Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.80/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$126.80

213 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$6.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

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	483	126.92	613	209
Small and Medium 1-2	318	121.00	384	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.50	500	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.42/cwt here — about $113 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 sale213 hd

126.80

—

TN average7 barns · 1,207 hd

123.84

+2.96

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	1,696	89.53	1,518	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	67.06	835	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	63.12	955	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	60.06	638	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Standard	Average	1,215	68.00	826	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	73.00	858	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	429	140.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	604	15
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	141.66/cwt	140.00–142.50	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	656	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.10/cwt	124.00–133.00	738	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	144.95/cwt	138.00–152.00	558	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.03/cwt	124.00–134.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	149.61/cwt	148.00–150.00	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.63/cwt	107.00–115.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	148.60/cwt	148.00–149.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.95/cwt	134.00–146.00	729	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.73/cwt	139.00–153.00	706	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.63/cwt	131.00–146.00	794	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.81/cwt	122.00–131.00	793	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.38/cwt	123.00–132.00	852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.71/cwt	141.50–142.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.61/cwt	141.00–152.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	118.01/cwt	116.00–121.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	161.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	161.00/cwt	150.00–172.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	411	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	135.03/cwt	134.00–137.00	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	533	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.48/cwt	124.00–138.00	555	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.00/cwt	118.00–131.00	591	29
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,100	78.93/cwt	76.50–81.00	868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,824	89.35/cwt	86.50–92.50	1,630	8
Bulls	—	—	1,752	97.07/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,701	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,280	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	9,860	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,075.00/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	13,169	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	783.33/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	917.50/cwt	860.00–975.00	—	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,075	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	699	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,045	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	136.18/cwt	130.50–139.50	527	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	130.14/cwt	127.50–131.00	562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	127.01/cwt	126.00–129.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Dairy Heifers	Standard	—	1,215	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	826	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	858	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	60.06/cwt	57.50–63.50	638	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	62.05/cwt	57.50–69.00	948	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	73.86/cwt	72.00–75.50	1,019	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	64.39/cwt	59.50–68.50	769	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	75.99/cwt	70.00–84.50	984	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	55.98/cwt	52.00–58.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.63/cwt	115.00–125.50	627	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	115.87/cwt	110.00–119.00	709	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	107.12/cwt	105.00–111.00	735	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	135.16/cwt	131.00–138.00	522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	139.02/cwt	133.00–147.00	453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.99/cwt	112.00–124.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	144.27/cwt	143.00–146.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	4

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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