Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, feeder heifers 5.00 lower and feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower; with lower-quality offerings of feeder cattle noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.78/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$119.78

216 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	522	120.17	627	199
Medium and Large 2-3	372	119.83	445	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	442	112.63	498	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $129 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 sale216 hd

119.78

—

TN average12 barns · 2,391 hd

122.94

−3.16

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	1,709	89.90	1,536	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	62.77	766	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	61.56	923	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	56.48	587	14

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.06/cwt	107.00–115.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	112.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	154.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	152.69/cwt	150.00–162.50	359	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	148.85/cwt	142.00–158.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	148.45/cwt	142.00–157.50	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	110.43/cwt	109.00–111.50	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	126.24/cwt	121.00–130.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.12/cwt	132.00–143.00	656	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	117.39/cwt	114.00–122.00	720	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.42/cwt	137.00–154.00	622	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.14/cwt	123.00–138.00	676	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.85/cwt	132.00–134.00	571	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	313	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	56.48/cwt	53.00–60.50	587	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	61.72/cwt	56.50–66.00	915	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	391	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	118.59/cwt	114.00–126.00	630	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.10/cwt	107.00–118.00	705	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	114.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	122.62/cwt	118.00–129.00	584	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.82/cwt	127.00–139.00	506	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	113.01/cwt	108.00–116.00	762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.61/cwt	118.00–130.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	138.11/cwt	131.00–145.00	367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	95.51/cwt	91.00–98.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	94.74/cwt	91.00–100.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.43/cwt	136.00–142.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	156.99/cwt	152.50–165.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	128.71/cwt	128.50–130.00	667	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	593	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	685	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	120.38/cwt	120.00–120.50	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	119.65/cwt	115.00–124.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.73/cwt	128.00–141.00	844	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	138.91/cwt	130.00–143.00	775	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.02/cwt	130.00–146.00	727	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.21/cwt	151.00–154.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.12/cwt	145.00–156.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	156.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	554	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	574	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	680	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
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	—	—	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	—	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 2-3	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	742.00/cwt	650.00–925.00	7,939	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	94.09/cwt	93.50–95.50	1,673	5
Bulls	—	—	1,682	88.29/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,485	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	62.33/cwt	57.00–67.00	763	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,063	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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