Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady, with feeder heifers under 500 lbs. 3.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. 8.00 to 9.00 higher, and feeder bulls 7.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows remaining mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.43/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$119.43

214 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

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	487	119.81	584	208
Medium and Large 2-3	483	106.33	513	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $71 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 sale214 hd

119.43

—

TN average9 barns · 1,412 hd

117.29

+2.14

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	—	High	1,630	68.22	1,112	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	46.78	700	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	46.48	581	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	38.70	442	24

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	568	111.04/cwt	104.00–115.00	631	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	109.97/cwt	100.00–114.00	672	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	131.78/cwt	123.00–136.00	498	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.39/cwt	113.00–126.00	569	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	137.08/cwt	128.00–144.00	461	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	94.74/cwt	90.00–101.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	89.86/cwt	86.00–95.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	126.77/cwt	121.00–139.00	337	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	46.55/cwt	42.00–51.50	696	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	45.23/cwt	45.00–45.50	484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	39.55/cwt	36.00–44.00	462	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	113.43/cwt	106.00–117.50	584	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	41.77/cwt	41.50–42.00	559	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	31.58/cwt	30.00–33.00	339	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	46.69/cwt	43.50–52.50	581	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	52.72/cwt	52.50–53.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	108.61/cwt	107.00–111.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	149.67/cwt	146.50–159.00	495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	154.21/cwt	150.00–158.50	584	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	648	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.12/cwt	115.00–126.00	694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.10/cwt	136.00–163.00	621	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	156.33/cwt	155.00–157.50	419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	65.59/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,086	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	301	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.51/cwt	136.00–147.00	679	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,195	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	128.76/cwt	128.50–130.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	925	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	109.67/cwt	106.00–115.00	696	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	318	132.73/cwt	125.00–137.50	422	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	6,503	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	522.50/cwt	500.00–545.00	5,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	801	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	7,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	720.00/cwt	650.00–790.00	8,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.74/cwt	124.00–135.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.59/cwt	115.00–116.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	148.00–154.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	121.99/cwt	115.00–127.00	525	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	110.09/cwt	107.00–113.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	143.29/cwt	138.00–152.50	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.82/cwt	113.00–125.00	738	5

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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