Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lb. sharply higher, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows gauging 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.36/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$119.36

267 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

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	510	119.45	610	265
Medium and Large 2-3	465	110.00	512	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	485	104.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $105 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 sale267 hd

119.36

—

TN average9 barns · 2,552 hd

118.94

+0.42

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	1,907	78.48	1,497	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	52.22	621	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	51.69	745	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	45.93	534	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,305	65.00	848	1thin

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 1-2	—	319	136.13/cwt	127.50–142.50	434	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.34/cwt	121.00–131.00	729	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.34/cwt	126.00–136.50	693	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	136.08/cwt	134.00–140.00	796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	87.12/cwt	80.00–94.00	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.08/cwt	116.00–125.00	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	116.52/cwt	111.00–122.50	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	148.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	471	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	162.46/cwt	157.00–170.00	629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.95/cwt	108.00–116.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	787	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	148.11/cwt	146.00–152.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.86/cwt	144.00–160.00	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	159.74/cwt	157.50–162.50	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	43.37/cwt	42.00–45.00	625	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	52.28/cwt	47.00–56.50	755	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	599	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	45.93/cwt	43.00–48.00	534	13
Bulls	—	—	1,865	76.26/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,422	11
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,688	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	59.43/cwt	58.50–60.50	715	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	858.33/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	689.00/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,855	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	774.00/cwt	670.00–875.00	9,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,612.50/cwt	1,525.00–1,700.00	26,606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	730.00/cwt	725.00–735.00	9,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	123.89/cwt	123.00–124.00	623	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,305	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	848	1
Bulls	—	—	2,023	84.60/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,711	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,360	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	802	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	51.69/cwt	47.00–56.50	611	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	672	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.08/cwt	121.00–134.00	540	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	114.15/cwt	108.00–119.00	712	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	128.21/cwt	125.00–131.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	602	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	147.12/cwt	140.00–153.00	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	138.96/cwt	136.00–145.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	155.83/cwt	152.50–157.00	664	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	154.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	92.63/cwt	85.00–100.00	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	152.68/cwt	151.50–158.00	730	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	86.11/cwt	80.00–89.50	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	138.30/cwt	130.00–143.00	373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	113.67/cwt	108.00–121.00	648	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	122.16/cwt	119.00–126.00	711	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	104.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	656	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.66/cwt	121.50–135.00	670	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.73/cwt	130.00–142.00	503	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	125.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	603	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	102.83/cwt	101.00–109.00	692	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	99.53/cwt	94.00–104.00	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	116.89/cwt	110.00–121.00	609	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	77.01/cwt	75.00–79.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	158.02/cwt	151.00–164.00	670	6

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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