Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 6.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.26/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$156.26

83 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$23.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	158.66	862	73
Medium and Large 2-3	484	140.29	678	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	360	135.00	486	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.66/cwt here — about $376 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

156.26

—

TN average5 barns · 208 hd

148.65

+7.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,765	77.59	1,370	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	61.94	774	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	59.96	877	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	50.04	494	16

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.89/cwt	150.00–161.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	122.53/cwt	115.00–127.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	135.64/cwt	125.00–140.00	586	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.25/cwt	143.00–147.50	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	140.94/cwt	135.00–148.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.81/cwt	145.00–163.00	831	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	8,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	896.67/cwt	770.00–1,010.00	8,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	653.32/cwt	535.00–735.00	6,207	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	156.99/cwt	151.00–161.00	885	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	540	70.97/cwt	68.00–74.00	383	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	749.57/cwt	740.00–755.00	7,248	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	786.15/cwt	770.00–800.00	7,665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	351	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,600	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	673	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	149.86/cwt	147.50–152.50	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	127.34/cwt	127.00–127.50	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	112.13/cwt	111.00–118.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	130.89/cwt	124.00–135.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.60/cwt	121.00–133.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	141.19/cwt	135.00–147.50	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	136.38/cwt	130.00–141.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	135.27/cwt	128.00–141.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	113.84/cwt	107.00–121.00	757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	51.47/cwt	49.00–53.50	617	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	70.56/cwt	68.00–77.50	927	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	61.18/cwt	54.00–67.00	758	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	59.96/cwt	56.00–63.00	877	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	50.04/cwt	44.00–54.00	494	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.30/cwt	133.00–148.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.65/cwt	140.00–155.00	711	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	383	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	529	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.23/cwt	121.00–135.00	751	7
Bulls	—	—	1,793	77.45/cwt	74.50–84.00	1,389	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	175.25/cwt	172.00–177.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	753	13

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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