Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 7.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 17.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher. Quality Fair. Demand Good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.94/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −157.88 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$234.94

103 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

vs TN average

−17.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	244.42	1,290	50
Medium and Large 2	552	226.01	1,249	53

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $41 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 sale103 hd

234.94

—

TN average15 barns · 967 hd

232.63

+2.32

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−17.74

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−157.88

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	1,722	149.02	2,565	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	124.18	1,632	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	124.17	1,846	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	111.67	1,161	73

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	650–700	664	198.31/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	227.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	241.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	243.48/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,035	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	183.65/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	212.25/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,327	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	282.10/cwt	250.00–300.00	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	247.12/cwt	215.00–265.00	924	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	256.59/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	248.88/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,332	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	306.21/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,265	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	281.08/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,377	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,274	2
Steers	Small 1	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	269.23/cwt	247.50–295.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	289.90/cwt	240.00–325.00	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	232.55/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	394.71/cwt	390.00–400.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	242.01/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	247.50/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,443	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	266.41/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,359	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	223.87/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,182	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	230.76/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	224.43/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	250.01/cwt	222.50–275.00	1,193	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	219.31/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	629	250.84/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	266.41/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,484	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	256.12/cwt	247.50–256.25	1,831	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	823	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	256.61/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	252.17/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,299	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	227.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,417	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	266.90/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,100	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	206.91/cwt	177.50–215.00	1,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	184.93/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	239.16/cwt	230.00–245.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	293.93/cwt	280.00–300.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	223.96/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	247.19/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,266	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	236.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,353	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	231.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	211.85/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,517	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	219.92/cwt	195.00–237.50	1,245	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	303.79/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	231.32/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,212	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	230.43/cwt	202.50–240.00	1,212	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	243.09/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,143	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	221.41/cwt	187.50–232.50	1,284	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	226.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,526	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	130.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,846	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	109.62/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,148	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,637	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	124.85/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,675	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	115.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,493	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	137.53/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,692	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	95.83/cwt	88.00–101.00	984	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	119.39/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,234	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,858	15
Bulls	—	—	1,598	135.22/cwt	124.00–144.00	2,161	5
Bulls	—	—	1,769	154.33/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,730	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	256.84/cwt	250.00–275.00	945	9
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	240.59/cwt	210.00–262.50	1,124	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	205.72/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,259	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	212.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,527	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	180.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,473	6

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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