Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls/Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.62/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −186.50 against this barn's trailing median of $436.12.

Average price

$249.62

63 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs TN average

−37.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	257.19	1,430	50
Medium and Large 2	543	220.50	1,198	13thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.83, low $371.12, median $436.12 across 33 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

249.62

—

TN average11 barns · 336 hd

255.19

−5.57

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−37.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.12

−186.50

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	1,636	142.85	2,337	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	120.96	1,789	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	119.80	1,577	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	104.56	1,219	57

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	258.63/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,355	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	219.56/cwt	195.00–245.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	269.22/cwt	240.00–295.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,178	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	269.58/cwt	250.00–285.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	230.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	246.76/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	212.50/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,228	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	243.76/cwt	205.00–265.00	1,038	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	276.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	177.61/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	288.96/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	309.74/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	241.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	248.23/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	254.58/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,474	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	234.27/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	221.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,819	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	264.55/cwt	250.00–290.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	227.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	259.51/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	198.10/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	205.05/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	197.29/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	224.23/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,074	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	237.89/cwt	200.00–267.00	1,009	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	175.21/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	206.42/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,387	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	105.28/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,202	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	110.37/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,483	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	94.15/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,055	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	129.80/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,931	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	119.70/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,585	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	129.41/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,649	12
Bulls	—	—	1,778	148.25/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,636	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	115.78/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,484	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	115.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,709	7
Bulls	—	—	1,459	136.09/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,986	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	231.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	247.20/cwt	235.00–260.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	220.41/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	210.16/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	224.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	179.71/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	228.32/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	199.23/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	231.29/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,307	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	205.60/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,190	19
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	255.17/cwt	240.00–265.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	232.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	219.83/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,137	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	231.68/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,103	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	205.86/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	256.11/cwt	240.00–265.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	156.61/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	208.62/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	224.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,400	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	181.28/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	398	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	935	2

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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