Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 7.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing less than 500 lbs. sharply lower, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.76/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$111.76

270 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

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	512	112.58	577	242
Small and Medium 1-2	371	104.75	389	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	476	104.65	498	24

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $78 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 sale270 hd

111.76

—

TN average10 barns · 2,412 hd

115.24

−3.48

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	—	High	1,700	74.44	1,265	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	56.15	857	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	54.13	677	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	46.70	467	26

Every lot, as filed

104 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	123.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	583	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	595	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	104.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	121.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	98.98/cwt	97.00–107.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	98.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	123.89/cwt	120.00–127.50	416	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	101.38/cwt	97.00–104.00	670	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	98.13/cwt	91.00–102.00	609	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	122.68/cwt	115.00–128.00	453	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.50	519	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	107.15/cwt	99.50–114.00	614	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	117.87/cwt	113.00–123.00	556	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	112.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	585	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	124.88/cwt	122.50–127.50	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,417	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	67.56/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,174	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	135.01/cwt	130.00–142.50	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	97.17/cwt	91.00–103.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	111.00/cwt	103.00–116.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	93.89/cwt	90.00–96.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	513	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	117.79/cwt	112.00–123.00	668	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.14/cwt	105.00–117.00	712	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	127.26/cwt	121.00–134.00	590	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	131.86/cwt	123.00–140.00	559	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.03/cwt	116.00–126.00	634	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	705.00/cwt	660.00–750.00	6,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	665.00/cwt	565.00–775.00	7,687	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	11,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	802.50/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,330	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.83/cwt	675.00–820.00	8,259	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,791	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	74.77/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,267	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	61.64/cwt	60.50–63.00	875	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	46.74/cwt	42.00–49.50	561	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	55.06/cwt	50.50–60.00	690	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,210	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	744	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	56.34/cwt	52.00–62.00	860	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	46.70/cwt	42.00–53.50	467	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	113.81/cwt	112.50–115.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	111.74/cwt	111.00–112.50	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.50	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	109.11/cwt	107.00–110.50	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	99.80/cwt	99.50–100.00	519	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	338	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	508	119.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.38/cwt	137.50–143.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	111.80/cwt	107.50–116.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	114.63/cwt	113.50–118.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.85/cwt	136.00–145.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	138.22/cwt	131.00–144.00	639	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.21/cwt	124.00–135.00	741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.02/cwt	111.00–120.00	843	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.57/cwt	131.00–140.00	711	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.38/cwt	125.50–135.00	815	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	124.18/cwt	121.00–127.50	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	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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