Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 7.00 to 10.00 lower with steers 500lbs to 700lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher, bulls mostly 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 8.00 higher with slaughter bulls remaining steady. Quality was off compared to last week; it was noted there was a higher undertone on quality feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.93/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −167.89 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$224.93

63 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs TN average

−15.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	231.31	1,232	39
Medium and Large 2	560	214.56	1,201	24

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale63 hd

224.93

—

TN average10 barns · 277 hd

225.40

−0.48

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−15.76

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−167.89

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	1,732	169.63	2,939	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	134.15	1,882	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	132.74	1,666	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	126.82	1,432	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	135.41	2,042	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	125.18	1,700	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,173	105.16	1,233	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,936	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,747	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,925	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,194	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,240	5

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	—	1,782	170.04/cwt	163.00–177.00	3,030	18
Bulls	—	—	1,653	158.65/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,622	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	125.18/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,700	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	143.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,104	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,185	164.45/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,949	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	118.32/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	581	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	210.53/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	186.72/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	247.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	231.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	211.34/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,241	11
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	266.40/cwt	250.00–270.00	874	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	228.42/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,090	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	197.11/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	241.23/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,160	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	306.35/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	252.01/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,318	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	189.11/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	269.95/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,282	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	231.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,127	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	308.73/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	216.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,351	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	203.66/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	256.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	859	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	147.02/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,027	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	121.55/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,426	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	132.64/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,393	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	134.44/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,879	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	808	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	107.39/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,326	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	126.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,754	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	135.41/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,953	187.56/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	126.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,463	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,383	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,535.00/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,535	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,609.62/head	1,450.00–2,050.00	1,610	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,893.75/head	1,625.00–2,225.00	1,894	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,050.00/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,052.08/head	1,750.00–2,425.00	2,052	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,558.33/head	2,375.00–2,650.00	2,558	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,405.00/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	213.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	200.04/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	209.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	286.21/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	248.83/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	270.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.05/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,233	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	286.35/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	196.61/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	207.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	232.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	542	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	132.20/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,650	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	213.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	311.40/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	255.49/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,336	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	269.32/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,304	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	313.32/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	274.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	229.23/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,286	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	215.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	244.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,415	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	243.53/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	208.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	239.02/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,138	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	266.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	303.92/cwt	300.00–307.50	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	209.93/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,425	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	216.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	234.83/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,207	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	267.06/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,114	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	311.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	218.22/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,353	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	158.73/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	251.76/cwt	245.00–260.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	187.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	225.44/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,294	10

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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