Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, measured on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 higher overall and feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.10/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.57 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$132.10

146 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$7.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

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	519	132.19	687	144
Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.00	650	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.19/cwt here — about $37 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 sale146 hd

132.10

—

TN average10 barns · 974 hd

126.20

+5.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−74.57

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	1,716	93.33	1,601	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	63.40	812	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	62.59	985	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	57.21	606	27

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	953.57/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	168.57/cwt	165.00–172.50	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	156.29/cwt	155.00–157.50	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.44/cwt	97.00–104.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	91.05/cwt	82.00–94.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	115.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	142.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	124.74/cwt	123.00–125.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	108.57/cwt	106.50–113.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	115.74/cwt	110.00–121.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	151.15/cwt	147.50–157.50	488	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.80/cwt	136.00–149.00	597	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.08/cwt	121.00–134.00	674	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	427	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	122.38/cwt	115.00–127.00	625	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	114.36/cwt	107.00–118.00	658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	109.54/cwt	104.00–116.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	127.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	134.05/cwt	127.00–138.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	136.20/cwt	131.00–140.00	445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	140.87/cwt	135.00–147.00	686	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	—	2
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	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	634	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.68/cwt	118.00–128.50	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	146.38/cwt	141.00–151.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	154.11/cwt	152.00–162.50	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.24/cwt	120.00–131.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	147.06/cwt	142.00–153.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	138.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	159.25/cwt	158.50–160.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	860	69.25/cwt	66.00–72.50	596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	57.03/cwt	53.00–62.00	612	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	50.49/cwt	50.00–51.00	553	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	61.83/cwt	59.00–66.00	995	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	69.26/cwt	67.50–72.00	1,015	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	681	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	62.58/cwt	59.00–66.00	805	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	69.95/cwt	68.00–74.50	895	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	52.78/cwt	51.50–54.00	630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	91.40/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,535	10
Bulls	—	—	1,838	99.78/cwt	97.50–102.00	1,834	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,033.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	10,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	931.82/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,433	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	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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