Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 6.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.11/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −172.71 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$220.11

52 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

vs TN average

−21.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	221.83	1,218	47
Medium and Large 2	524	206.15	1,080	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	195.00	1,014	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale52 hd

220.11

—

TN average15 barns · 911 hd

233.78

−13.68

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−21.77

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−172.71

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	1,705	167.19	2,851	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	130.70	1,630	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	128.38	1,807	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	113.82	1,234	23

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.41/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	212.02/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,306	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	229.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	176.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,984	6
Bulls	—	—	1,616	156.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,531	8
Bulls	Small 1	950–1000	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	223.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	256.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	271.64/cwt	255.00–285.00	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	236.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	193.66/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	233.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	226.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	237.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	261.61/cwt	250.00–270.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	209.45/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,213	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	218.16/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,148	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	235.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,239	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	224.75/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,178	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	203.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,379	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	281.77/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,054	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	131.10/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,648	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	118.32/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,323	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	140.01/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,676	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	120.27/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,475	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	195.16/cwt	190.00–205.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	206.72/cwt	205.00–210.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	253	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	206.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	276.36/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	217.92/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	248.33/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	245.94/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,200	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	236.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	240.87/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,019	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	303.49/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	234.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	224.64/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	245.05/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	243.57/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,405	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	259.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	309.01/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,214	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	317.56/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	258.95/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,015	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	231.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,095	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	187.50/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	219.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,249	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	206.88/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,305	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	279.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,290	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,586	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	129.34/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,839	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	103.55/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,072	8
Bulls	—	—	1,735	168.38/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,921	26

How this sale compares

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