Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle holding mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower overall on a lighter test, with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.95/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$124.95

137 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

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	502	125.14	629	135
Medium and Large 2-3	543	112.00	608	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $21 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 sale137 hd

124.95

—

TN average9 barns · 1,736 hd

125.02

−0.07

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	1,641	94.17	1,545	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	64.28	775	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	63.21	1,010	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	57.09	599	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,115	100.00	1,115	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	96.10	1,098	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,280	94.30	1,207	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	80.00	1,156	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	109.00	1,281	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	2,323	68.00	1,580	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	569	152.37/cwt	147.00–155.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	62.22/cwt	58.00–66.00	956	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,953	71.29/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	64.40/cwt	60.50–71.00	779	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	74.90/cwt	72.00–83.00	915	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	53.12/cwt	50.00–57.50	624	4
Bulls	—	—	1,591	91.50/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,456	7
Bulls	—	—	1,757	100.41/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,764	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	575.00–625.00	5,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	836.67/cwt	800.00–910.00	7,530	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,320	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	940.00/cwt	830.00–1,050.00	13,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	721.67/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,758	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.35/cwt	140.00–152.50	615	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	119.61/cwt	116.00–123.00	762	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.05/cwt	131.00–144.00	745	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.39/cwt	141.00–149.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	118.43/cwt	115.00–121.00	777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	106.55/cwt	102.00–111.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	167.67/cwt	162.50–175.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	153.53/cwt	149.00–158.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	156.31/cwt	155.00–157.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,281	1
Steers	Choice	—	2,323	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,143	96.10/cwt	86.00–113.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,280	94.30/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,156	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	56.53/cwt	53.00–63.00	595	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.82/cwt	115.00–129.00	635	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.62/cwt	116.00–127.00	699	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	123.83/cwt	118.00–131.00	599	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	110.58/cwt	106.00–116.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	130.82/cwt	124.00–134.00	555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	141.28/cwt	139.00–145.00	509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.01/cwt	132.50–148.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	108.67/cwt	107.50–111.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	105.27/cwt	98.00–113.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	138.58/cwt	138.00–140.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	623	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	463	128.25/cwt	128.00–129.00	594	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	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	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	—	2
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	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	343	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	360	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	266	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	293	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	238	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.84/cwt	130.00–143.50	780	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.29/cwt	131.50–143.00	736	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	153.27/cwt	148.00–160.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	127.88/cwt	121.00–131.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	157.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	172.20/cwt	162.50–177.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	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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