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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 20
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,125 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 1,016▲ 1,125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
357 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 380▲ 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 126▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing over 400 lbs. measuring 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for those weighing up to 400 lbs. due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 2.00 lower, with those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing 400 to 600 lbs. 9.00 higher, and those over 600 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.68/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −156.68 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.
Average price
$233.68
114 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.63
vs TN average
−10.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544233.681,270114
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale114 hd
233.68
—
TN average13 barns · 609 hd
238.31
−4.63
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−10.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
390.36
−156.68
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 500–600 lb

34 sales
443397352306median 390.3603/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $319.92, median $390.36 across 34 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,655177.752,94124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165140.531,63786
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,399138.421,93742
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,027127.961,31466
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,336139.001,85710
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653138.792,2949thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,234124.561,53821

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,183$2,5783thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,2253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$1,9098
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$1,8673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$1,6534thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,214$1,6397
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,1752thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,9382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,8752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$1,6252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)900$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,54816
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,4386
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,33911
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,3003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)892$1,4586

Every lot

109 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263302.76/cwt300.00–320.007968
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009863
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312325.11/cwt320.00–330.001,0143
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379312.96/cwt310.00–320.001,1868
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3232
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427302.51/cwt280.00–310.001,29214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460318.27/cwt315.00–320.001,4646
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,3922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486270.37/cwt265.00–290.001,31449
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526265.08/cwt250.00–275.001,39430
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557276.60/cwt270.00–280.001,5416
Steers550–600Large 1575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581255.14/cwt240.00–261.001,48224
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622247.67/cwt235.00–260.001,54134
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682240.74/cwt230.00–251.001,64210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720233.30/cwt230.00–235.001,6803
Steers700–750Large 1745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780233.25/cwt230.00–240.001,8193
Steers750–800Large 1780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1229277.88/cwt275.00–285.006369
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266263.04/cwt255.00–270.007005
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added314292.16/cwt290.00–292.509178
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315245.00/cwt245.00–245.007721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325273.39/cwt255.00–285.0088920
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added370284.86/cwt280.00–290.001,0543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377260.72/cwt255.00–265.009836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421258.61/cwt240.00–270.001,08974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added435290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0195
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477244.94/cwt240.00–260.001,16863
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521236.26/cwt230.00–250.001,23157
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566231.10/cwt220.00–240.001,30857
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3351
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626210.59/cwt205.00–220.001,31826
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675206.36/cwt205.00–208.001,39313
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710206.60/cwt205.00–207.001,4675
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open774204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5794
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778181.63/cwt180.00–185.001,4133
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828185.11/cwt180.00–190.001,5332
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open853180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269316.65/cwt300.00–330.008524
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324299.90/cwt295.00–305.009724
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372308.24/cwt295.00–335.001,14710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429283.42/cwt270.00–295.001,21614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430322.44/cwt320.00–325.001,3862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475280.09/cwt265.00–295.001,33015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527251.07/cwt240.00–265.001,32323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565242.44/cwt230.00–262.501,37017
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614223.05/cwt215.00–235.001,37023
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671208.80/cwt200.00–220.001,40129
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717205.28/cwt200.00–215.001,4729
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1781191.46/cwt188.00–205.001,49511
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825193.75/cwt187.50–200.001,5982
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6312
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6202
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3-4863151.50/cwt151.00–152.001,3072
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,109146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6195
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 3-4683202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3836
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3653190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,190162.06/cwt160.00–164.001,9292
Bulls——1,528165.07/cwt164.00–166.002,5223
Bulls——1,678178.03/cwt170.00–185.002,98715
Bulls——1,895194.04/cwt189.00–200.003,6774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%956113.18/cwt110.00–116.001,0824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029128.68/cwt119.00–138.001,32461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149137.82/cwt128.00–144.001,58470
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235152.41/cwt148.00–158.001,88216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,402138.16/cwt128.00–145.001,93741
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,207113.25/cwt110.00–118.001,3673
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,239126.45/cwt119.00–138.001,56718
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322138.00/cwt130.00–145.001,8249
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,460148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,1611
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653138.79/cwt132.00–144.002,2949
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered9001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27251,275.00/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,700.00/head1,575.00–1,925.001,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,120.83/head1,750.00–2,500.002,1216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,578.33/head2,335.00–2,950.002,5783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,639.29/head1,425.00–2,000.001,6397
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,866.67/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,225.00/head2,075.00–2,350.002,2253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,644.44/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6449
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,593.75/head2,500.00–2,625.002,5944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,515.00/head2,350.00–2,650.002,5155
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,390.00/head2,250.00–2,525.002,3905
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,283.33/head2,125.00–2,375.002,2833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head1,600.00–2,800.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,012.50/head1,600.00–2,425.002,0132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,175.00/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,875.00/head1,650.00–2,100.001,8752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,937.50/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9382
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-28001,325.00/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29381,525.00/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5254

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.