Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.64/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$119.64

156 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

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	481	119.86	577	146
Medium and Large 2-3	403	117.12	472	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	440	110.00	484	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $93 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 sale156 hd

119.64

—

TN average9 barns · 1,119 hd

119.98

−0.34

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	1,885	88.03	1,660	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	63.43	779	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	62.80	872	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	53.55	541	15

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2Fleshy	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	142.41/cwt	137.50–148.00	537	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.83/cwt	130.00–143.00	591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.22/cwt	128.00–141.00	617	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.00/cwt	127.00–135.00	690	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	149.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	408	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	151.40/cwt	147.50–154.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	102.94/cwt	100.00–109.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	104.37/cwt	101.00–108.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	96.18/cwt	90.00–98.50	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	136.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	98.58/cwt	96.00–100.00	607	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	911.00/cwt	785.00–1,025.00	12,390	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	760.00/cwt	725.00–795.00	9,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	953.57/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,500	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	27,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.51/cwt	129.00–139.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.67/cwt	118.00–127.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	139.80/cwt	138.00–141.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	133.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	152.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	133.02/cwt	128.00–138.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	113.51/cwt	110.00–118.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	133.38/cwt	128.00–138.00	503	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	115.46/cwt	110.00–118.50	590	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	113.71/cwt	110.00–117.00	653	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.89/cwt	121.00–133.00	535	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	117.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	559	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	745	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	53.02/cwt	50.00–57.00	546	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	61.59/cwt	58.00–66.00	841	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	68.27/cwt	68.00–68.50	1,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	62.70/cwt	58.00–68.00	754	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	75.01/cwt	70.50–78.50	1,075	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	662	2
Bulls	—	—	1,861	86.03/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,601	8
Bulls	—	—	1,983	96.04/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,904	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	393	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	90.17/cwt	90.00–91.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	136.84/cwt	132.00–142.50	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	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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