Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply lower overall on a lighter test, and let it be noted- lighter demand due, in part, to recent downturn in futures market. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.94/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −77.72 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$128.94

115 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

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	473	130.74	619	98
Small and Medium 1-2	436	120.86	527	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	491	115.29	566	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $53 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $225.05, low $177.90, median $206.67 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale115 hd

128.94

—

TN average9 barns · 611 hd

125.71

+3.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−77.72

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	1,699	85.85	1,459	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	65.70	882	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	62.10	960	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	55.38	587	26

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	416	118.67/cwt	114.00–125.00	494	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	99.32/cwt	96.00–105.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	108.38/cwt	104.00–111.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	111.07/cwt	107.50–118.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	98.14/cwt	95.00–101.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	123.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	538	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	649	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	288	126.33/cwt	117.50–135.00	364	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	657	108.39/cwt	107.00–109.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.87/cwt	130.00–146.00	637	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.59/cwt	132.00–152.50	499	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.99/cwt	111.00–122.00	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	119.53/cwt	113.00–127.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.29/cwt	117.50–133.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	144.01/cwt	132.50–152.50	477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	115.20/cwt	114.00–119.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.46/cwt	135.00–153.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	140.04/cwt	137.50–142.50	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,005	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	54.99/cwt	50.00–59.50	585	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	63.49/cwt	59.00–68.00	970	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	54.82/cwt	53.00–56.50	899	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	66.04/cwt	60.00–72.50	885	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	56.51/cwt	51.00–58.50	754	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	74.39/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,010	10
Bulls	—	—	1,672	84.50/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,413	9
Bulls	—	—	1,945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,906	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	417	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	633	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	269	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	660	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	422	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	640	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	371	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	138.25/cwt	137.50–139.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.50	684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.71/cwt	115.00–127.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	467	99.01/cwt	96.00–102.00	462	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	121.15/cwt	116.00–128.00	446	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	121.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	397	15

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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