Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with high-quality feeder offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.49/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$123.49

242 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$8.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

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	503	123.85	623	231
Medium and Large 2-3	423	116.09	491	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	385	115.00	443	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.85/cwt here — about $180 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 sale242 hd

123.49

—

TN average10 barns · 2,084 hd

123.45

+0.04

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	—	Low	1,638	85.44	1,400	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	65.95	770	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	63.95	960	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	59.30	657	18

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	102.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	165.56/cwt	160.00–172.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	148.66/cwt	143.00–159.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.07/cwt	115.00–124.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	113.89/cwt	113.50–116.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	135.70/cwt	130.00–144.00	571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	131.37/cwt	127.00–137.00	615	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.69/cwt	121.00–131.00	661	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	125.41/cwt	120.00–132.00	714	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	413	123.67/cwt	122.00–125.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	608	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,013	74.57/cwt	72.00–77.00	755	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	85.73/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,513	13
Bulls	—	—	1,575	95.08/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	152.48/cwt	151.00–154.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	545	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	115.88/cwt	115.00–117.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	117.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	687	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.21/cwt	115.00–128.00	633	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	126.75/cwt	119.00–134.00	591	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.13/cwt	122.00–135.00	548	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	105.51/cwt	100.00–111.00	713	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	113.43/cwt	109.00–120.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	138.78/cwt	134.00–143.00	513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	139.18/cwt	130.00–145.00	454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	139.54/cwt	135.00–147.50	320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	142.44/cwt	141.00–145.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	130.44/cwt	130.00–130.50	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	137.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.45/cwt	125.00–138.00	840	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.61/cwt	121.00–133.00	855	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	131.52/cwt	125.50–136.00	762	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	134.17/cwt	129.00–140.00	720	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	117.14/cwt	115.00–118.50	845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.35/cwt	136.00–148.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.35/cwt	136.00–150.00	588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	151.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.43/cwt	157.50–165.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	145.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	747	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	59.30/cwt	55.50–64.50	657	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	63.47/cwt	58.00–68.50	946	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,366	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	65.36/cwt	60.00–69.50	761	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	71.85/cwt	70.00–74.00	863	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	135.77/cwt	135.00–136.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	122.89/cwt	121.00–124.00	667	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	378	126.27/cwt	122.50–130.00	477	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	678	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	617	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	600	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,392.50/cwt	1,360.00–1,425.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,120.00/cwt	1,065.00–1,175.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	805.00/cwt	700.00–910.00	10,666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	786.11/cwt	650.00–870.00	9,567	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	971.25/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	13,967	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	888.89/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,613	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,930	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,800	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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