Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.38/cwt +12.71 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 539 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.84/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 589 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.34/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 616 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	549	1,125	1,605
Feeder cattle	446	823	1,364
Slaughter cattle	103	189	241
Replacement cattle	—	113	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 4.00 higher overall, with higher demand noted for weaned calves and a lighter test of feeders this week. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	140.00–150.00	$145.17	$549	—
405–445	434	6	130.00–142.00	$136.38	$592	+3.57
460–480	470	6	138.00–141.50	$139.90	$658	+10.24
500–548	535	6	134.00–139.00	$137.90	$738	+6.55
563–595	589	25	125.00–132.00	$130.84	$771	+7.04
615	615	1	113.00	$113.00	$695	-10.76
610–645	636	18	121.00–134.00	$130.50	$830	+6.74
650–693	682	5	115.00–124.00	$117.71	$803	-2.11
713	713	2	115.00	$115.00	$820	+1.19
800–810	805	2	104.00–106.50	$105.24	$847	+0.74
1016	1016	8	88.50	$88.50	$899	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	271	4	120.00–135.00	$127.55	$346	+10.02
320 fancy	320	2	140.00	$140.00	$448	—
310–340	322	3	125.00–134.00	$128.97	$415	+4.60
360–388	375	11	120.00–132.00	$129.44	$485	+5.43
400–440	425	15	121.00–132.00	$128.56	$546	+8.17
465 fancy	465	1	126.00	$126.00	$586	+4.00
465–490	476	4	110.00–118.00	$113.73	$541	+1.48
505–543	526	11	109.00–119.00	$112.89	$594	+5.40
520–549 value added	547	18	124.00–125.00	$124.95	$683	—
558 value added	558	2	118.50	$118.50	$661	—
550–590	568	13	105.00–112.50	$109.31	$621	+2.25
601–622	616	23	106.50–116.00	$113.34	$698	+11.04
670	670	1	109.50	$109.50	$734	+21.55
705–720	708	5	87.00–93.00	$91.18	$646	+5.87
750–785	768	2	95.00–108.00	$101.35	$778	+18.49
768 value added	768	4	110.00	$110.00	$845	—
820	820	1	100.00	$100.00	$820	+15.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 fancy	250	1	167.50	$167.50	$419	—
285–295	288	3	141.00–147.50	$145.19	$418	-7.30
320 fancy	320	1	162.50	$162.50	$520	—
300–340	325	3	142.00–148.00	$145.75	$474	-3.59
368 fancy	368	3	155.00	$155.00	$570	—
370–395	383	5	137.00–149.00	$144.91	$555	-0.43
410–445	427	10	133.00–146.00	$141.91	$606	+10.53
450 fancy	450	1	142.00	$142.00	$639	—
450–480	468	3	128.00–138.00	$133.66	$626	+5.63
505 fancy	505	1	142.00	$142.00	$717	—
505–535	520	4	120.00–130.00	$125.81	$654	+5.27
535 thin fleshed	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	—
560–595	574	4	116.00–124.00	$121.27	$696	+7.08
610 value added	610	5	125.50	$125.50	$766	—
605–645	623	3	110.00–116.00	$112.63	$702	+3.32
700–710	705	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$701	+6.39
1120	1120	1	84.00	$84.00	$941	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	135.00	$135.00	$364	—
385–395	390	2	132.00–135.00	$133.52	$521	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$900	—
1340–1660	1537	75-80%	3	43.50–45.50	$44.56	$685	-12.39
1075–1855	1622	75-80%	20	48.50–58.50	$52.79	$856	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1325	1265	80-85%	3	42.00–45.50	$44.12	$558	-6.10
1050–1655	1315	80-85%	20	47.00–56.50	$51.62	$679	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1470	1228	85-90%	15	43.50–51.50	$47.19	$579	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2000	1648	10	72.00–78.00	$75.43	$1,243	—
2225	2225	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,836	—

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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.