Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle weighing up to 550 lbs. 6.00-8.00 lower overall, with those weighing over 550 lbs. remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows measuring 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.52/cwt on 214 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.14 against this barn's trailing median of $206.67.

Average price

$113.52

214 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$5.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	363	118.95	432	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	113.44	620	211

One grade step is worth $5.51/cwt here — about −$188 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $225.05, low $177.90, median $206.67 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale214 hd

113.52

—

TN average8 barns · 1,306 hd

114.60

−1.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

206.67

−93.14

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	1,594	70.88	1,130	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	52.71	792	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	52.71	669	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	47.57	511	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,060	79.00	837	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	115.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	495	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	81.71/cwt	79.50–87.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	117.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	137.33/cwt	131.00–144.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	143.51/cwt	139.00–145.00	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.81/cwt	111.00–125.00	806	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	106.46/cwt	103.00–113.00	657	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	120.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	588	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	111.02/cwt	109.00–113.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	121.81/cwt	116.00–127.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	109.75/cwt	105.00–114.00	619	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	117.00/cwt	109.00–124.00	443	23
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,140.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,220.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	88.66/cwt	86.00–92.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	116.59/cwt	113.00–128.00	388	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	768.33/cwt	755.00–775.00	9,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	94.61/cwt	90.00–98.00	731	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	118.95/cwt	114.00–122.00	432	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,841	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.92/cwt	119.00–129.00	713	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	895.00/cwt	785.00–1,175.00	10,856	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,092.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,160.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,055.00/cwt	1,055.00–1,055.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	—	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	785	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	604	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	388	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	272	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,040	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	759	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	44.51/cwt	40.00–49.50	493	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,060	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,233	58.44/cwt	58.00–59.00	721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	69.66/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,103	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	59.32/cwt	57.00–64.00	797	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	115.54/cwt	111.00–123.00	657	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	660.00/cwt	610.00–700.00	7,306	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	681.67/cwt	635.00–740.00	8,637	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,105	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	685	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	51.51/cwt	47.00–56.50	651	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	113.76/cwt	110.00–123.00	547	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	123.06/cwt	117.00–131.00	522	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	840	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	580	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	52.25/cwt	47.50–55.50	795	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	110.40/cwt	107.00–114.00	582	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	117.68/cwt	113.00–124.00	620	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	98.97/cwt	97.00–102.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,027	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	109.76/cwt	105.00–114.00	682	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	90.66/cwt	89.00–92.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	104.34/cwt	100.00–107.50	696	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	133.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	125.61/cwt	123.00–135.00	604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	90.07/cwt	88.50–94.00	653	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	121.84/cwt	118.00–131.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	125.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.29/cwt	114.00–127.00	771	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	101.92/cwt	98.00–106.00	682	4

How this sale compares

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