Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.45/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$118.45

225 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

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	486	118.95	578	211
Medium and Large 2-3	439	112.03	492	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	493	105.00	517	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $61 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 sale225 hd

118.45

—

TN average10 barns · 1,841 hd

117.98

+0.47

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	1,615	81.55	1,317	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	60.61	871	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	57.85	713	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	49.71	510	18

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	686.67/cwt	625.00–785.00	7,780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	817.50/cwt	775.00–860.00	9,606	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	493	110.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	127.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	118.99/cwt	118.00–119.50	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	130.70/cwt	129.00–132.00	544	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.52/cwt	131.00–147.00	747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	587	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.12/cwt	137.00–148.00	671	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.44/cwt	127.00–138.00	838	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.01/cwt	132.00–144.00	777	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	3,338	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,860	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	492.50/cwt	475.00–510.00	4,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	844.00/cwt	750.00–960.00	10,381	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	501	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	426	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	378	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.10/cwt	128.00–142.00	569	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.22/cwt	128.50–134.00	690	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.37/cwt	121.00–134.00	734	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	148.51/cwt	147.00–149.50	829	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	149.58/cwt	149.00–150.00	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	117.78/cwt	117.00–118.50	658	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	662	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.12/cwt	123.00–127.00	771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	95.46/cwt	90.00–101.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	134.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	115.89/cwt	110.00–122.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.15/cwt	128.00–142.00	630	11
Bulls	—	—	1,303	73.04/cwt	72.00–74.00	952	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	109.46/cwt	102.00–117.00	629	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	116.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	578	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	150.37/cwt	148.00–157.50	424	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	151.19/cwt	145.00–157.50	367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	80.93/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,342	12
Bulls	—	—	1,670	93.79/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.71/cwt	45.00–55.00	510	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	60.61/cwt	58.00–64.00	871	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	58.53/cwt	54.00–65.00	725	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	50.58/cwt	48.00–52.00	598	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	68.07/cwt	66.00–71.50	877	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	125.10/cwt	117.00–130.00	534	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.12/cwt	115.00–131.00	579	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	117.75/cwt	110.00–122.00	605	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	122.53/cwt	117.00–129.00	464	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	107.27/cwt	102.00–112.00	609	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	126.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	429	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	96.47/cwt	93.00–101.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	103.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	531	2

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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