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Athens Regional Stockyard Market Report

Athens, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 24, 2020

842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.23/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 472 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.42/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 528 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.07/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 516 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 842 1,622 0
Feeder cattle 527 1,284 0
Slaughter cattle 158 268 0
Replacement cattle 157 70 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 3.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 lower overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 147.50 $147.50 $339 —
290 290 1 152.00 $152.00 $441 -10.70
345 345 1 142.00 $142.00 $490 —
347 value added 347 3 152.50 $152.50 $529 —
380–385 383 3 147.50–154.00 $151.85 $582 +3.74
405–447 438 15 143.50–149.00 $144.56 $633 -6.82
455–495 474 10 131.00–141.00 $139.07 $659 -1.75
520–543 528 21 124.00–135.00 $133.42 $704 -0.47
573–585 579 18 129.00–134.00 $129.84 $752 -2.51
600–648 636 11 116.00–129.00 $122.85 $781 -5.00
650–688 675 3 111.00–119.00 $113.57 $767 -5.44
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 -4.85
995 995 1 93.50 $93.50 $930 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 118.00 $118.00 $673 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 271 4 132.50–145.00 $139.42 $378 +0.43
300–309 308 6 135.00–140.00 $139.19 $429 +7.20
365–370 368 2 118.00–127.00 $122.53 $451 -5.64
400–440 422 13 117.00–127.00 $121.60 $513 -7.02
460 fancy 460 1 129.00 $129.00 $593 —
450–489 473 25 114.00–126.00 $119.88 $567 +0.35
505–511 510 14 110.00–117.00 $116.29 $593 +0.23
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 -11.06
580 580 1 99.00 $99.00 $574 -12.57
595 595 1 103.00 $103.00 $613 -8.57
607–645 626 15 90.00–105.00 $97.82 $612 -12.33
656 656 4 98.50 $98.50 $646 +8.50
746 746 10 88.50 $88.50 $660 -12.00
780 780 2 94.00 $94.00 $733 +4.13
840 840 4 90.00 $90.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 112.50 $112.50 $428 —
425–435 430 2 112.00 $112.00 $482 -3.35
495 495 1 105.00 $105.00 $520 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 107.00 $107.00 $449 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 155.00 $155.00 $318 -3.23
208 fancy 208 6 182.00 $182.00 $379 +3.11
257 fancy 257 5 172.50 $172.50 $443 -2.23
275–290 281 4 145.00–162.50 $155.32 $436 -1.77
300–337 fancy 324 5 159.00–162.00 $159.76 $518 -12.62
305–345 327 10 140.00–155.00 $151.77 $496 -0.90
355–396 387 12 142.50–150.50 $148.44 $574 -0.37
400–445 417 6 139.00–149.00 $143.41 $598 +3.84
455–498 480 10 129.00–136.00 $134.29 $645 +7.29
503–545 516 18 123.50–133.00 $127.07 $656 -0.18
565–590 581 6 118.00–125.00 $121.36 $705 -3.63
605–640 617 5 105.00–114.00 $109.40 $675 -6.11
675 675 1 108.00 $108.00 $729 -1.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1800 1800 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1160 1086 80-85% 4 48.00–49.50 $48.60 $528 —
945–1660 1252 80-85% 40 52.00–62.00 $57.02 $714 -8.89
1380 1380 80-85% 1 66.50 $66.50 $918 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–2030 1593 75-80% 40 52.00–60.00 $56.33 $897 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1315 1111 85-90% 17 45.00–53.00 $48.46 $538 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–2285 1629 9 70.00–76.00 $71.68 $1,168 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1300 1092 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 675.00–825.00 $733.33
950–1300 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 625.00–800.00 $710.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1100–1350 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–875.00 $825.00
1150–1350 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,125.00 $1,016.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $925.00
950–1000 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–675.00 $625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,162.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 7 96.00 $96.00 $351 —

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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.