Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter cows also remaining steady, and slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.28/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$116.28

304 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$0.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	524	116.30	609	298
Medium and Large 2-3	436	115.35	503	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.95/cwt here — about $106 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 sale304 hd

116.28

—

TN average9 barns · 2,326 hd

118.93

−2.66

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	1,685	74.58	1,257	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	60.82	724	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	56.99	821	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	49.46	541	25

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	137.66/cwt	131.00–146.00	639	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.51/cwt	110.00–119.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	110.15/cwt	105.00–112.00	680	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	151.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	89.87/cwt	85.50–96.50	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	157.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	138.99/cwt	129.00–142.50	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.82/cwt	134.00–147.00	662	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.89/cwt	128.00–138.00	704	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.11/cwt	146.00–152.50	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.62/cwt	125.00–134.00	538	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	710.00/cwt	600.00–810.00	8,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	117.05/cwt	111.00–119.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	113.21/cwt	111.00–117.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	443	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	527	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	155.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	807	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	178.89/cwt	172.50–185.00	403	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	144.72/cwt	143.00–147.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	172.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	574	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,165.00/cwt	1,165.00–1,165.00	—	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	360	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,108	67.67/cwt	65.00–73.00	750	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	49.46/cwt	45.00–55.00	541	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	115.35/cwt	114.00–118.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	139.57/cwt	134.00–146.00	603	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	65.91/cwt	65.00–67.50	830	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	56.99/cwt	53.00–63.00	821	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,151.43/cwt	835.00–1,450.00	13,161	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	831.67/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	10,762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	100.22/cwt	95.00–107.00	678	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	126.65/cwt	124.00–129.00	595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	74.58/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,257	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	58.83/cwt	54.00–64.50	701	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	119.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	697.50/cwt	675.00–720.00	7,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.25/cwt	122.00–133.00	663	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.85/cwt	110.00–117.50	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	128.17/cwt	121.00–131.50	484	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	109.44/cwt	102.00–115.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	130.41/cwt	125.00–133.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	152.67/cwt	146.00–163.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	214	158.23/cwt	150.00–162.50	339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	162.70/cwt	155.00–170.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	111.57/cwt	106.00–115.00	633	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	148.81/cwt	142.50–157.50	568	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	637	93.34/cwt	92.00–94.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.99/cwt	125.00–140.00	433	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	101.97/cwt	95.00–109.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.99/cwt	118.00–129.00	710	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.06/cwt	109.00–121.00	609	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.35/cwt	126.00–138.00	765	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	821	2

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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