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Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 1

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

663 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 755▲ 663 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 236▲ 177 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/Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.62/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −172.03 against this barn's trailing median of $421.65.

Average price

$249.62

63 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs TN average

−37.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	257.19	1,430	50
Medium and Large 2	543	220.50	1,198	13thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale63 hd

249.62

—

TN average11 barns · 336 hd

255.19

−5.57

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−37.20

This barn, trailing median34 sales

421.65

−172.03

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.83, low $344.52, median $421.65 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	—	Average	1,636	142.85	2,337	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	120.96	1,789	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	119.80	1,577	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	104.56	1,219	57

Every lot

86 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	262	264.55/cwt	250.00–290.00	693	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	841	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	269.22/cwt	240.00–295.00	886	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	309.74/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,174	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,135	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	398	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	935	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	246.76/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,046	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	288.96/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,251	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,343	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	259.51/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,238	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,414	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	258.63/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,355	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	219.56/cwt	195.00–245.00	1,150	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	221.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,254	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	254.58/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,474	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	227.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,421	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	241.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,511	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	248.23/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,666	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	205.05/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,378	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	234.27/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,581	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	719	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,819	71
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	230.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,670	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	198.10/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,446	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,645	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	269.58/cwt	250.00–285.00	749	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	256.11/cwt	240.00–265.00	850	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,021	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	255.17/cwt	240.00–265.00	965	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	276.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,174	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	243.76/cwt	205.00–265.00	1,038	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,178	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	231.68/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,103	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	219.83/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,137	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,265	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,365	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	231.29/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,307	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	212.50/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,228	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	224.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,400	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	199.23/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,245	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	205.86/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,367	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,379	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	232.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,574	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	208.62/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,471	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	181.28/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,343	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	156.61/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,217	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	177.61/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,453	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	247.20/cwt	235.00–260.00	917	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	237.89/cwt	200.00–267.00	1,009	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	224.23/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,074	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,186	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	220.41/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,148	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	231.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	205.60/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,190	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	228.32/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,418	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	210.16/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,318	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	224.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,506	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	206.42/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,387	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	197.29/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,407	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	175.21/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,256	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	179.71/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,389	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,459	136.09/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,986	8
Bulls	—	—	1,778	148.25/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,636	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	94.15/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,055	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	105.28/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,202	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	129.41/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,649	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	115.78/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,484	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	119.70/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,585	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	110.37/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,483	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,787	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	115.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,709	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	129.80/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,931	4

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 755Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 236Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls/Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality good, Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00–305.00	302.57
5	350–400	379	305.00–320.00	309.74
8	400–450	433	280.00–295.00	288.96
5	450–500	471	280.00–290.00	285.06
17	500–550	524	245.00–270.00	258.63
29	550–600	579	245.00–257.00	254.58
3	600–650	625	240.00–245.00	241.72
10	650–700	675	230.00–242.00	234.27
5	700–750	726	220.00–235.00	230.02
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	250.00–290.00	264.55
4	300–350	329	240.00–295.00	269.22
2	350–400	388	290.00–295.00	292.45
4	400–450	424	215.00–260.00	246.76
11	450–500	477	235.00–275.00	259.51
7	500–550	524	195.00–245.00	219.56
6	550–600	566	210.00–230.00	221.60
7	600–650	624	220.00–235.00	227.79
3	650–700	672	180.00–220.00	205.05
3	700–750	730	175.00–210.00	198.10
4	800–850	835	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	470	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	280.00–285.00	281.66
12	650–700	671	242.50–251.00	248.23
71	700–750	719	253.00	253.00
1	850–900	855	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	557	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
4	350–400	378	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	424	270.00–285.00	276.93
12	450–500	471	250.00	250.00
10	500–550	527	235.00–245.00	240.03
33	550–600	565	225.00–235.00	231.29
10	600–650	624	220.00–230.00	224.38
4	650–700	677	225.00–235.00	232.56
5	700–750	705	207.00–212.00	208.62
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	250.00–285.00	269.58
5	300–350	332	240.00–265.00	256.11
5	350–400	378	240.00–265.00	255.17
18	400–450	426	205.00–265.00	243.76
24	450–500	476	210.00–245.00	231.68
15	500–550	517	192.00–230.00	219.83
13	550–600	578	185.00–220.00	212.50
5	600–650	625	180.00–215.00	199.23
6	650–700	664	185.00–220.00	205.86
8	700–750	741	170.00–187.50	181.28
3	750–800	777	150.00–170.00	156.61
2	800–850	818	170.00–185.00	177.61
1	850–900	860	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	955	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	200.00–215.00	207.44
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	505	230.00–240.00	234.95
4	550–600	579	230.00–235.00	231.29
6	600–650	621	225.00–235.00	228.32
5	650–700	671	220.00–230.00	224.41
3	700–750	713	195.00–202.00	197.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	235.00–260.00	247.20
8	400–450	424	200.00–267.00	237.89
10	450–500	479	200.00–270.00	224.23
5	500–550	521	212.00–230.00	220.41
19	550–600	579	190.00–225.00	205.60
4	600–650	627	195.00–220.00	210.16
3	650–700	672	202.00–215.00	206.42
3	700–750	717	165.00–185.00	175.21
2	750–800	773	170.00–190.00	179.71
1	950–1000	960	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,142	100.00–112.00	105.28
15	—	1,121	88.00–99.00	94.15
12	—	1,282	113.00–118.00	115.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	120.00–126.00	122.81
4	—	1,488	128.00–134.00	129.80
7	—	1,481	110.00–117.00	115.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,344	106.00–115.00	110.37
24	—	1,324	116.00–124.00	119.70
12	—	1,274	127.00–133.00	129.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,778	143.00–152.00	148.25
8	—	1,459	122.00–141.00	136.09

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.