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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, May 18

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← May 4May 18Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

665 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 565▲ 13 vs year ago 652 · +2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 135▼ 29 vs year ago 180 · −16.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 126▲ 32 vs year ago 91 · +35.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher with feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 10.00 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 $129.30/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$129.30

191 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.04

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	472	129.30	610	191

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 sale191 hd

129.30

—

TN average8 barns · 1,252 hd

128.26

+1.04

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	1,613	98.08	1,582	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	75.55	897	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	72.49	1,077	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	64.70	659	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	83.00	971	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,810	85.00	1,539	1thin

Every lot

71 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	393	165.41/cwt	162.00–170.00	650	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	158.82/cwt	154.00–162.50	661	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	156.61/cwt	155.00–162.50	753	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	143.71/cwt	136.00–148.00	731	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	145.43/cwt	137.00–151.00	839	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	141.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	862	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	131.76/cwt	125.00–136.00	942	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	927	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	146.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	137.72/cwt	130.00–143.00	452	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	135.73/cwt	130.00–142.00	502	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	129.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	130.31/cwt	125.00–134.00	609	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	127.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	669	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	124.40/cwt	119.00–129.00	705	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	119.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	751	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	111.30/cwt	108.00–113.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	109.44/cwt	105.00–114.00	782	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	390	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	164.20/cwt	162.50–165.00	455	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	156.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	159.90/cwt	150.00–170.00	603	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	155.50/cwt	150.00–162.00	683	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	145.96/cwt	142.00–155.00	696	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.71/cwt	134.00–146.00	729	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	138.45/cwt	133.00–145.00	797	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	131.66/cwt	128.00–136.00	820	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	123.44/cwt	117.00–129.00	830	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	856	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	835	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,539	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	95.41/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,474	12
Bulls	—	—	1,883	108.75/cwt	105.00–111.50	2,048	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	632	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	632	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	63.80/cwt	58.00–68.00	662	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	73.31/cwt	68.00–78.00	842	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	81.78/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,062	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	79.20/cwt	78.00–80.50	1,097	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	72.27/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,073	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	64.57/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,064	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,170	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	971	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	833.13/cwt	810.00–880.00	8,590	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	980.83/cwt	925.00–1,090.00	11,525	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	921.00/cwt	870.00–975.00	10,960	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	835.00/cwt	760.00–930.00	10,229	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	672.50/cwt	625.00–720.00	5,212	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,740	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	680.00/cwt	670.00–690.00	7,310	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,260.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198.33/cwt	1,145.00–1,280.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,150.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953.33/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 665Last week 565Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 135Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 126Year ago 91

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,175	925.00–1,090.00	980.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,225	760.00–930.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,190	870.00–975.00	921.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,031	810.00–880.00	833.13

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	—	950	920.00	920.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	625.00–720.00	672.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	670.00–690.00	680.00

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	—	—	1,045.00–1,150.00	1,095.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,240.00	1,240.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	953.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,230.00–1,260.00	1,245.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,145.00–1,280.00	1,198.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	105.00–111.50	108.75
12	—	1,545	88.00–100.00	95.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,485	68.00–77.50	72.27
3	—	1,385	78.00–80.50	79.20
2	—	1,648	64.00–65.00	64.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	71.00	71.00
14	—	1,037	58.00–68.00	63.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,299	79.00–86.50	81.78
39	—	1,148	68.00–78.00	73.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	83.00	83.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	328	130.00–143.00	137.72
16	—	628	115.00–124.00	119.53
30	—	524	124.00–135.00	127.63
37	—	467	125.00–134.00	130.31
6	—	273	140.00–150.00	146.04
3	—	675	108.00–113.00	111.30
25	—	370	130.00–142.00	135.73
38	—	418	125.00–132.00	129.97
24	—	567	119.00–129.00	124.40
2	—	715	105.00–114.00	109.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	715	125.00–136.00	131.76
7	—	393	162.00–170.00	165.41
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
13	—	609	130.00–145.00	141.50
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
5	—	416	154.00–162.50	158.82
4	—	811	112.00–115.00	114.26
7	—	481	155.00–162.50	156.61
23	—	577	137.00–151.00	145.43
13	—	509	136.00–148.00	143.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	165.00	165.00
6	—	615	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	672	117.00–129.00	123.44
10	—	377	150.00–170.00	159.90
12	—	439	150.00–162.00	155.50
2	—	770	105.00–112.00	108.43
13	—	477	142.00–155.00	145.96
20	—	522	134.00–146.00	139.71
10	—	623	128.00–136.00	131.66
2	—	240	160.00–165.00	162.50
4	—	331	150.00–160.00	156.65
3	—	723	117.00–119.00	118.34
12	—	576	133.00–145.00	138.45
3	—	277	162.50–165.00	164.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
1	—	315	172.50	172.50
1	—	430	167.50	167.50

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.