Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows 3.00 lower overall and slaughter bulls holding steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.44/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$127.44

259 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$8.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

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	513	127.53	654	255
Medium and Large 2-3	457	123.31	563	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	495	119.00	589	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.53/cwt here — about $65 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 sale259 hd

127.44

—

TN average10 barns · 2,691 hd

126.40

+1.04

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	—	High	1,662	93.65	1,557	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	67.10	816	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	60.75	912	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	59.59	610	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,025	89.40	916	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Value Added	—	850	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.09/cwt	130.00–144.00	805	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.06/cwt	134.00–149.00	735	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	836.67/cwt	710.00–900.00	7,112	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,065.00/cwt	945.00–1,125.00	11,364	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,714	3
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	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	153.65/cwt	149.00–160.00	658	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.66/cwt	126.00–140.00	858	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,675	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 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	123.72/cwt	123.00–127.00	585	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	124.81/cwt	124.00–126.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.75/cwt	140.00–155.00	632	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	730	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	108.76/cwt	104.00–115.00	796	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.62/cwt	135.00–147.00	673	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.33/cwt	120.00–134.00	742	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.45/cwt	112.00–123.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.72/cwt	122.00–126.00	761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	152.72/cwt	145.00–162.00	582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	159.58/cwt	154.00–165.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	103.55/cwt	100.00–107.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	156.53/cwt	152.50–160.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	153.81/cwt	150.00–157.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	115.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	966	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	118.37/cwt	115.00–121.50	869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	154.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	165.20/cwt	162.00–177.50	469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	122.98/cwt	121.00–124.50	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	161.87/cwt	157.50–169.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	106.47/cwt	104.00–109.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	144.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	135.62/cwt	135.00–136.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	121.80/cwt	115.00–127.00	646	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.07/cwt	113.00–124.50	693	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	619	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	137.63/cwt	130.00–150.00	509	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	580	28
Bulls	—	—	1,656	101.58/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	90.48/cwt	84.00–96.50	1,506	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	74.85/cwt	72.00–79.50	979	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	66.15/cwt	61.50–71.00	797	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	60.93/cwt	55.00–67.00	913	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	59.12/cwt	55.00–64.00	610	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	860	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	585	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,025	89.40/cwt	87.00–92.00	916	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	253	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	157.21/cwt	154.00–160.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	140.18/cwt	139.00–142.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	148.66/cwt	140.00–157.50	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	143.87/cwt	137.50–150.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	95.99/cwt	94.00–99.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	109.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	142.20/cwt	137.00–148.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	110.40/cwt	102.00–114.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	116.17/cwt	109.00–119.50	780	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	119.14/cwt	113.00–123.00	728	27

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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