Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers gauging 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows measuring 3.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.22/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$120.22

333 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	507	120.62	611	318
Medium and Large 2-3	483	112.56	544	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	478	106.98	511	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $100 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 sale333 hd

120.22

—

TN average10 barns · 2,048 hd

122.26

−2.03

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	1,710	89.38	1,529	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	62.33	776	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	60.13	914	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	57.92	651	11

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2-3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	117.35/cwt	115.00–118.50	694	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	323	135.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	439	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	387	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	503	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,212.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,350.00	18,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,028.33/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
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	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	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 2-3	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	57.26/cwt	55.00–60.50	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	149.83/cwt	149.00–151.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.53/cwt	110.00–122.00	845	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	125.88/cwt	120.00–133.00	779	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	122.32/cwt	117.00–127.00	828	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	869	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.95/cwt	140.00–157.00	620	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	59.85/cwt	55.00–64.50	910	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,011	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	61.30/cwt	57.00–65.50	760	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	71.63/cwt	69.50–75.00	930	4
Bulls	—	—	1,672	88.49/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,480	15
Bulls	—	—	1,902	93.82/cwt	93.50–94.50	1,784	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,290	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	755.00/cwt	685.00–825.00	7,550	2
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	850	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,460	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	708.75/cwt	700.00–735.00	5,493	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	3
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	—	1,350	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,875	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	708.33/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	153.29/cwt	148.00–164.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	106.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	511	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,500	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	373	130.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	489	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	122.43/cwt	121.00–124.00	520	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	225	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	134.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.96/cwt	124.00–134.00	678	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.01/cwt	121.00–132.00	703	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	546	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	138.60/cwt	131.00–146.00	595	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	652	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.94/cwt	129.00–142.00	778	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.50/cwt	131.50–142.00	718	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	634	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	143.79/cwt	142.50–145.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.50	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	104.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	97.55/cwt	95.00–104.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.94/cwt	122.50–139.00	429	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.81/cwt	121.00–132.00	528	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	111.81/cwt	107.00–117.00	683	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.33/cwt	121.00–135.00	489	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	116.20/cwt	110.00–121.50	669	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.50/cwt	114.00–127.00	633	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.14/cwt	116.50–130.00	590	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	115.61/cwt	115.00–116.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	114.88/cwt	111.00–116.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.23/cwt	114.00–123.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	147.97/cwt	145.00–152.50	395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	147.51/cwt	143.00–152.50	468	5

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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