Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.25/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −166.57 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$226.25

123 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$81.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs TN average

−10.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	236.97	1,272	57
Medium and Large 2	537	217.95	1,171	65
Small 1	585	155.00	907	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.97/cwt here — about $366 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale123 hd

226.25

—

TN average13 barns · 917 hd

225.00

+1.25

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−10.76

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−166.57

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	—	Low	1,684	155.24	2,614	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	122.62	1,504	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	122.18	1,782	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	110.70	1,201	34

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	258.31/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,077	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	174.00/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	223.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,377	17
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	217.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,454	13
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	231.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,309	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	252.18/cwt	240.00–265.00	941	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	218.98/cwt	170.00–230.00	1,152	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	239.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,256	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	240.59/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,133	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	184.98/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,347	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	189.23/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,175	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	219.84/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,257	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	244.90/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	273.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	237.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	244.84/cwt	230.00–255.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	213.67/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,314	19
Bulls	—	—	1,210	132.87/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	156.15/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,662	12
Bulls	—	—	2,011	170.94/cwt	167.00–176.00	3,438	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	96.95/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,042	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	113.57/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,249	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,247	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	124.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,521	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	115.83/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,461	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,743	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	131.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	220.10/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,147	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	236.13/cwt	210.00–265.00	994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	246.52/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,181	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	190.75/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,270	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	182.96/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	302.78/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	227.98/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,336	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	251.09/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,205	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	257.19/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	265.87/cwt	260.00–290.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	232.16/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,230	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	245.20/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,415	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	258.57/cwt	235.00–280.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	246.96/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,309	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	224.09/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,490	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	315.03/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	286.73/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,038	11
Steers	Small 1	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	291.92/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	236.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,463	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	293.33/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	227.65/cwt	210.00–245.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	223.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	219.36/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,378	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	240.96/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	193.35/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	228.25/cwt	215.00–250.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	213.83/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,244	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	205.75/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,263	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	173.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,708	3

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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