Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls, and heifers weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.83/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$128.83

234 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

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	480	129.61	622	219
Medium and Large 2-3	475	117.72	559	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	427	116.67	498	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $125 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 sale234 hd

128.83

—

TN average10 barns · 2,062 hd

126.74

+2.09

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	1,721	76.16	1,311	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	58.52	872	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	56.17	723	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	47.18	491	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,360	65.00	884	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	529	116.11/cwt	115.00–121.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.85/cwt	147.00–164.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	138.30/cwt	132.00–144.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.50/cwt	124.00–136.00	810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	120.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	498	3
Steers	Select	—	1,360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.69/cwt	138.00–151.00	743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.72/cwt	118.00–127.00	701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	676	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	103.44/cwt	96.00–106.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	137.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	132.21/cwt	127.00–141.00	505	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.56/cwt	128.00–140.00	555	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	114.54/cwt	107.00–118.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	144.34/cwt	135.00–149.00	395	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	135.75/cwt	127.00–140.00	451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	53.13/cwt	52.50–54.00	585	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	45.48/cwt	40.00–51.50	466	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	62.98/cwt	61.00–66.50	889	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	47.87/cwt	44.50–49.50	569	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	56.80/cwt	50.00–60.50	733	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	133.88/cwt	128.00–140.00	624	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.86/cwt	121.00–125.00	816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.29/cwt	121.00–128.00	778	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.47/cwt	135.00–150.00	746	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	769	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	58.54/cwt	55.00–64.50	873	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	151.66/cwt	140.00–160.00	646	24
Bulls	—	—	1,721	76.16/cwt	69.50–80.00	1,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	492	144.98/cwt	144.00–147.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	506	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	145.67/cwt	145.00–146.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	176.12/cwt	172.50–180.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,658	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,658	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,005	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	774	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	700	356.67/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,497	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,670	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,405	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,260	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	630.00/cwt	590.00–730.00	6,804	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	631.25/cwt	550.00–730.00	7,417	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	750.00/cwt	720.00–810.00	9,248	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	121.66/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	463	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.06/cwt	162.00–170.00	536	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	160.98/cwt	150.00–171.00	631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	153.62/cwt	147.00–165.00	639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	98.77/cwt	92.00–101.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	160.31/cwt	157.00–175.00	518	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	672	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	586	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.02/cwt	140.00–158.00	732	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	839	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,250	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	813	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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