Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not reported last week due to observance of Thanksgiving holiday, therefore, no comparisons available. However, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.10/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$110.10

274 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$1.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.22

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	403	111.45	449	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	110.06	577	265
Small and Medium 1-2	385	110.00	424	1thin

One grade step is worth $1.45/cwt here — about $26 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 sale274 hd

110.10

—

TN average5 barns · 1,831 hd

119.32

−9.22

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	1,787	70.21	1,254	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	52.30	830	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	51.28	672	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	39.88	438	24

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	108.76/cwt	105.00–115.00	672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	137.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	509	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	137.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	83.97/cwt	82.00–86.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	93.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	119.90/cwt	110.00–125.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	142.81/cwt	142.00–143.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.16/cwt	131.00–147.00	449	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.65/cwt	109.00–124.00	660	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.05/cwt	120.00–137.00	613	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	703	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	594	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	5,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	96.22/cwt	90.00–104.00	600	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	39.88/cwt	34.00–44.50	438	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	51.82/cwt	46.00–56.50	819	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	128.32/cwt	120.00–135.00	485	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	126.80/cwt	125.00–132.50	407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	94.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	87.04/cwt	80.00–94.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	136.19/cwt	135.00–137.50	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	98.98/cwt	92.00–106.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	115.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	425	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.40/cwt	130.00–145.00	599	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	111.31/cwt	107.00–122.00	691	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	128.16/cwt	123.00–133.00	610	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	118.16/cwt	111.00–119.50	776	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	123.37/cwt	121.00–126.00	717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	133.85/cwt	130.00–141.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	138.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	112.63/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	105.55/cwt	104.00–107.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	114.55/cwt	113.00–115.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	101.74/cwt	95.00–110.00	530	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	117.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	557	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	122.75/cwt	117.50–131.00	520	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	100.67/cwt	89.00–108.00	571	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	59.03/cwt	58.00–60.00	980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	51.16/cwt	46.00–56.00	672	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	58.01/cwt	57.00–58.50	810	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	42.40/cwt	40.00–44.00	487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,792	69.39/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,243	18
Bulls	—	—	1,835	77.88/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,429	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	958	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	5,320	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	628.00/cwt	595.00–640.00	4,773	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	818.75/cwt	750.00–925.00	8,802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	732.50/cwt	665.00–800.00	8,241	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	600.00/cwt	550.00–650.00	7,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,905	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	388	107.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	419	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	126.64/cwt	124.00–127.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	109.71/cwt	108.00–110.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.85/cwt	121.00–136.00	680	29

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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