Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.47/cwt on 315 head.

Average price

$121.47

315 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$14.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

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	485	121.61	589	312
Medium and Large 2-3	585	107.33	628	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale315 hd

121.47

—

TN average9 barns · 2,686 hd

121.35

+0.12

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	1,730	86.44	1,496	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	61.64	783	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	59.32	850	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	54.71	595	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	87.50	1,085	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	528	133.16/cwt	128.00–136.00	703	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.05/cwt	136.00–146.00	662	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.52/cwt	137.50–150.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	125.96/cwt	120.00–128.50	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.41/cwt	155.00–169.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	142.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	154.50/cwt	153.00–156.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	674	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	54.71/cwt	51.00–59.00	595	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	59.70/cwt	54.00–64.50	840	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	50.92/cwt	50.00–52.00	767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	605	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	125.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	705	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	123.68/cwt	120.00–126.50	658	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.44/cwt	124.00–138.00	622	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	132.22/cwt	127.00–140.00	574	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	118.60/cwt	115.00–124.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	111.41/cwt	107.00–115.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	158.77/cwt	147.50–166.00	445	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.49/cwt	101.00–109.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.56/cwt	157.00–163.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	101.47/cwt	98.00–105.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	596	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	65.80/cwt	65.50–66.00	978	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	60.79/cwt	57.00–65.50	774	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	69.22/cwt	67.00–73.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	117.97/cwt	110.00–122.50	611	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.79/cwt	121.00–133.00	533	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.06/cwt	110.00–121.00	665	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.26/cwt	118.00–126.00	574	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	125.98/cwt	120.00–134.00	480	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	114.58/cwt	111.00–120.00	697	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	131.99/cwt	125.00–138.00	430	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	104.15/cwt	100.00–108.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	135.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	96.34/cwt	93.00–103.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	142.58/cwt	138.00–147.50	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	126.71/cwt	126.50–127.50	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	141.40/cwt	140.00–143.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	331	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	—	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	83.41/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,497	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,355	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	54.23/cwt	54.00–54.50	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	125.22/cwt	124.00–130.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	123.88/cwt	122.50–130.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	489	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.18/cwt	120.00–133.50	849	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	435	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.54/cwt	125.00–139.00	775	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.61/cwt	121.00–134.50	827	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	962.50/cwt	950.00–975.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	808.33/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,754	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	841.67/cwt	775.00–900.00	10,378	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	975.00/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	13,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	862.50/cwt	850.00–900.00	7,659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,438	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,552	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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