Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall and feeder steers mostly steady, with exception of steers and bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.49/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$119.49

208 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

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	506	119.99	607	189
Medium and Large 2-3	425	114.81	488	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	305	110.00	336	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $271 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 sale208 hd

119.49

—

TN average9 barns · 1,687 hd

120.09

−0.60

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	1,641	81.59	1,339	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	60.78	739	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	60.32	885	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	49.30	518	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,092	66.21	723	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2Fancy	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.76/cwt	147.00–160.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	645	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	126.11/cwt	120.00–134.00	489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.98/cwt	124.00–134.00	673	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	171.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.18/cwt	110.00–122.00	618	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.15/cwt	128.00–142.00	717	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.15/cwt	121.00–138.50	752	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	156.87/cwt	153.00–161.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	143.21/cwt	136.00–149.00	675	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.99/cwt	133.00–149.00	591	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	167.33/cwt	167.00–168.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	140.95/cwt	137.00–145.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	106.09/cwt	104.00–110.50	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	703	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	943.00/cwt	735.00–1,130.00	12,731	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	963.00/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	113.87/cwt	110.00–115.50	822	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	484	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	797.50/cwt	745.00–850.00	8,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	681.43/cwt	585.00–720.00	6,330	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	668.33/cwt	610.00–750.00	6,904	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	862.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,703	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	59.72/cwt	53.50–64.50	727	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,092	66.21/cwt	63.00–70.00	723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,599	80.80/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,292	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	66.88/cwt	65.00–71.00	823	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	48.87/cwt	44.50–55.00	513	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	60.20/cwt	54.00–64.00	883	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	128.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	794	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	155.42/cwt	150.00–162.00	522	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,000	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	111.87/cwt	106.00–116.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	694	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.67/cwt	109.00–123.50	671	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.31/cwt	116.00–127.50	589	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	99.04/cwt	92.00–103.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	127.45/cwt	120.00–133.00	539	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.89/cwt	149.00–167.00	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	111.83/cwt	109.00–116.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	116.82/cwt	113.00–121.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.50/cwt	118.00–130.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	92.63/cwt	91.00–95.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	151.63/cwt	147.50–153.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	128.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	419	8

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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