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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HALL F MCKAMY   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC [aste] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1725 SHEPHERD RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/10/2005 (Street) CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               3,404 I 401(k) Plan Common Stock               200 I IRA Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   5,754 A $ 17.375 5,754 D   Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   30,246 A $ 17.375 36,000 D   Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   10 A $ 12.969 36,010 D   Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   32,290 A $ 12.969 68,300 D   Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   28,104 A $ 14.5 96,404 D   Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   6,896 A $ 14.5 103,300 D   Common Stock 08/10/2005   M   103,300 (2) A $ 28.6253 (2) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock

(1)

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

10,458.5335

10,458.5335

I

SERP

Stock Option

$ 17.375

08/10/2005

M

5,754

06/25/1999

06/25/2008

Common Stock

5,754

$ 0

185,546

D

Stock Option

$ 17.375

08/10/2005

M

30,246

06/25/1999

06/25/2008

Common Stock

30,246

$ 0

155,300

D

Stock Option

$ 12.969

08/10/2005

M

10

01/01/2002

01/01/2011

Common Stock

10

$ 0

155,290

D

Stock Option

$ 12.969

08/10/2005

M

32,290

01/01/2002

01/01/2011

Common Stock

32,290

$ 0

123,000

D

Stock Option

$ 14.5

08/10/2005

M

28,104

01/01/2003

01/01/2012

Common Stock

28,104

$ 0

94,896

D

Stock Option

$ 14.5

08/10/2005

M

6,896

01/01/2003

01/01/2012

Common Stock

6,896

$ 0

88,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HALL F MCKAMY 1725 SHEPHERD RD CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421			VP & CFO

Signatures

Robert C Taylor, attorney in fact for F. McKamy Hall		08/12/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These phantom shares are payable in cash following the reporting persons termination of employment.
(2)	These shares were all sold on 8/10/05, but in 22 separate transactions by the broker, at sales prices ranging from $28.50 to $29.3721 for an average sales price of $28.625301

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