Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not reported last two weeks in observance of the holidays, therefore no comparisons are available. However, market trends will be available again beginning next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.46/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$116.46

194 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

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	534	116.48	623	193
Small and Medium 1-2	315	113.00	356	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about $267 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 sale194 hd

116.46

—

TN average7 barns · 1,329 hd

119.86

−3.40

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	68.50	1,085	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	50.46	774	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	50.24	680	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	42.71	469	24

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	437	155.98/cwt	148.00–159.00	682	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	141.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.42/cwt	120.00–131.00	700	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.64/cwt	109.00–122.00	715	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,335	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	381	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	685.00/cwt	630.00–740.00	7,706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	680.00/cwt	610.00–750.00	7,140	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	631.67/cwt	625.00–635.00	5,477	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	153.62/cwt	152.50–154.00	510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	156.07/cwt	148.00–163.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.60/cwt	121.00–135.00	802	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.00/cwt	124.00–131.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	128.24/cwt	127.50–129.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	88.65/cwt	88.00–90.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.98/cwt	119.00–129.00	834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.36/cwt	140.00–155.00	688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	142.94/cwt	135.00–149.00	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	123.15/cwt	118.00–131.00	421	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	115.18/cwt	111.00–118.00	715	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	122.35/cwt	115.00–126.50	459	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	684	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	119.83/cwt	115.00–126.50	566	33
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	104.12/cwt	100.00–107.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	797	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	36.24/cwt	36.00–36.50	415	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	43.30/cwt	38.00–48.00	473	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	42.78/cwt	42.00–43.50	544	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	55.69/cwt	55.00–56.50	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	121.32/cwt	115.00–128.00	510	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	111.00–123.50	619	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.23/cwt	137.00–153.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.93/cwt	123.50–137.00	660	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	50.34/cwt	45.00–54.50	681	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,122	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	41.38/cwt	40.00–42.50	550	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	50.84/cwt	46.00–54.50	783	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	122.72/cwt	120.00–134.00	574	5
Bulls	—	—	1,584	68.50/cwt	62.00–73.50	1,085	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	109.62/cwt	106.00–115.00	748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	439	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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