Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall 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 $117.87/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$117.87

224 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

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	498	118.37	590	207
Medium and Large 2-3	429	112.76	483	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	467	107.33	501	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $89 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 sale224 hd

117.87

—

TN average10 barns · 2,303 hd

119.92

−2.05

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	—	Average	1,527	81.41	1,243	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	61.88	729	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	61.62	915	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	49.85	459	10

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
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	472	114.77/cwt	111.00–122.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	131.41/cwt	127.00–137.50	301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	131.42/cwt	126.00–137.50	354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	105.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	83.61/cwt	82.00–93.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	128.44/cwt	125.00–134.00	420	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	105.28/cwt	102.00–110.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	124.45/cwt	117.00–132.50	470	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	125.79/cwt	121.00–134.00	538	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	111.07/cwt	104.00–118.50	636	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	123.94/cwt	117.00–131.00	579	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	116.54/cwt	110.00–125.00	613	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	113.99/cwt	111.00–116.00	486	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	122.44/cwt	121.50–125.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	114.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.51/cwt	120.00–134.00	666	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.32/cwt	136.00–151.00	603	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.67/cwt	135.00–151.00	520	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	108.42/cwt	106.00–114.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.80/cwt	130.00–146.00	644	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	104.49/cwt	100.00–109.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.27/cwt	122.50–129.00	711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	142.79/cwt	137.50–150.00	461	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	141.47/cwt	135.00–150.00	403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	92.57/cwt	90.00–97.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	151.27/cwt	142.50–157.50	343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	154.20/cwt	154.00–155.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	158.65/cwt	155.00–162.50	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	49.85/cwt	44.00–54.50	459	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	61.54/cwt	56.00–66.50	916	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	68.26/cwt	67.50–69.00	1,007	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	843	84.58/cwt	83.00–86.00	713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	61.40/cwt	56.50–67.50	723	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	51.09/cwt	45.00–55.50	564	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	71.90/cwt	68.00–80.00	956	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,260	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,554	80.85/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,256	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	573.33/cwt	560.00–590.00	6,691	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,600	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	14,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,550	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	355	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	266	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	536	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	338	126.28/cwt	122.50–130.00	427	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	111.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	520	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	465	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	146.37/cwt	142.50–151.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	129.32/cwt	127.00–131.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.42/cwt	137.00–149.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	144.49/cwt	138.00–151.00	620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.86/cwt	135.00–148.00	753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	134.93/cwt	129.50–141.00	913	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.80/cwt	132.00–149.00	821	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	144.41/cwt	142.00–145.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	399	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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