Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 3.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.95/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$115.95

247 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$5.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

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	525	116.04	610	243
Medium and Large 2-3	448	111.00	497	4thin

One grade step is worth $5.04/cwt here — about $113 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 sale247 hd

115.95

—

TN average8 barns · 1,798 hd

120.37

−4.42

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	1,716	92.95	1,595	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	65.09	791	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	63.38	943	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	57.96	630	36

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	87.49/cwt	86.00–89.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	153.89/cwt	150.00–157.50	320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	712.50/cwt	650.00–775.00	8,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,600	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	338	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	144.26/cwt	140.00–155.00	496	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	135.22/cwt	126.00–139.00	627	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.02/cwt	116.00–125.00	692	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.35/cwt	133.00–145.00	578	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.88/cwt	108.00–115.50	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	143.43/cwt	138.50–150.00	539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	104.37/cwt	103.50–109.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.93/cwt	121.00–132.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	116.71/cwt	113.00–120.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	102.34/cwt	102.00–103.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	115.51/cwt	107.00–118.00	657	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	123.10/cwt	115.00–128.00	517	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	115.71/cwt	111.00–122.00	610	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	126.65/cwt	122.00–132.00	460	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	101.30/cwt	96.00–107.50	679	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	107.83/cwt	103.00–115.00	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	114.75/cwt	109.00–122.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.62/cwt	128.00–132.00	422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	92.99/cwt	91.00–97.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	97.08/cwt	95.00–98.50	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	96.00/cwt	94.00–97.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	678	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	583	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	541	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.50	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,700	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	16,745	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	120.25/cwt	119.50–121.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	122.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	842	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	117.41/cwt	111.00–121.00	854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.07/cwt	131.00–137.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	133.90/cwt	125.00–136.00	747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	161.20/cwt	155.00–167.50	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	129.06/cwt	127.00–130.50	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	740.00/cwt	675.00–925.00	8,510	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	822.50/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,566	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	988.75/cwt	910.00–1,175.00	13,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	9,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	931.25/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,545	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	99.15/cwt	97.50–101.00	1,636	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	91.85/cwt	87.00–96.50	1,587	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	72.76/cwt	70.50–75.50	906	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	64.55/cwt	59.50–69.50	783	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,035	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	554	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,105	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	63.50/cwt	57.50–68.00	952	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	57.96/cwt	54.00–64.00	630	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	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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