Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher with feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.30/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$129.30

191 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.04

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	472	129.30	610	191

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale191 hd

129.30

—

TN average8 barns · 1,252 hd

128.26

+1.04

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	—	High	1,613	98.08	1,582	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	75.55	897	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	72.49	1,077	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	64.70	659	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	83.00	971	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,810	85.00	1,539	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	980.83/cwt	925.00–1,090.00	11,525	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	835.00/cwt	760.00–930.00	10,229	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	921.00/cwt	870.00–975.00	10,960	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,900	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	833.13/cwt	810.00–880.00	8,590	8
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	672.50/cwt	625.00–720.00	5,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	108.75/cwt	105.00–111.50	2,048	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,539	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	72.27/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,073	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	79.20/cwt	78.00–80.50	1,097	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	64.57/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	137.72/cwt	130.00–143.00	452	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	680.00/cwt	670.00–690.00	7,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.76/cwt	125.00–136.00	942	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	123.44/cwt	117.00–129.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.90/cwt	150.00–170.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	155.50/cwt	150.00–162.00	683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	95.41/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,474	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.96/cwt	142.00–155.00	696	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.71/cwt	134.00–146.00	729	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.66/cwt	128.00–136.00	820	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	119.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	156.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	165.41/cwt	162.00–170.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,095.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,150.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	953.33/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	3
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	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,245.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,260.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,198.33/cwt	1,145.00–1,280.00	—	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	63.80/cwt	58.00–68.00	662	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	81.78/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,062	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	73.31/cwt	68.00–78.00	842	39
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,170	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	141.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	862	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	669	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	158.82/cwt	154.00–162.50	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.31/cwt	125.00–134.00	609	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.61/cwt	155.00–162.50	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	145.43/cwt	137.00–151.00	839	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	146.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.30/cwt	108.00–113.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.45/cwt	133.00–145.00	797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	143.71/cwt	136.00–148.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.73/cwt	130.00–142.00	502	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.40/cwt	119.00–129.00	705	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	164.20/cwt	162.50–165.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.44/cwt	105.00–114.00	782	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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