Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower, and feeder bulls firm. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall with exception of breaker cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.69/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$129.69

309 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

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	497	130.52	648	289
Small and Medium 1-2	400	118.03	473	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	491	117.79	578	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $70 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 sale309 hd

129.69

—

TN average9 barns · 1,975 hd

126.26

+3.44

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	1,657	83.10	1,377	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	62.00	751	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	59.17	874	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	55.99	567	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,235	94.00	1,161	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,475	73.00	1,077	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	97.00	1,285	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,290	70.04	904	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	371	168.40/cwt	160.00–176.00	625	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.66/cwt	144.00–157.00	697	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.07/cwt	130.00–145.00	722	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,066.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,231.25/cwt	1,050.00–1,500.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,591.67/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,537.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,650.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,425.00	—	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,350	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	177.46/cwt	172.00–183.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	148.27/cwt	147.50–149.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	179.22/cwt	177.50–180.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	159.12/cwt	157.50–162.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	163.21/cwt	159.00–166.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	151.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	156.14/cwt	151.00–162.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.77/cwt	112.00–120.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	151.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	421	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.84/cwt	151.00–166.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.30/cwt	120.00–132.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	96.23/cwt	90.00–104.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.81/cwt	120.00–133.00	725	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.51/cwt	100.00–111.50	774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	152.85/cwt	144.00–156.00	643	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900	2,050.00/cwt	2,050.00–2,050.00	38,950	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	840.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,189	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	669	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.67/cwt	114.00–129.00	701	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.86/cwt	122.00–139.00	629	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.18/cwt	130.00–147.00	589	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.85/cwt	130.00–148.00	528	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	137.04/cwt	130.00–148.00	434	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	119.38/cwt	110.00–127.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	105.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	109.73/cwt	108.50–116.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	138.07/cwt	130.00–147.50	362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	91.33/cwt	90.00–94.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	135.10/cwt	133.00–140.00	315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	142.84/cwt	142.00–145.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	155.59/cwt	152.00–161.00	579	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	378	136.88/cwt	129.00–147.00	517	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	476	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	116.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	555	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	122.80/cwt	112.50–125.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	113.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.50/cwt	121.00–128.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	129.33/cwt	129.00–129.50	825	9
Steers	Standard	—	1,290	70.04/cwt	68.00–72.00	904	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,235	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,475	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,077	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	64.39/cwt	60.00–69.00	522	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	55.00/cwt	51.00–59.50	570	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	58.97/cwt	55.00–65.50	872	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	61.01/cwt	56.00–66.50	735	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	69.28/cwt	67.00–78.50	867	9
Bulls	—	—	1,657	83.10/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,377	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,045.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,045.00	13,585	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	827.50/cwt	735.00–900.00	6,728	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	13,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	148.14/cwt	148.00–149.00	846	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	686	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.02/cwt	130.00–144.00	718	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	146.27/cwt	145.00–147.50	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	135.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	113.75/cwt	107.00–117.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	156.81/cwt	156.00–157.00	450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	127.80/cwt	124.00–131.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.08/cwt	128.00–144.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.64/cwt	165.00–173.00	572	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	157.49/cwt	151.00–165.00	668	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	799	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	6

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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