Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

1,320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $110.19/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 565 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $123.06/cwt -13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 424 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $109.76/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 621 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,320	1,035	1,214
Feeder cattle	1,049	724	950
Slaughter cattle	144	194	171
Replacement cattle	127	117	93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle weighing up to 550 lbs. 6.00-8.00 lower overall, with those weighing over 550 lbs. remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows measuring 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	134.00	$134.00	$516	-13.13
425–440	434	5	120.00–135.00	$125.73	$546	-13.66
475–495	481	10	123.00–135.00	$125.61	$604	-14.77
510–545	532	9	118.00–131.00	$121.84	$648	-10.50
550–588	571	16	119.00–129.00	$124.92	$713	-0.01
590 value added	590	2	130.50	$130.50	$770	—
607–640	620	18	114.00–127.00	$124.29	$771	+1.36
650–697	678	27	111.00–125.00	$118.81	$806	-1.25
707 value added	707	3	125.00	$125.00	$884	—
715–730	723	2	109.00–113.00	$111.02	$803	-12.87
750	750	2	104.00	$104.00	$780	—
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	—
855 value added	855	6	105.50	$105.50	$902	—
947 value added	947	3	97.00	$97.00	$919	—
1027 value added	1027	3	92.00	$92.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383 value added	383	8	135.00	$135.00	$517	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	119.00	$119.00	$583	—
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	115.00–120.00	$117.69	$268	—
270–295	285	4	116.00–127.00	$121.81	$347	-11.11
315–348	333	9	113.00–128.00	$116.59	$388	-3.88
350–395	379	23	109.00–124.00	$117.00	$443	-11.52
410–448	430	23	109.00–118.00	$115.20	$495	-8.18
443 value added	443	3	120.00	$120.00	$532	—
453–498	481	28	110.00–123.00	$113.76	$547	-5.30
500–545	527	22	107.00–114.00	$110.40	$582	-5.26
550–590	564	31	105.00–114.00	$109.75	$619	+0.93
588 value added	588	2	117.00	$117.00	$688	—
600–645	617	15	103.00–113.00	$106.46	$657	+0.60
658–680	667	17	100.00–107.50	$104.34	$696	-1.20
705–733	724	4	97.00–102.00	$98.97	$717	-5.40
750–795	773	3	90.00–98.00	$94.61	$731	-0.39
800–835	823	3	89.00–92.00	$90.66	$746	-0.34

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	2	94.00	$94.00	$586	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	79.00	$79.00	$837	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295–298	297	4	139.00–145.00	$143.51	$426	-2.49
300–348	336	24	130.00–140.00	$133.76	$449	-8.01
350–385	369	4	131.00–144.00	$137.33	$507	-0.15
400–448	424	32	117.00–131.00	$123.06	$522	-11.10
460 thin fleshed	460	4	110.00	$110.00	$506	—
470–499	489	22	115.00–125.00	$120.25	$588	-5.22
500–545	527	21	113.00–124.00	$117.68	$620	-5.80
550–595	569	25	111.00–123.00	$115.54	$657	-2.49
600–645	621	29	105.00–114.00	$109.76	$682	-1.20
650–690	669	4	98.00–106.00	$101.92	$682	-1.23
695 thin fleshed	695	2	94.00	$94.00	$653	+4.00
700–747	725	23	88.50–94.00	$90.07	$653	-8.42
780–785	782	3	86.00–92.00	$88.66	$693	-7.34
825–840	828	8	79.50–87.00	$81.71	$677	—
893	893	6	75.00	$75.00	$670	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	363	3	114.00–122.00	$118.95	$432	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1375	1233	80-85%	2	58.00–59.00	$58.44	$721	—
930–1595	1264	80-85%	26	47.00–56.50	$51.51	$651	+5.17
1120–1495	1343	80-85%	3	57.00–64.00	$59.32	$797	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$685	—
1240–1825	1522	75-80%	20	47.50–55.50	$52.25	$795	+9.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–920	840	85-90%	2	69.00	$69.00	$580	—
925–1305	1108	85-90%	14	40.00–49.50	$44.51	$493	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2160	1584	14	65.00–72.00	$69.66	$1,103	—
1740	1740	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,531	+15.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1000–1200	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00
900–1400	1107	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	610.00–700.00	$660.00
1050–1300	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50
1100–1400	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	755.00–775.00	$768.33
1050–1300	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	785.00–1,175.00	$895.00
1050–1400	1267	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	635.00–740.00	$681.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–850	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	720.00	$720.00
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,160.00	$1,092.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,000.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,055.00	$1,055.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	70.00	$70.00	$272	—
555	555	1	70.00	$70.00	$388	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	73.00	$73.00	$759	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	1	77.00	$77.00	$604	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,220.00	$1,140.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.