Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower, with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.26/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$115.26

197 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$8.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

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	521	115.52	601	188
Medium and Large 2-3	390	114.00	445	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	409	106.60	436	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about $165 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 sale197 hd

115.26

—

TN average12 barns · 2,611 hd

118.48

−3.22

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	1,728	72.04	1,245	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	46.96	585	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	43.97	675	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	43.00	463	22

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	132.92/cwt	127.00–139.00	383	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,556	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	606.67/cwt	590.00–630.00	5,157	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,820	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	15,860	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	716.67/cwt	650.00–785.00	8,299	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,055.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.34/cwt	124.50–138.00	682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	122.93/cwt	115.00–127.00	755	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	120.47/cwt	118.50–135.00	398	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	153.16/cwt	150.00–155.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.52/cwt	121.00–131.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	123.38/cwt	118.00–129.00	516	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.13/cwt	143.00–149.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.37/cwt	96.00–108.00	751	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	1,533.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,750.00	26,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	779.29/cwt	680.00–825.00	11,019	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	322	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	647.50/cwt	635.00–660.00	7,446	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	861.00/cwt	775.00–930.00	10,935	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	880.00/cwt	835.00–925.00	12,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,563	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	515	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	414	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	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	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	795.00/cwt	750.00–840.00	9,540	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	1,025	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	789	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	303	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	279	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,155	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	37.79/cwt	37.00–38.50	634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	56.44/cwt	55.00–58.00	615	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	556	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	42.99/cwt	40.00–50.00	665	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	46.34/cwt	42.00–52.00	582	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	42.45/cwt	37.00–48.50	458	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,337	58.18/cwt	56.00–59.50	778	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	72.04/cwt	68.00–75.50	1,245	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	681.67/cwt	650.00–700.00	8,296	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	688	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	103.15/cwt	100.00–105.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.48/cwt	117.00–129.00	651	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	118.03/cwt	114.00–123.00	680	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	134.16/cwt	128.00–144.00	566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.89/cwt	118.00–124.50	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	124.93/cwt	117.00–128.00	705	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	108.82/cwt	104.00–115.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	115.66/cwt	110.00–121.00	597	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	105.54/cwt	101.00–107.50	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	146.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.39/cwt	135.00–144.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	98.49/cwt	91.00–100.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.06/cwt	116.00–123.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	105.86/cwt	101.00–108.00	648	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	110.96/cwt	106.00–117.00	675	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	119.06/cwt	115.00–124.00	569	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	141.77/cwt	141.00–142.50	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	125.47/cwt	121.00–134.00	592	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.38/cwt	134.00–144.00	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	137.48/cwt	132.00–141.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	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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