Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.94/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$106.94

322 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$8.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

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	493	107.25	529	309
Small and Medium 1-2	303	104.00	315	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	476	98.64	470	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.62/cwt here — about $59 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 sale322 hd

106.94

—

TN average12 barns · 2,763 hd

112.70

−5.76

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	1,757	65.19	1,146	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	44.96	685	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	44.61	560	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	38.35	408	20

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	382	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	129.11/cwt	127.50–130.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	111.42/cwt	104.00–117.00	468	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	107.91/cwt	100.00–114.00	511	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	102.94/cwt	100.00–109.00	532	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	99.05/cwt	94.00–107.00	565	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	114.24/cwt	108.00–123.00	432	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	96.40/cwt	89.00–104.00	594	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	116.84/cwt	110.00–122.00	381	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	95.84/cwt	89.00–103.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	131.34/cwt	126.00–136.50	362	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	100.77/cwt	98.50–103.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.50	449	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	105.71/cwt	104.00–108.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	120.24/cwt	120.00–121.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	118.98/cwt	117.00–122.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	109.39/cwt	104.00–115.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	110.95/cwt	109.00–116.00	631	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	105.68/cwt	99.00–108.50	655	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	131.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.98/cwt	131.00–144.00	573	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	115.57/cwt	110.00–122.00	602	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	136.58/cwt	132.00–144.00	505	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.89/cwt	128.00–142.00	425	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	101.87/cwt	96.00–109.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	100.48/cwt	95.00–108.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	104.55/cwt	99.00–107.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.50	351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	152.72/cwt	150.00–156.00	547	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	38.35/cwt	34.00–43.50	408	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	44.96/cwt	41.00–50.00	685	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,090	51.72/cwt	51.50–52.00	564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	45.09/cwt	41.50–51.00	572	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	37.68/cwt	31.50–40.00	452	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	51.94/cwt	51.50–52.50	660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	64.61/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,129	17
Bulls	—	—	1,915	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,436	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	7,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	722.50/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,186	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	697.50/cwt	660.00–730.00	8,984	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	11,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	564.29/cwt	490.00–640.00	6,653	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,125	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	539	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	445	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	371	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	380	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	118.70/cwt	113.00–122.00	680	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.11/cwt	114.00–128.00	627	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.84/cwt	110.00–117.00	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.26/cwt	110.00–122.00	723	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	132.24/cwt	127.00–137.00	623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.80/cwt	127.00–139.00	500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	133.48/cwt	127.00–141.00	553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	108.29/cwt	102.00–112.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	95.75/cwt	95.00–96.00	511	4

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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