Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

1,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.15/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 569 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.58/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 479 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.75/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 522 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,219	549	1,095
Feeder cattle	927	446	836
Slaughter cattle	190	103	158
Replacement cattle	102	—	101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall and feeder steers mostly steady, with exception of steers and bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 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
280	280	1	161.00	$161.00	$451	—
330	330	4	147.50–153.00	$151.63	$500	—
380–390	387	3	167.00–168.00	$167.33	$648	+22.16
405–445	425	9	147.00–160.00	$150.76	$641	+14.38
450–480 fancy	465	2	153.00–161.00	$156.87	$729	—
460–483	471	13	136.00–149.00	$143.21	$675	+3.31
475	475	1	124.00	$124.00	$589	-15.90
500–542	523	21	128.00–142.00	$137.15	$717	-0.75
550–596	569	56	121.00–138.50	$132.15	$752	+1.31
605 value added	605	4	134.00	$134.00	$811	—
604–645	615	10	118.00–130.00	$125.50	$772	+12.50
670–690	680	5	113.00–121.00	$116.82	$794	-0.89
715–728	722	7	110.00–115.50	$113.87	$822	-1.13
725 value added	725	1	124.00	$124.00	$899	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	147.00	$147.00	$438	—
425–440	433	2	132.00–134.00	$133.02	$576	—
455–460	458	4	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$582	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	326	8	125.00–131.00	$128.66	$419	-0.31
325–345 fancy	335	2	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$484	+4.49
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	-18.97
360–370 fancy	365	2	137.00–145.00	$140.95	$514	—
375–395	388	8	120.00–134.00	$126.11	$489	-3.33
400–446	423	22	120.00–133.00	$127.45	$539	-1.11
455 fancy	455	1	130.00	$130.00	$592	+4.00
450–498	478	45	116.00–127.50	$123.31	$589	+9.58
491 value added	491	7	132.00	$132.00	$648	—
508 value added	508	4	124.00	$124.00	$630	—
500–541	523	37	110.00–122.00	$118.18	$618	+5.29
555 fancy	555	1	126.00	$126.00	$699	—
550–598	570	26	109.00–123.50	$117.67	$671	+8.36
605–637	618	15	104.00–110.50	$106.09	$656	-7.25
665–695	685	3	91.00–95.00	$92.63	$635	-16.87
710	710	1	97.00	$97.00	$689	+5.82
770	770	6	88.50	$88.50	$681	-12.85

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	7	115.50	$115.50	$438	—
440–447	445	4	115.00	$115.00	$512	—
460	460	7	114.00	$114.00	$524	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1092	3	63.00–70.00	$66.21	$723	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	110.00	$110.00	$336	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	152.50	$152.50	$427	+7.31
320–335 fancy	328	2	170.00–173.00	$171.53	$563	+9.03
320–345	336	4	150.00–162.00	$155.42	$522	+9.67
355–395	377	12	149.00–167.00	$159.89	$603	+14.98
400–440	416	22	133.00–149.00	$141.99	$591	+0.08
430 fancy	430	1	154.00	$154.00	$662	—
438 value added	438	4	158.00	$158.00	$692	—
450–495	469	21	130.00–145.00	$137.54	$645	+3.88
460–485 fancy	473	2	147.00–150.00	$148.54	$703	+6.54
500–545	518	31	124.00–134.00	$129.98	$673	+4.17
550–595	576	28	117.00–125.00	$120.57	$694	-0.70
615–645	635	12	109.00–116.00	$111.83	$710	-0.80
650–695	665	10	106.00–116.00	$111.87	$744	—
700–720	708	3	92.00–103.00	$99.04	$701	-0.46
765	765	1	95.00	$95.00	$727	—
830	830	4	84.50	$84.50	$701	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–408	407	3	124.00–130.00	$128.01	$521	—
480	480	2	120.00	$120.00	$576	—
510–518	515	3	110.00–116.00	$111.98	$577	—
673	673	6	100.00	$100.00	$673	—
794	794	5	88.50	$88.50	$703	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	121.00	$121.00	$581	—
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	80-85%	1	66.00	$66.00	$660	—
885–1535	1218	80-85%	45	53.50–64.50	$59.72	$727	—
1155–1325	1231	80-85%	7	65.00–71.00	$66.88	$823	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	75-80%	1	65.50	$65.50	$946	—
1120–1790	1467	75-80%	43	54.00–64.00	$60.20	$883	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1200	1049	85-90%	18	44.50–55.00	$48.87	$513	—
1085	1085	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$618	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1765	1599	10	74.00–84.50	$80.80	$1,292	—
2060	2060	1	89.50	$89.50	$1,844	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–950	929	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	585.00–720.00	$681.43
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00	$650.00
900–1300	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	610.00–750.00	$668.33
1050–1200	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$862.50
1050–1500	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–1,075.00	$963.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1200–1550	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	735.00–1,130.00	$943.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1050	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	745.00–850.00	$797.50

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.