Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 lower with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs., where a sharply lower undertone and decreased demand was noted. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.56/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$112.56

256 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

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	112.71	587	250
Medium and Large 2-3	380	109.00	414	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	395	105.21	415	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $172 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 sale256 hd

112.56

—

TN average9 barns · 2,672 hd

116.41

−3.85

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	1,584	70.77	1,121	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	54.17	771	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	53.49	688	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	42.22	447	27

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	519	122.25/cwt	115.00–130.00	634	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	93.69/cwt	88.00–102.00	675	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	131.99/cwt	128.00–135.00	615	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	103.94/cwt	99.00–110.00	651	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	85.35/cwt	81.00–89.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	103.00/cwt	98.00–111.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	71.50/cwt	71.00–72.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	815	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	40.96/cwt	35.00–46.00	438	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	511	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	53.14/cwt	47.00–58.00	739	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	60.34/cwt	59.50–62.00	987	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	537.00/cwt	525.00–555.00	4,511	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	833.57/cwt	725.00–925.00	8,752	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,360	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,587	68.99/cwt	60.00–76.00	1,095	20
Bulls	—	—	1,637	80.26/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	98.07/cwt	90.00–101.00	709	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	128.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	93.62/cwt	88.00–100.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	93.25/cwt	90.00–100.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	125.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	121.61/cwt	120.50–125.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	368	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	392	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	108.51/cwt	100.00–117.00	566	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	104.79/cwt	100.00–114.00	605	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.57/cwt	115.00–129.00	571	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.50/cwt	114.00–130.00	524	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	473	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	104.25/cwt	95.00–110.00	649	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	479	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,035	61.37/cwt	59.00–64.00	635	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	53.20/cwt	47.00–58.50	685	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	62.38/cwt	60.00–65.50	897	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	42.41/cwt	40.00–44.50	486	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	715.00/cwt	700.00–730.00	6,971	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	956.67/cwt	950.00–970.00	12,274	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	578.33/cwt	500.00–720.00	6,876	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	715.00/cwt	650.00–780.00	9,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	530.00/cwt	510.00–550.00	6,228	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,000	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	675	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	392	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	116.76/cwt	116.00–117.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	124.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	697	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.70/cwt	131.00–139.00	632	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	120.77/cwt	117.00–126.00	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.85/cwt	124.00–138.00	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.54/cwt	115.00–127.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	133.00/cwt	127.00–140.00	551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	114.50/cwt	110.00–118.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	131.02/cwt	127.00–143.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.36/cwt	100.00–111.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.24/cwt	114.00–125.00	682	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.21/cwt	129.00–142.00	573	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	137.89/cwt	132.00–146.00	507	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	147.25/cwt	142.50–152.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	135.08/cwt	131.00–137.50	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	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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