Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.03/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$125.03

298 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$4.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

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	510	125.13	638	292
Medium and Large 2-3	382	120.19	459	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.94/cwt here — about $178 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 sale298 hd

125.03

—

TN average9 barns · 2,110 hd

123.43

+1.60

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	1,534	96.73	1,484	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	69.79	873	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	67.06	953	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	61.85	618	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	80.00	1,052	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	103.56/cwt	100.00–105.50	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.33/cwt	136.00–144.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	110.50/cwt	105.00–113.50	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	144.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	402	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	918	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	615	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	96.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	133.46/cwt	129.00–138.00	495	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	110.35/cwt	107.50–113.00	692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.91/cwt	124.00–135.00	539	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.31/cwt	118.00–127.00	697	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	594	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.07/cwt	116.00–128.00	648	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	120.19/cwt	118.00–121.00	459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.02/cwt	131.00–144.00	741	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	61.20/cwt	57.00–66.50	618	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.50	861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.41/cwt	134.00–148.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	120.46/cwt	115.00–121.50	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.04/cwt	124.00–139.00	684	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.28/cwt	118.00–127.50	703	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.53/cwt	147.00–163.00	502	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	111.14/cwt	106.50–114.00	797	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	141.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	522	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.55/cwt	115.00–120.50	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	104.38/cwt	101.00–110.00	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	135.01/cwt	130.00–143.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	156.62/cwt	148.00–161.00	415	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	94.99/cwt	91.00–99.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	84.74/cwt	81.00–86.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	89.00/cwt	86.00–93.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	156.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	166.67/cwt	165.00–167.50	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	67.52/cwt	63.50–72.50	969	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	58.84/cwt	57.00–60.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	523	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	499	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	126.10/cwt	121.00–128.50	530	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	134.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	138.30/cwt	135.50–146.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.41/cwt	121.00–135.00	821	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	761.67/cwt	600.00–885.00	9,270	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	800.00/cwt	675.00–875.00	9,064	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,095.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,892	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	900.00/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,053	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	987.50/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	10,369	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	107.49/cwt	105.00–111.50	2,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,582	97.78/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,547	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,111	84.96/cwt	80.00–88.00	944	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	57.98/cwt	55.00–60.00	707	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	80.35/cwt	75.50–86.00	1,060	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	68.74/cwt	62.50–74.50	851	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	74.29/cwt	74.00–74.50	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	668	110.43/cwt	108.00–113.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.07/cwt	128.00–138.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	162.54/cwt	155.00–167.50	540	8

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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