Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 lower, with feeder steers and bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls remaining mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.62/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$114.62

242 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

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	508	115.17	585	230
Small and Medium 1-2	385	106.49	410	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	512	103.22	529	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $56 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 sale242 hd

114.62

—

TN average9 barns · 1,893 hd

120.51

−5.89

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	1,541	79.47	1,225	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	58.84	864	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	57.31	686	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	47.86	484	13

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	129.32/cwt	129.00–131.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	118.66/cwt	117.50–120.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	99.10/cwt	92.00–106.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	125.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	116.45/cwt	110.00–122.00	369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	100.84/cwt	95.00–102.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	119.58/cwt	112.00–125.00	569	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	108.85/cwt	101.00–115.00	620	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	102.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	624	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	121.60/cwt	115.00–127.00	516	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	116.12/cwt	111.00–124.50	614	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	106.70/cwt	105.00–108.00	510	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	473	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	358	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	583	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	133.25/cwt	132.50–134.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	104.87/cwt	100.00–113.00	655	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.77/cwt	130.00–143.50	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	113.22/cwt	110.00–124.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	99.45/cwt	94.00–102.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	109.48/cwt	108.00–110.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	96.28/cwt	92.00–101.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	125.68/cwt	121.00–128.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.36/cwt	133.00–138.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	47.86/cwt	44.50–53.00	484	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	58.59/cwt	54.50–62.50	857	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	64.72/cwt	63.50–65.50	1,010	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	51.45/cwt	51.00–52.00	724	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,075	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	56.85/cwt	52.00–62.50	666	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	64.56/cwt	63.00–67.00	857	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	49.33/cwt	45.00–51.50	563	16
Bulls	—	—	1,541	79.47/cwt	74.50–85.00	1,225	28
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	851.43/cwt	775.00–950.00	10,949	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	755.00/cwt	745.00–775.00	9,136	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	679.17/cwt	580.00–775.00	8,374	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,690	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	651.67/cwt	570.00–725.00	7,279	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,197.50/cwt	1,170.00–1,225.00	—	2
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	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,117.50/cwt	1,090.00–1,145.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,017.50/cwt	950.00–1,085.00	—	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.72/cwt	120.00–132.00	663	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	129.59/cwt	122.00–136.50	731	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	653	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.00/cwt	119.00–133.00	802	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	128.78/cwt	127.00–132.00	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	143.05/cwt	139.00–149.00	538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	119.18/cwt	113.00–128.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	707	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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