Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower, with feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, and feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows measuring 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.22/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$118.22

267 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$13.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

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	476	119.32	568	239
Medium and Large 2-3	484	109.26	528	24
Small and Medium 1-2	403	106.13	427	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about $141 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 sale267 hd

118.22

—

TN average9 barns · 1,923 hd

119.91

−1.69

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	1,636	77.64	1,271	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	60.19	940	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	59.59	761	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	47.01	440	13

Every lot, as filed

100 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	134.04/cwt	130.00–142.50	515	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	133.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	135.50/cwt	131.00–139.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.21/cwt	121.00–133.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	135.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	697	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	135.12/cwt	132.50–137.50	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	126.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	551	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	395	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	551	19
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	482	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	565	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	412	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	735.00/cwt	625.00–790.00	9,555	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	745.00/cwt	700.00–790.00	10,058	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	841.25/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,204	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	730.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,008	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	658.33/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	79.07/cwt	74.50–83.50	1,320	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	69.93/cwt	67.00–74.50	1,048	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	52.09/cwt	49.00–54.50	589	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	60.25/cwt	55.00–66.50	776	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	68.75/cwt	66.00–72.50	1,172	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	59.17/cwt	54.50–65.00	915	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	47.01/cwt	42.00–54.50	440	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.87/cwt	117.00–128.50	653	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.40/cwt	135.00–146.00	522	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.91/cwt	111.00–121.00	670	19
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	323	117.50/cwt	111.00–125.00	380	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	556	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	130.39/cwt	127.50–132.50	503	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	121.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	102.67/cwt	102.00–104.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	124.62/cwt	122.00–130.00	328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	110.24/cwt	105.50–113.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	107.34/cwt	102.00–108.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	122.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	409	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	119.59/cwt	115.00–124.00	508	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	111.26/cwt	104.00–118.00	628	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	124.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	474	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.35/cwt	113.00–121.00	619	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	119.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	563	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	610	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	116.95/cwt	116.00–118.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	110.54/cwt	109.00–113.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	107.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	574	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	274	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	107.50/cwt	107.00–109.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.37/cwt	118.00–133.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	125.61/cwt	123.00–127.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	122.77/cwt	117.00–125.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	110.89/cwt	108.00–120.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	135.98/cwt	127.00–143.00	638	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	135.36/cwt	131.00–137.50	583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.71/cwt	111.50–119.00	779	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.02/cwt	110.00–121.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.23/cwt	106.00–114.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	139.93/cwt	135.00–147.50	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	683	104.68/cwt	104.00–105.00	715	6

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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