Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.16/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$125.16

135 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$7.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

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	486	125.38	610	131
Medium and Large 2-3	438	118.01	516	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.37/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 sale135 hd

125.16

—

TN average7 barns · 1,040 hd

122.02

+3.14

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	—	High	1,811	93.32	1,690	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	67.09	843	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	64.24	983	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	59.55	617	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,160	99.00	1,148	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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%	—	1,243	67.03/cwt	62.00–73.50	833	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	64.24/cwt	58.50–69.50	983	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	59.21/cwt	54.00–64.50	617	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	—	2
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	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	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	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	687.50/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,170	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,002.00/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	11,122	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	101.36/cwt	99.50–103.00	1,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	91.31/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,724	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	77.84/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,000	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	58.88/cwt	57.00–60.50	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	137.86/cwt	128.00–144.00	732	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.66/cwt	136.00–151.00	695	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.88/cwt	126.00–138.00	773	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	150.02/cwt	144.00–156.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	158.15/cwt	150.00–167.50	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.13/cwt	142.00–154.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	163.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	103.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.03/cwt	132.00–136.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	89.98/cwt	86.00–94.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	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	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	27,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.08/cwt	134.00–141.00	798	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.06/cwt	138.00–148.00	740	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.08/cwt	148.00–156.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	154.95/cwt	153.00–159.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	135.00/cwt	132.00–139.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.20/cwt	126.00–127.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.93/cwt	155.00–161.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	682	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	96.63/cwt	94.00–99.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	104.75/cwt	103.00–109.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.25/cwt	132.00–143.00	446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	130.18/cwt	121.00–133.00	542	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	120.19/cwt	115.00–128.00	678	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	131.08/cwt	127.00–135.00	486	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.80/cwt	115.00–128.00	634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.56/cwt	121.00–136.00	616	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	900	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	612	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,160	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	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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