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 212Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	137.00–145.00	139.27
9	—	426	150.00–165.00	156.08
10	—	525	142.00–156.00	145.60
3	—	327	162.50–175.00	166.45
2	—	218	177.50–190.00	183.82
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
6	—	472	145.00–160.00	150.77
1	—	290	177.50	177.50
2	—	875	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	358	167.50	167.50
4	—	616	123.00–135.00	131.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	476	122.00–131.00	127.76
18	—	512	121.00–130.00	126.52
23	—	417	120.00–136.00	128.38
12	—	368	124.00–137.00	129.73
7	—	326	135.00–142.00	137.23
3	—	665	114.00–119.00	117.36
2	—	778	100.00	100.00
2	—	273	135.00–142.00	138.72
21	—	575	119.00–128.00	122.68
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
4	—	639	117.00–120.00	118.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	598	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	150.00–151.00	150.49
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
2	—	325	171.00–175.00	172.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	120.00–135.00	127.67
1	—	385	146.00	146.00
2	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
3	—	488	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
3	—	705	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	119.00–128.00	121.94
2	—	763	105.00–111.00	107.97
3	—	713	109.00–112.00	110.01
24	—	477	140.00–155.00	147.40
19	—	422	145.00–160.00	151.03
13	—	568	129.00–140.00	134.94
12	—	522	134.00–149.00	138.11
2	—	815	103.00–104.00	103.50
2	—	333	150.00–160.00	154.81
11	—	366	150.00–165.00	154.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,178	62.00–73.00	67.52
8	—	1,271	75.00–82.00	77.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,409	60.00–70.00	64.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	74.00–85.00	79.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,059	55.00–66.00	60.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,670	98.00–103.00	100.60
5	—	1,560	85.00–90.00	87.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	79.00	79.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	750.00–800.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	825.00–910.00	867.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	900.00–975.00	937.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,413	985.00–1,200.00	1,068.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	700.00–870.00	768.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,020.00	1,020.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	725.00	725.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	850.00–875.00	862.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	835.00	835.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

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	3	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,316.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.