Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 3.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.25/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$112.25

108 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$5.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

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	531	112.37	596	103
Medium and Large 2-3	434	110.38	479	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	420	107.00	449	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about $147 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 sale108 hd

112.25

—

TN average9 barns · 2,552 hd

115.09

−2.85

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	1,629	71.68	1,168	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	56.48	700	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	56.33	897	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	48.46	538	17

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	97.82/cwt	90.00–105.00	612	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	347	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.85/cwt	147.50–154.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.07/cwt	131.00–141.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.57/cwt	111.00–119.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	48.46/cwt	45.00–53.00	538	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	208	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	257	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	122.85/cwt	116.00–129.00	781	11
Bulls	—	—	1,629	71.68/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,168	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	159.76/cwt	159.00–162.00	518	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	710.00/cwt	625.00–800.00	7,952	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	625.00/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,688	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	56.33/cwt	52.00–60.00	897	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	48.60/cwt	48.00–49.50	528	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	57.02/cwt	52.00–62.00	714	40
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	24,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,922	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	8,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,016.67/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	825.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	10,106	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	733.33/cwt	675.00–825.00	8,008	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	366	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	351	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	121.60/cwt	117.00–127.00	513	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.41/cwt	139.00–149.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	148.44/cwt	142.50–150.50	574	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	109.40/cwt	105.00–114.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.29/cwt	129.00–136.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.88/cwt	114.00–126.00	567	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	155.32/cwt	145.00–162.50	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	151.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	116.29/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	139.42/cwt	132.50–145.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.07/cwt	123.50–133.00	656	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.84/cwt	129.00–134.00	752	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	122.53/cwt	118.00–127.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	121.36/cwt	118.00–125.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	139.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.42/cwt	124.00–135.00	704	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.56/cwt	143.50–149.00	633	15

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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