Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. 6.00 lower, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. 6.00 lower, with those weighing 450 lbs. to 600 lbs. 5.00 higher, and those over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Feeder bulls 2.00 lower overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 1.00 lower, with boning cows 2.00 higher, lean cows 12.00 higher, and bulls 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.79/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −155.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$237.79

93 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.01

vs TN average

−14.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	237.79	1,286	93

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $318.98, median $392.82 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale93 hd

237.79

—

TN average15 barns · 662 hd

237.78

+0.01

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−14.15

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−155.03

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	1,737	183.06	3,179	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	144.99	1,758	121
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	143.80	2,117	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	134.69	1,406	52
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,740	170.00	2,958	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	145.41	2,026	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,743	144.31	2,516	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,286	132.10	1,699	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,998	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,985	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,700	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,661	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$1,577	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,375	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,850	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,742	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,675	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,700	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,484	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,363	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$1,478	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,425	5

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	577	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	314.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	268.54/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	248.07/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,682	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	270.62/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,410	17
Steers	Large 1	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	294.23/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,256	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	233.78/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	219.50/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	260.36/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,612	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	276.67/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	243.26/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	263.30/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	738	219.02/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	287.79/cwt	277.50–297.00	1,353	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	301.56/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	291.93/cwt	280.00–305.00	931	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	266.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	181.68/cwt	171.00–190.00	3,225	18
Bulls	—	—	1,753	198.84/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,486	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	120.41/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,196	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	134.67/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,405	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	154.31/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,937	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,590	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,764	141.39/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,494	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	141.11/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,959	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,164	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,958	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	155.21/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,216	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	149.52/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	143.77/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,735	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	130.74/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,900	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	144.19/cwt	134.00–150.00	2,128	42
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	132.10/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,699	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	1,741.67/head	1,550.00–2,525.00	1,742	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,478.13/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,478	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	1,577.08/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,577	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,661.25/head	1,550.00–1,770.00	1,661	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,985.00/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,985	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,998.08/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	1,998	13
Bulls	—	—	1,478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,439	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,545.00/head	2,100.00–2,725.00	2,545	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,491.67/head	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,700	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	235.61/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,484	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	276.79/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,190	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	231.47/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,229	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	275.86/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	234.97/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,342	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	295.12/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	234.20/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	221.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	296.34/cwt	285.00–315.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	230.84/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	201.79/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	270.22/cwt	265.00–280.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	267.51/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,011	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	250.52/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,095	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	243.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,161	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	404	271.05/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,095	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	245.66/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,366	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	221.41/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	235.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,354	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	228.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,424	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	238.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,235	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	272.73/cwt	265.00–285.00	878	7

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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