Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.93/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$109.93

266 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$14.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

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	501	110.73	555	247
Medium and Large 2-3	409	105.29	430	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	515	96.25	495	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.48/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 sale266 hd

109.93

—

TN average9 barns · 2,199 hd

114.95

−5.02

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	1,602	65.32	1,047	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	47.75	737	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	45.30	579	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	38.42	411	14

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2Fancy	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	616.67/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	7,332	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	418	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	123.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	131.70/cwt	126.00–137.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	111.47/cwt	107.00–118.00	473	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	109.02/cwt	96.00–113.50	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	121.53/cwt	117.00–127.00	343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	88.85/cwt	85.00–96.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	90.93/cwt	88.00–94.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	85.84/cwt	80.00–92.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	578	115.40/cwt	115.00–116.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	614	117.54/cwt	116.00–120.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	537	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	558	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	597	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	109.19/cwt	105.00–113.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	113.77/cwt	107.00–118.00	542	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	105.36/cwt	100.00–109.00	607	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	104.43/cwt	99.00–111.00	545	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	115.85/cwt	110.00–122.00	439	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	121.73/cwt	116.00–130.00	399	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	103.68/cwt	93.50–107.50	686	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	38.42/cwt	34.00–42.00	411	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	47.26/cwt	43.00–52.00	733	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	53.52/cwt	53.00–54.50	782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	45.33/cwt	40.00–51.50	582	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	37.84/cwt	36.00–39.50	469	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	54.36/cwt	53.00–56.00	667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,644	66.94/cwt	59.50–71.00	1,100	7
Bulls	—	—	1,310	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	707	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	585.00/cwt	500.00–670.00	5,119	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,640	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.36/cwt	115.00–127.00	760	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.82/cwt	121.00–134.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	126.96/cwt	122.00–132.00	719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	115.41/cwt	107.00–117.50	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	131.75/cwt	123.00–138.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	103.01/cwt	102.00–108.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	132.34/cwt	128.00–136.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	136.24/cwt	132.50–140.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	105.68/cwt	105.00–107.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.68/cwt	115.00–119.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	104.37/cwt	100.00–109.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.94/cwt	136.00–144.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	638	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	587	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	506	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	238	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	610	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	126.08/cwt	120.00–134.00	590	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	112.98/cwt	107.00–117.50	645	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	132.37/cwt	124.00–140.00	572	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	133.36/cwt	128.00–139.00	491	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	138.30/cwt	131.00–147.00	452	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	99.86/cwt	95.00–107.00	669	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	116.86/cwt	111.00–124.00	615	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	137.65/cwt	130.00–147.50	384	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	86.16/cwt	81.00–90.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.16/cwt	102.00–114.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	139.59/cwt	130.00–147.00	315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	83.00/cwt	81.00–85.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	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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