Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady; feeder heifers and bulls up to 450 lbs were mostly steady, and over 450 lbs had a lower undertone. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 lower; slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeder and slaughter trends this week are based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.49/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$126.49

72 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$2.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

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	455	126.52	575	71
Small and Medium 1-2	345	124.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.52/cwt here — about $147 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 sale72 hd

126.49

—

TN average10 barns · 1,557 hd

126.82

−0.33

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	1,664	85.35	1,420	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	65.46	854	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	64.67	990	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	56.57	621	23

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	417	128.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	537	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.30/cwt	121.00–126.00	578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	116.55/cwt	110.00–122.50	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	145.11/cwt	135.00–150.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.15/cwt	131.00–138.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	116.93/cwt	110.00–120.50	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	89.51/cwt	86.00–93.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	160.05/cwt	157.50–162.50	523	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	162.20/cwt	150.00–167.50	688	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	168.32/cwt	157.00–176.00	564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.76/cwt	142.00–151.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	174.99/cwt	170.00–177.50	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	104.84/cwt	100.00–106.50	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	163.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.83/cwt	118.00–130.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.44/cwt	121.00–134.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	181.18/cwt	180.00–182.50	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	151.45/cwt	149.00–154.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	56.57/cwt	52.00–62.50	621	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	64.34/cwt	60.00–67.50	972	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	990	75.19/cwt	69.00–80.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	64.83/cwt	58.50–68.50	871	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	69.94/cwt	69.00–71.50	943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,564	83.89/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,312	6
Bulls	—	—	1,963	89.74/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,762	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,070.00/cwt	890.00–1,250.00	11,503	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	976.67/cwt	825.00–1,080.00	10,743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	358	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.98/cwt	135.00–150.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	162.45/cwt	151.00–166.50	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	171.97/cwt	171.00–172.50	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.43/cwt	153.00–158.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	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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