Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

1,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $107.37/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 572 lb · 45 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $121.56/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 537 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.39/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $510/hd at 424 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,125	1,320	1,303
Feeder cattle	823	1,049	1,031
Slaughter cattle	189	144	187
Replacement cattle	113	127	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher, with feeder heifers 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows remaining mostly steady overall and slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 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
305–330	318	2	148.00–160.00	$153.76	$489	—
400–445	428	3	127.00–139.00	$132.81	$568	+7.08
450–495	466	9	124.00–140.00	$129.66	$604	+4.05
483–498 value added	492	5	142.00–145.00	$143.82	$708	—
500–545	521	15	124.00–140.00	$131.35	$684	+9.51
571 value added	571	14	140.00	$140.00	$799	+9.50
550–595	572	21	117.00–128.00	$123.80	$708	-1.12
600–645	619	22	118.00–126.00	$123.76	$766	-0.53
653–678	663	7	116.00–124.00	$119.82	$794	+1.01
708–720	711	5	107.00–117.00	$113.81	$809	+2.79
790	790	2	107.00–110.00	$108.50	$857	—
800	800	5	104.50	$104.50	$836	+4.50
908 value added	908	3	95.00	$95.00	$863	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	137.50	$137.50	$337	+19.81
255–295	278	3	110.00–127.00	$117.53	$327	-4.28
305–340	326	8	118.00–133.00	$124.37	$405	+7.78
355–380	368	4	120.00–131.00	$124.01	$456	+7.01
400–447	424	36	113.00–126.00	$120.39	$510	+5.19
474 value added	474	7	126.00	$126.00	$597	—
460–498	477	26	107.00–119.00	$112.25	$535	-1.51
480 fancy	480	1	122.00	$122.00	$586	—
505 fancy	505	1	113.00	$113.00	$571	—
500–548	525	30	100.00–110.00	$107.49	$564	-2.91
550–593	572	43	100.00–110.00	$107.06	$612	-2.69
575–590 fancy	583	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$665	—
607–617 value added	612	11	109.50–121.00	$114.68	$702	—
600–645	621	23	95.00–107.50	$102.30	$635	-4.16
655 fancy	655	1	98.00	$98.00	$642	—
650–695	673	9	83.50–92.00	$87.95	$592	-16.39
704 value added	704	10	95.00	$95.00	$669	—
700–725	708	6	80.00–91.00	$85.31	$604	-13.66
755–795	781	7	82.00–86.00	$82.86	$647	-11.75
800–835	818	2	81.00–88.00	$84.43	$691	-6.23

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1270	1180	3	63.00–71.00	$67.21	$793	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	145.00–160.00	$152.92	$341	—
285–295	290	4	149.00–157.00	$152.49	$442	+8.98
305–315	308	3	149.00–150.00	$149.34	$460	+15.58
365–390	378	9	141.00–151.00	$145.34	$549	+8.01
405–448	429	10	124.00–136.00	$131.38	$564	+8.32
455–490	471	14	124.00–134.00	$128.03	$603	+7.78
505–547	535	32	114.00–126.00	$120.54	$645	+2.86
547 value added	547	6	127.00	$127.00	$695	—
550–590	570	11	110.00–121.00	$114.19	$651	-1.35
610–630	621	10	104.00–112.00	$109.31	$679	-0.45
650–697	670	11	90.00–107.00	$97.78	$655	-4.14
705–730	715	8	87.00–100.00	$93.11	$666	+3.04
770	770	1	92.00	$92.00	$708	+3.34
815	815	1	84.00	$84.00	$685	+2.29

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1975	1438	75-80%	34	47.00–55.50	$50.76	$730	—
1405–1690	1548	75-80%	2	56.50–57.50	$56.95	$882	+4.70

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	80-85%	1	57.50	$57.50	$702	-0.94
1255	1255	80-85%	1	59.00	$59.00	$740	+7.49
990–1605	1263	80-85%	33	47.00–55.50	$50.22	$634	-1.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1370	1127	85-90%	27	42.50–50.50	$45.21	$510	+0.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	1	65.00	$65.00	$731	—
1570–1840	1705	2	79.50–80.50	$80.04	$1,365	-7.96
1260–2195	1757	12	69.00–78.50	$74.20	$1,304	—
2680	2680	1	54.50	$54.50	$1,461	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–710.00	$675.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1000	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–675.00	$650.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1050–1350	1127	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	600.00–750.00	$646.92
1050–1450	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–730.00	$696.67
1050–1450	1256	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	850.00–1,070.00	$935.63
1100–1450	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–950.00	$887.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	1	60.00	$60.00	$531	—
1050	1050	1	70.00	$70.00	$735	—

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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.