Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls holding mostly steady. Regarding slaughter classes: boning cows remaining mostly steady, with breaker cows 4.00 higher and lean cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.94/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −87.72 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$118.94

264 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$6.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

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	521	119.22	621	241
Medium and Large 2-3	450	117.50	528	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	372	112.77	420	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.45/cwt here — about $201 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $225.05, low $177.90, median $206.67 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale264 hd

118.94

—

TN average10 barns · 1,578 hd

114.52

+4.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−87.72

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	—	Low	1,769	59.77	1,057	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	46.06	736	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	44.76	553	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	40.63	453	14

Every lot, as filed

95 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	345	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	112.89/cwt	110.00–121.00	746	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	120.42/cwt	120.00–120.50	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	131.54/cwt	125.00–136.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.01/cwt	118.00–130.00	645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	123.07/cwt	114.00–126.00	700	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	120.34/cwt	117.00–124.50	761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	101.21/cwt	96.00–107.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	138.48/cwt	138.00–140.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	136.16/cwt	133.00–143.00	509	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	675.00/cwt	625.00–750.00	8,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	735.00/cwt	650.00–775.00	9,246	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	757.50/cwt	750.00–765.00	9,848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	650.83/cwt	535.00–700.00	8,676	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	645.00/cwt	625.00–665.00	8,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,097	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	7,553	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	5,828	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,647	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	5,985	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	3,698	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	128.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	345	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	94.35/cwt	90.00–103.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	131.78/cwt	128.00–142.50	418	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	96.21/cwt	91.00–103.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	695	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	566	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	129.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	120.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,109	53.80/cwt	48.50–66.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	6
Bulls	—	—	1,445	51.45/cwt	51.00–52.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.88/cwt	113.00–123.50	626	41
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	263	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.50	319	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,834	61.43/cwt	55.00–65.00	1,127	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	123.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	582	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.92/cwt	130.00–146.00	513	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	687	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	111.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	122.51/cwt	118.50–126.00	463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	90.39/cwt	81.00–94.50	738	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	46.53/cwt	42.00–51.50	762	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	43.25/cwt	37.00–48.50	535	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	52.32/cwt	49.00–59.50	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	116.29/cwt	112.50–124.50	668	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.62/cwt	123.50–141.00	554	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	121.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	510	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	40.63/cwt	35.00–44.50	453	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	94.72/cwt	90.00–101.00	632	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	97.76/cwt	91.50–101.00	604	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	102.94/cwt	96.00–105.00	584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	96.58/cwt	94.50–102.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	114.42/cwt	109.00–119.00	547	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	108.99/cwt	104.00–116.00	573	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	95.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	120.47/cwt	114.00–125.00	448	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	120.27/cwt	114.00–127.00	384	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1

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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