Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 4.00 higher overall, with higher demand noted for weaned calves and a lighter test of feeders this week. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.12/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$118.12

120 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.83

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	529	118.12	625	120

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale120 hd

118.12

—

TN average10 barns · 1,788 hd

114.29

+3.83

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	—	High	1,700	76.07	1,294	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	52.69	840	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	50.64	663	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	47.19	579	15

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	520	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	112.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.38/cwt	130.00–142.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.75/cwt	142.00–148.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	144.91/cwt	137.00–149.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	130.84/cwt	125.00–132.00	771	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	112.89/cwt	109.00–119.00	594	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	127.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.90/cwt	138.00–141.50	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.24/cwt	104.00–106.50	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	128.97/cwt	125.00–134.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	145.19/cwt	141.00–147.50	418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	130.50/cwt	121.00–134.00	830	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.90/cwt	134.00–139.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	117.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	3
Bulls	—	—	2,225	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,836	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	52.79/cwt	48.50–58.50	856	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	51.62/cwt	47.00–56.50	679	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	47.19/cwt	43.50–51.50	579	15
Bulls	—	—	1,648	75.43/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,243	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	44.12/cwt	42.00–45.50	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	109.31/cwt	105.00–112.50	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	113.34/cwt	106.50–116.00	698	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	124.95/cwt	124.00–125.00	683	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	44.56/cwt	43.50–45.50	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.44/cwt	120.00–132.00	485	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	91.18/cwt	87.00–93.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.66/cwt	128.00–138.00	626	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,200	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	101.35/cwt	95.00–108.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.91/cwt	133.00–146.00	606	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	113.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.56/cwt	121.00–132.00	546	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	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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