Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 6.00 to 8.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply lower due, in part, to heavy supply and lighter demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.58/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$123.58

237 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

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	447	123.86	554	229
Medium and Large 2-3	435	115.57	502	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $52 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 sale237 hd

123.58

—

TN average9 barns · 1,048 hd

124.17

−0.59

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	1,788	80.53	1,440	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	55.21	664	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	50.70	721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	47.15	474	19

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2Fancy	—	518	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	166.31/cwt	165.00–167.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	170.60/cwt	162.00–180.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	100.96/cwt	99.00–103.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.56/cwt	132.00–146.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	157.59/cwt	153.00–167.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.78/cwt	117.00–127.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.90/cwt	142.00–161.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	169.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	440	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	154.92/cwt	151.00–159.00	513	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.23/cwt	142.00–161.00	650	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	733	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	446	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	315	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	150	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	685	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	343	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	298	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	298	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	462	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	177.47/cwt	172.50–182.50	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	469	107.58/cwt	104.00–112.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	126.50/cwt	120.00–133.50	533	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.74/cwt	118.00–128.00	583	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	128.51/cwt	124.00–137.50	487	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	113.74/cwt	109.50–121.00	667	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	119.20/cwt	114.00–126.00	616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	138.88/cwt	135.00–142.50	394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	144.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	313	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	136.81/cwt	129.00–142.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	88.39/cwt	86.00–90.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	95.73/cwt	93.00–101.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	93.67/cwt	92.00–96.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	258	148.79/cwt	147.50–150.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	684	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	50.27/cwt	45.00–55.00	720	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	55.16/cwt	50.00–59.50	653	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	62.48/cwt	62.00–63.00	802	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	47.15/cwt	44.00–50.50	474	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,230	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	46.13/cwt	44.00–48.00	616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	80.53/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,440	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.66/cwt	137.50–147.50	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	276	152.17/cwt	142.50–155.00	420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	144.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.17/cwt	141.00–152.00	761	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	168.60/cwt	160.00–177.00	639	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	133.93/cwt	133.00–134.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	160.16/cwt	151.00–163.00	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	168.56/cwt	157.50–177.50	526	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.48/cwt	151.00–167.50	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	12,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	706.67/cwt	620.00–850.00	9,187	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	639.17/cwt	555.00–750.00	6,762	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	831.25/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,598	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	636.00/cwt	636.00–636.00	5,406	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	661.25/cwt	550.00–725.00	6,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	175.73/cwt	171.00–181.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	170.80/cwt	169.00–174.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	2

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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