Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers and bulls 6.00 higher overall, with steers mostly steady- with exception of a sharply higher undertone on a light test of steers weighing over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.32/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$142.32

216 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.31

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	489	142.60	698	210
Small and Medium 1-2	370	133.36	493	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	375	131.88	495	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $203 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 sale216 hd

142.32

—

TN average10 barns · 1,904 hd

136.01

+6.31

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	1,739	97.55	1,697	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	69.22	876	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	65.52	994	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	60.93	622	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,107	72.50	803	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,210	86.29	1,044	3thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	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	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	794	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.50/cwt	101.00–112.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	152.69/cwt	152.00–154.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	154.53/cwt	147.00–159.00	887	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	159.48/cwt	154.00–165.00	769	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	146.86/cwt	144.00–152.50	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	172.22/cwt	170.00–172.50	499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	160.40/cwt	152.50–165.00	372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	181.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	151.76/cwt	151.00–153.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	161.67/cwt	160.00–162.50	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	561	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	133.36/cwt	131.00–136.00	493	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	169.45/cwt	165.00–176.00	807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	868	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,230	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,390	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	102.85/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,813	6
Bulls	—	—	1,762	93.41/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,646	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	65.52/cwt	60.00–70.00	980	33
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,200	85.44/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,025	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	753.75/cwt	710.00–800.00	8,103	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	966.67/cwt	950.00–975.00	9,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725	1,820.00/cwt	1,540.00–2,100.00	31,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	835.00/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,354	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	930.00/cwt	790.00–1,000.00	11,932	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,052.27/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	13,343	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,307	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	76.19/cwt	74.00–80.00	910	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	67.64/cwt	64.00–73.00	866	31
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,107	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	803	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	60.93/cwt	54.00–64.00	622	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	175.76/cwt	169.00–185.00	642	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	180.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.78/cwt	135.00–149.00	614	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	111.76/cwt	108.00–115.00	852	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	179.76/cwt	174.00–190.00	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.64/cwt	136.00–151.00	694	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.21/cwt	148.00–156.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	173.69/cwt	163.00–175.50	742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.52/cwt	129.00–141.00	877	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	164.11/cwt	155.00–171.00	693	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.38/cwt	143.00–160.00	793	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.31/cwt	127.00–139.00	767	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	137.35/cwt	134.00–139.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.09/cwt	135.00–147.00	732	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.83/cwt	150.00–161.00	739	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.97/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	127.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	134.75/cwt	126.00–140.00	850	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	181.25/cwt	177.50–190.00	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	158.38/cwt	145.00–162.50	505	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.22/cwt	110.00–125.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.67/cwt	134.00–149.00	805	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	2

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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