Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle measuring 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows and bulls 7.00 to 9.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.92/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$118.92

262 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$13.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

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	520	119.15	620	255
Medium and Large 2-3	498	112.40	560	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	515	106.00	546	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about $74 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 sale262 hd

118.92

—

TN average7 barns · 1,279 hd

121.53

−2.61

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	1,681	74.65	1,255	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	55.74	700	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	53.12	809	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	49.72	525	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	63.50	972	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	665	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	675	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	77.60/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	142.39/cwt	142.00–144.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.25/cwt	125.00–137.50	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	124.25/cwt	119.00–131.00	518	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.07/cwt	120.00–132.00	652	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	142.18/cwt	137.50–150.00	479	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	134.70/cwt	134.50–135.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	124.00/cwt	121.00–127.00	415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	99.40/cwt	92.00–102.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	668	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	140.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	526	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	130.63/cwt	130.50–131.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	121.76/cwt	116.00–126.00	684	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	110.03/cwt	104.00–112.00	690	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	125.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	590	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	104.78/cwt	100.00–106.50	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.19/cwt	121.00–138.00	765	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	130.18/cwt	125.00–137.50	298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	126.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	481	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.58/cwt	125.00–133.00	616	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	93.44/cwt	90.00–97.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	431	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	52.66/cwt	48.00–58.00	801	34
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,530	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	117.82/cwt	111.00–122.00	721	18
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	115.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	55.04/cwt	50.00–60.50	701	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	990	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	48.35/cwt	44.00–54.00	518	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	918	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	64.41/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	47.31/cwt	45.00–49.00	595	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	61.03/cwt	60.00–62.00	954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	64.91/cwt	63.00–66.50	780	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	113.36/cwt	108.00–119.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	137.87/cwt	133.00–144.00	580	23
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	638	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	692	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.29/cwt	115.00–127.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	995	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	11,410	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	498	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	13,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	888.89/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	10,471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	141.61/cwt	139.00–145.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	606	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	7,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	36,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	151.28/cwt	147.50–155.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.21/cwt	114.00–129.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	96.79/cwt	94.00–100.00	692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.32/cwt	118.00–130.00	792	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.49/cwt	122.00–139.00	684	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	104.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	701	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	571	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	654	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	149.52/cwt	142.00–154.00	621	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	156.43/cwt	153.00–160.00	583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	818.75/cwt	725.00–925.00	9,825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	148.56/cwt	142.00–154.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	146.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	2

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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