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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 27

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

800 head

▼ 325 vs last sale 1,125▲ 800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

366 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 357▲ 366 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 6.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.11/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −170.25 against this barn's trailing median of $390.36.

Average price

$220.11

52 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

vs TN average

−21.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	221.83	1,218	47
Medium and Large 2	524	206.15	1,080	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	195.00	1,014	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

220.11

—

TN average15 barns · 911 hd

233.78

−13.68

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−21.77

This barn, trailing median34 sales

390.36

−170.25

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,705	167.19	2,851	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	130.70	1,630	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	128.38	1,807	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	113.82	1,234	23

Every lot

85 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	271.64/cwt	255.00–285.00	864	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	317.56/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,057	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	309.01/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,214	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	303.49/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,305	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,161	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	279.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,290	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	256.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,224	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	229.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,177	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	245.05/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,296	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	243.57/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,405	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,549	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	236.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,487	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,401	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	248.33/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,632	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	234.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,561	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,333	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	224.64/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,662	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,713	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,878	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	253	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	569	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	820	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	237.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	665	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	259.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	851	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	236.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	788	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	233.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	897	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	258.95/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,015	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	223.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	927	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	240.87/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,019	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	206.72/cwt	205.00–210.00	883	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	195.16/cwt	190.00–205.00	917	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	231.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,095	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	224.75/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,178	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	206.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,080	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	219.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,249	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	193.66/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,197	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	206.88/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,305	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	217.92/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,440	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	203.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,379	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	187.50/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,459	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	261.61/cwt	250.00–270.00	950	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	281.77/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,054	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,030	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	276.36/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,191	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	226.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,095	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	245.94/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,200	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	235.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,239	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	218.16/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,148	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,290	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	209.45/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,213	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	212.02/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,306	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,189	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,369	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,253	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	200.41/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,443	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,484	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Bulls	950–1000	Small 1	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,616	156.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,531	8
Bulls	—	—	1,694	176.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,984	6
Bulls	—	—	1,735	168.38/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,921	26
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,343	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	103.55/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,072	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	118.32/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,323	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	140.01/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,676	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	120.27/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,475	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	131.10/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,648	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,586	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	129.34/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,839	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,057	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 357Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 6.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	374	275.00–300.00	281.77
4	400–450	431	270.00–285.00	276.36
16	450–500	488	240.00–255.00	245.94
17	500–550	526	230.00–245.00	235.62
5	550–600	561	225.00–235.00	229.98
7	600–650	616	205.00–220.00	212.02
2	650–700	668	205.00	205.00
6	700–750	720	192.50–205.00	200.41
1	750–800	780	196.00	196.00
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	970	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	250.00–270.00	261.61
2	400–450	400	255.00–260.00	257.50
3	450–500	483	220.00–230.00	226.62
20	500–550	526	210.00–225.00	218.16
9	550–600	579	195.00–220.00	209.45
2	600–650	618	190.00–195.00	192.45
2	650–700	668	185.00–190.00	187.55
1	750–800	785	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	253	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	368	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	427	205.00–210.00	206.72
3	450–500	470	190.00–205.00	195.16
1	500–550	520	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	230.00–245.00	237.37
9	300–350	334	235.00–245.00	236.07
10	350–400	384	230.00–245.00	233.54
6	400–450	415	215.00–230.00	223.40
12	450–500	477	220.00–225.00	221.67
4	500–550	524	200.00–210.00	206.15
3	600–650	618	191.00–195.00	193.66
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	278	295.00	295.00
6	300–350	328	250.00–270.00	259.30
15	350–400	392	250.00–280.00	258.95
16	400–450	423	235.00–248.00	240.87
11	450–500	473	230.00–240.00	231.54
21	500–550	524	215.00–230.00	224.75
26	550–600	569	210.00–225.00	219.47
14	600–650	631	200.00–211.00	206.88
10	650–700	678	200.00–205.00	203.41
3	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
3	750–800	778	180.00–192.50	187.50
1	800–850	830	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	661	217.00–219.00	217.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	255.00–285.00	271.64
2	400–450	438	260.00–270.00	265.03
5	450–500	478	250.00–260.00	256.01
3	500–550	512	220.00–235.00	229.82
2	550–600	558	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	630	220.00–225.00	222.46
2	650–700	673	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	626	247.50	247.50
6	650–700	657	245.00–249.00	248.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	260	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	333	310.00–325.00	317.56
10	350–400	393	295.00–325.00	309.01
7	400–450	430	295.00–315.00	303.49
6	450–500	462	275.00–285.00	279.19
7	500–550	529	240.00–260.00	245.05
13	550–600	577	240.00–255.00	243.57
7	600–650	628	230.00–240.00	236.73
5	650–700	667	230.00–240.00	234.05
11	700–750	740	220.00–233.00	224.64
2	750–800	775	220.00–222.00	221.02
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,694	175.00–180.00	176.14
8	—	1,616	150.00–160.00	156.63
26	—	1,735	162.00–174.00	168.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,257	125.00–138.00	131.10
5	—	1,197	139.00–142.00	140.01
6	—	1,226	118.00–123.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,118	114.00–126.00	118.32
1	—	1,010	133.00	133.00
8	—	1,035	90.00–112.00	103.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,318	120.00–121.00	120.33
14	—	1,422	125.00–137.00	129.34

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.