Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 lower, with feeder heifers and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls remaining mostly steady overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.73/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$111.73

261 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	503	112.10	564	247
Medium and Large 2-3	368	105.91	389	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	385	101.00	389	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about $176 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 sale261 hd

111.73

—

TN average9 barns · 1,996 hd

113.88

−2.16

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	1,540	68.97	1,062	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	51.61	771	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	48.96	606	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	40.58	421	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	123.32/cwt	123.00–124.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	110.26/cwt	104.00–113.50	636	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	113.99/cwt	109.00–118.00	538	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	114.24/cwt	108.00–118.00	486	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	111.87/cwt	105.00–116.00	579	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	110.37/cwt	104.00–115.00	414	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	106.62/cwt	100.00–112.00	712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.74/cwt	104.00–112.00	673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	114.46/cwt	110.00–119.00	374	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	117.27/cwt	113.00–123.00	318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	100.74/cwt	94.00–106.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	127.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.77/cwt	124.00–136.00	610	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.53/cwt	113.00–120.00	660	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.70/cwt	129.00–143.00	576	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.23/cwt	117.00–129.00	643	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.33/cwt	132.00–144.00	515	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.97/cwt	132.00–146.00	465	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	134.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	309	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	103.39/cwt	101.00–107.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	104.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	98.70/cwt	96.00–100.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	93.78/cwt	87.00–98.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	85.67/cwt	85.00–86.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	91.00/cwt	88.00–94.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	147.36/cwt	146.00–148.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	40.58/cwt	36.00–45.50	421	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	52.38/cwt	47.50–56.50	793	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	42.88/cwt	42.00–45.00	545	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	943	56.98/cwt	56.00–58.00	537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	49.14/cwt	44.00–53.50	615	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	41.64/cwt	40.00–42.00	488	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	54.79/cwt	54.00–56.00	720	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	70.47/cwt	65.00–74.50	1,130	6
Bulls	—	—	1,160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	696	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,800	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,575	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	7,734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	581.88/cwt	525.00–630.00	7,640	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	376	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	907	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	106.23/cwt	100.00–109.00	284	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.24/cwt	144.00–149.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	118.02/cwt	114.00–122.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.27/cwt	130.00–144.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	133.35/cwt	127.00–137.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.36/cwt	115.00–124.00	809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	655	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.34/cwt	118.00–126.00	762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.51/cwt	120.00–131.00	727	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.73/cwt	130.00–132.00	490	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	131.75/cwt	126.00–137.50	455	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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