Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle 3.00 higher overall with higher-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with lighter demand noted on slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.61/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$120.61

233 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$6.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

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	489	120.77	590	226
Medium and Large 2-3	380	116.48	443	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	387	114.00	441	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.77/cwt here — about $150 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 sale233 hd

120.61

—

TN average11 barns · 1,803 hd

119.42

+1.18

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	1,670	84.58	1,412	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	62.66	789	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	59.25	907	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	56.17	574	19

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,076	74.46/cwt	72.50–78.00	801	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	61.32/cwt	57.00–66.50	771	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	69.77/cwt	67.00–74.00	927	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	54.05/cwt	52.00–55.50	713	6
Bulls	—	—	1,699	82.78/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,406	13
Bulls	—	—	1,611	92.94/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,497	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.50	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	104.55/cwt	98.00–105.50	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	144.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	134.47/cwt	130.00–143.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	151.15/cwt	147.00–157.50	479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	767	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.20/cwt	125.00–136.00	741	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.67/cwt	125.50–139.00	683	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.03/cwt	135.00–150.00	590	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	141.37/cwt	141.00–142.50	462	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	506	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	488	120.64/cwt	118.00–121.50	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	434	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,580	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	714	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	157.07/cwt	155.00–158.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	486	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	931.25/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	330	120.50/cwt	116.00–122.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.76/cwt	121.00–130.00	534	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	123.13/cwt	117.00–129.00	575	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	131.65/cwt	127.00–140.00	496	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	136.15/cwt	130.00–142.00	440	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	115.64/cwt	113.00–117.00	659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	102.39/cwt	100.00–107.00	640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	99.99/cwt	95.00–104.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	141.45/cwt	135.00–150.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	147.45/cwt	140.00–155.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	82.49/cwt	82.00–83.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	87.51/cwt	86.00–89.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	783	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	990	67.31/cwt	62.00–73.00	666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	54.86/cwt	51.50–59.50	563	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	59.72/cwt	55.00–65.00	921	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	52.34/cwt	50.00–54.00	739	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,046	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	895.00/cwt	860.00–925.00	8,798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	876.67/cwt	840.00–930.00	11,686	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	690.00/cwt	630.00–730.00	7,935	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,533	903.33/cwt	900.00–910.00	13,848	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,145.00/cwt	1,145.00–1,145.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	—	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	—	—	1,233.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,212.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	15,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,230.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,275.00	20,295	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	464	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	569	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	149.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	119.62/cwt	119.00–120.50	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	149.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.75/cwt	137.00–146.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	138.01/cwt	131.00–144.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	133.54/cwt	128.00–142.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.67/cwt	119.50–130.50	774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	133.34/cwt	133.00–134.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	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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