Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

1,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.62/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 524 lb · 85 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.44/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 464 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.25/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 521 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,622	1,219	1,493
Feeder cattle	1,284	927	1,132
Slaughter cattle	268	190	262
Replacement cattle	70	102	99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter cows also remaining steady, and slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	155.00–170.00	$162.70	$452	+1.70
365 fancy	365	1	168.00	$168.00	$613	—
380–395	390	3	146.00–152.50	$148.11	$578	-19.22
420–435	429	11	145.00–155.00	$151.38	$649	+0.62
450–495	470	26	134.00–147.00	$140.82	$662	-2.39
500–545	526	19	128.00–138.00	$133.89	$704	-3.26
550–596	578	32	126.00–138.00	$132.35	$765	+0.20
590	590	1	114.00	$114.00	$673	-18.15
603–640	631	21	120.00–130.00	$127.85	$807	+2.35
685–695	690	2	117.00–121.00	$119.01	$821	+2.19
700 fancy	700	1	124.00	$124.00	$868	—
728–740	730	7	110.00–117.50	$114.85	$838	+0.98
755–795	781	4	111.00–117.00	$113.21	$884	—
805–835	828	4	111.00–119.00	$117.05	$969	—
883	883	2	109.50	$109.50	$967	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	427	3	125.00–133.00	$130.41	$557	-2.61
570	570	1	111.00	$111.00	$633	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	142.50	$142.50	$442	—

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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	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
278–295	284	4	129.00–142.50	$138.99	$395	—
300–330 fancy	318	3	143.00–147.00	$144.72	$460	+0.23
315–345	328	9	125.00–140.00	$131.99	$433	+3.33
365 fancy	365	1	134.00	$134.00	$489	-6.95
350–395	378	18	121.00–131.50	$128.17	$484	+2.06
410 fancy	410	1	137.00	$137.00	$562	—
400–438	418	27	125.00–134.00	$128.62	$538	+1.17
443	443	3	119.00	$119.00	$527	-8.45
453 value added	453	5	127.00	$127.00	$575	—
450–495	475	37	115.00–125.00	$119.53	$568	-3.78
513 value added	513	8	122.00	$122.00	$626	-2.00
500–545	525	77	109.00–121.00	$116.06	$609	-2.12
550–595	567	31	106.00–115.00	$111.57	$633	-6.10
602–640	617	30	105.00–112.00	$110.15	$680	+4.06
635–638	637	3	92.00–94.00	$93.34	$595	-12.75
665	665	1	90.00	$90.00	$598	-2.63
650–693	677	26	95.00–107.00	$100.22	$678	+7.59
737	737	5	100.50	$100.50	$741	+3.50
765–790	780	6	85.50–96.50	$89.87	$701	+1.37
803	803	2	85.00	$85.00	$683	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	436	6	114.00–118.00	$115.35	$503	+0.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	214	4	150.00–162.50	$158.23	$339	—
220–230 fancy	225	2	172.50–185.00	$178.89	$403	—
260–290 fancy	275	2	170.00–180.00	$174.73	$481	—
255–295	276	7	150.00–165.00	$157.09	$434	+4.59
300–330	321	5	146.00–163.00	$152.67	$490	-2.75
320–340 fancy	333	3	170.00–177.00	$172.38	$574	+0.85
365 fancy	365	1	161.00	$161.00	$588	—
360–390	382	20	142.50–157.50	$148.81	$568	-11.08
412–420 fancy	416	12	150.00–160.00	$155.26	$646	+1.26
400–448	432	23	134.00–146.00	$139.57	$603	-2.42
450–495	464	48	131.00–146.00	$137.66	$639	+0.12
465	465	1	127.00	$127.00	$591	-10.54
500–545	521	43	122.00–133.00	$127.25	$663	-2.73
553–595	568	42	118.00–129.00	$124.99	$710	+4.42
600–645	622	14	110.00–119.00	$115.51	$718	+3.68
650–697	680	11	102.00–115.00	$109.44	$744	-2.43
720 fancy	720	1	113.00	$113.00	$814	—
700–730	723	10	95.00–109.00	$101.97	$737	+2.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1400	1143	(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	835.00–1,450.00	$1,151.43	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	132.50	$132.50	$457	—
370	370	1	137.50	$137.50	$509	—
460–480	470	3	124.00–129.00	$126.65	$595	+6.65

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	130.00	$130.00	$468	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1810	1440	75-80%	61	53.00–63.00	$56.99	$821	-8.51

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1335	1108	80-85%	7	65.00–73.00	$67.67	$750	—
835–1630	1192	80-85%	42	54.00–64.50	$58.83	$701	—
1115–1470	1259	80-85%	7	65.00–67.50	$65.91	$830	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1255	1093	85-90%	25	45.00–55.00	$49.46	$541	-7.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–2170	1685	12	70.00–79.50	$74.58	$1,257	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1350	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–720.00	$697.50
950–1350	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–810.00	$710.00
1100–1400	1294	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	750.00–1,075.00	$831.67

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,090.00	$1,090.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,165.00	$1,165.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	990.00	$990.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	3	50.00	$50.00	$262	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	96.00	$96.00	$360	—
620–625	623	2	79.00	$79.00	$492	—

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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.