Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 2.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Broad diversity in color, breed, type and kind was noted on feeder classes. 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 $114.04/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$114.04

360 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

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	114.23	584	342
Medium and Large 2-3	347	112.85	391	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	415	105.67	439	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $146 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 sale360 hd

114.04

—

TN average10 barns · 2,837 hd

117.20

−3.15

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	1,597	66.24	1,058	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	47.88	599	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	47.40	715	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	36.89	360	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,455	96.00	1,397	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	285	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	116.00/cwt	113.00–119.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	110.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	467	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	712	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	111.30/cwt	107.00–118.00	795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	124.82/cwt	120.00–133.00	648	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.37/cwt	115.00–129.00	753	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	127.86/cwt	121.00–138.00	615	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	112.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	111.67/cwt	111.00–112.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	113.89/cwt	113.00–114.00	581	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	127.79/cwt	120.00–137.50	486	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	106.40/cwt	101.00–115.00	566	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.42/cwt	114.00–129.00	573	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	435	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	122.52/cwt	119.00–124.00	633	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	240	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	487	104.34/cwt	104.00–105.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	91.93/cwt	87.00–95.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	114.07/cwt	113.00–115.00	438	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	94.40/cwt	91.50–102.00	578	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	119.69/cwt	117.00–124.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.13/cwt	139.00–147.50	312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	126.33/cwt	124.00–128.50	408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	60.25/cwt	60.00–61.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	141.95/cwt	133.00–147.00	392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.15/cwt	101.00–112.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	84.58/cwt	81.00–90.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	68.34/cwt	62.00–76.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	111.56/cwt	107.00–116.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	79.12/cwt	76.50–88.00	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	120.02/cwt	115.00–129.00	509	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	126.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	474	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	117.29/cwt	113.00–127.00	551	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.77/cwt	114.00–125.50	618	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.48/cwt	107.00–117.00	686	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	740	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	695.00/cwt	625.00–760.00	8,340	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	665.00/cwt	620.00–710.00	7,481	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,463	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	6,223	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	508.75/cwt	450.00–540.00	4,772	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	53.52/cwt	52.00–55.00	856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	74.84/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,387	4
Bulls	—	—	1,504	65.42/cwt	60.50–70.00	984	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	39.41/cwt	38.00–40.50	465	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	55.91/cwt	53.00–64.50	751	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	47.17/cwt	41.50–51.50	585	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	867	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	47.22/cwt	42.00–51.00	711	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	36.89/cwt	31.00–42.50	360	17
Steers	Select	—	1,455	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	98.11/cwt	90.00–104.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	98.02/cwt	90.00–105.50	655	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	121.97/cwt	118.00–127.00	524	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	130.80/cwt	124.00–137.50	436	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	103.10/cwt	95.00–114.00	642	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	101.14/cwt	95.00–107.00	578	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	114.03/cwt	107.00–117.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	124.90/cwt	121.00–130.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	99.69/cwt	96.00–104.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	127.71/cwt	120.00–132.00	346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	90.17/cwt	84.00–97.50	738	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	381	122.18/cwt	118.00–124.00	466	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	580.71/cwt	540.00–640.00	7,468	7

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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