Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle measuring 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with high-quality offerings noted. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows gauging 3.00 to 7.00 higher, with breaker and lean cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.61/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$122.61

203 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$4.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	515	122.66	632	196
Small and Medium 1-2	392	122.10	478	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	420	118.50	498	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about $134 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 sale203 hd

122.61

—

TN average9 barns · 1,892 hd

121.89

+0.71

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	1,865	97.19	1,813	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	66.62	837	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	63.33	984	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	59.16	640	30

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	949.00/cwt	845.00–975.00	12,527	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
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 2-3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
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	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	726.43/cwt	650.00–870.00	7,991	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	873.33/cwt	800.00–910.00	11,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	677	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	343	128.62/cwt	126.50–137.50	441	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	138.77/cwt	138.50–140.00	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	144.46/cwt	135.00–148.00	692	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.88/cwt	124.00–137.00	744	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.59/cwt	126.50–137.00	705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.05/cwt	121.00–132.00	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	155.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	162.41/cwt	157.50–165.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	147.36/cwt	145.00–151.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	141.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.86/cwt	141.00–147.00	760	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.28/cwt	126.00–132.00	852	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	134.83/cwt	130.50–140.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	147.52/cwt	145.00–154.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	148.60/cwt	147.00–153.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	156.80/cwt	155.00–162.50	375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.60/cwt	147.00–152.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	158.75/cwt	150.00–167.50	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.50	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	358	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	449	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.39/cwt	116.00–128.00	649	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	129.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	559	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	117.38/cwt	110.00–121.00	681	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.23/cwt	128.00–138.00	496	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	111.75/cwt	104.00–113.50	692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	107.54/cwt	98.00–109.50	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	142.04/cwt	134.00–147.50	391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	140.00/cwt	135.00–144.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	98.40/cwt	98.00–98.50	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	151.32/cwt	150.00–157.50	360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	98.67/cwt	95.00–102.00	814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	59.16/cwt	54.50–65.00	640	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	63.17/cwt	58.50–69.00	980	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,264	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	56.24/cwt	55.50–57.00	783	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	66.79/cwt	62.00–73.00	833	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	57.60/cwt	54.50–59.00	739	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	76.74/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,033	4
Bulls	—	—	1,906	94.26/cwt	90.50–98.00	1,797	8
Bulls	—	—	1,757	105.01/cwt	103.50–107.50	1,845	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,745	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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