Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring higher with steers 1.00 higher, heifers 3.00 higher, and bulls 2.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 4.00 to 5.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.64/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$131.64

249 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

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	496	131.94	654	239
Medium and Large 2-3	423	125.50	530	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	370	120.00	444	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $210 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 sale249 hd

131.64

—

TN average12 barns · 3,456 hd

126.90

+4.74

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	1,776	85.78	1,524	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	60.93	705	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	57.27	809	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	56.20	597	26

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	809	114.57/cwt	111.00–117.00	927	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	443	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.75/cwt	115.00–124.00	848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.04/cwt	148.00–162.00	646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	127.88/cwt	124.00–131.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	164.70/cwt	164.00–166.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	121.92/cwt	118.00–126.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	170.35/cwt	165.00–176.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	613	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	658	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	785	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	54.97/cwt	51.50–60.00	590	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	56.29/cwt	54.00–60.00	784	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	60.21/cwt	56.00–64.50	697	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	65.35/cwt	65.00–65.50	750	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	84.68/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.07/cwt	127.50–138.00	704	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.72/cwt	142.00–156.00	700	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.64/cwt	123.00–134.50	740	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	615	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.29/cwt	121.00–131.00	780	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	164.36/cwt	154.00–169.00	529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	156.13/cwt	152.00–170.00	375	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	124.09/cwt	114.00–127.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	154.63/cwt	150.00–167.50	427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	104.61/cwt	101.00–106.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	110.18/cwt	102.00–114.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	95.02/cwt	91.00–99.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	147.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	162.41/cwt	160.00–167.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	90.74/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,747	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.06/cwt	121.00–134.50	672	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.77/cwt	128.00–138.00	644	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.82/cwt	132.00–145.00	580	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	123.65/cwt	118.00–128.00	704	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.28/cwt	137.00–148.00	537	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.30/cwt	112.00–123.50	734	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	145.92/cwt	140.00–154.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.47/cwt	144.00–157.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	93.30/cwt	90.00–100.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	158.17/cwt	154.00–162.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	470	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	152.07/cwt	147.00–158.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,641.67/cwt	1,375.00–1,900.00	26,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	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	—	—	1,437.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/cwt	1,475.00–1,575.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	715.00/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,579	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	727.78/cwt	650.00–925.00	7,438	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,133.33/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	15,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,295.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,525.00	16,576	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,162.50/cwt	925.00–1,400.00	15,113	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,250.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,450.00	13,538	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,400.00	13,000	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	151.71/cwt	147.50–165.00	575	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.42/cwt	147.00–160.00	727	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	138.89/cwt	128.50–145.00	864	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.06/cwt	130.00–147.00	811	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.84/cwt	134.00–149.00	756	35

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →