Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs 11.00 to 14.00 higher with instances of 22.00 higher, over 600lbs steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 t0 8.00 higher. Quality good, Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.79/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −160.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$232.79

85 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs TN average

−26.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	239.28	1,292	59
Medium and Large 2	548	218.05	1,195	26

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $97 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 sale85 hd

232.79

—

TN average15 barns · 908 hd

233.40

−0.61

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−26.84

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−160.03

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	1,604	160.18	2,569	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	126.64	1,860	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	126.51	1,667	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	116.26	1,302	59

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	850–900	875	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	233.79/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	220.47/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,155	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	226.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	204.94/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	272.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	231.68/cwt	215.00–260.00	975	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	254.97/cwt	235.00–275.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	285.01/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	183.59/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	242.97/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,159	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	215.63/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,233	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	327.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	352.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	242.13/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,249	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	253.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	254.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	271.87/cwt	225.00–315.00	1,155	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	269.27/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	286.98/cwt	255.00–310.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	306.33/cwt	295.00–315.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	241.78/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	237.49/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	217.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	286.97/cwt	235.00–310.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	227.95/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	308.52/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	187.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	218.96/cwt	180.00–240.00	1,244	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	256.82/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,238	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	137.15/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,964	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	115.36/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,260	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	128.11/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,744	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	118.48/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,506	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	138.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,598	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	101.62/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,137	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	123.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,428	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	126.76/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,913	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	115.84/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,637	6
Bulls	—	—	1,674	175.94/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,945	4
Bulls	—	—	1,657	161.59/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,678	12
Bulls	—	—	1,421	144.18/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	308.90/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,316	11
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	206.35/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,366	7
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	171.42/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	230.84/cwt	185.00–245.00	1,221	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	251.23/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	311.95/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	217.34/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,348	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	266.38/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,137	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	179.12/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	234.94/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,464	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	174.11/cwt	150.00–187.50	1,355	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	254.01/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,323	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	239.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,246	37
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	262.02/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,231	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	208.41/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	269.07/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	958	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	291.22/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	239.34/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,369	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	290.60/cwt	285.00–295.00	939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	217.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	269.85/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	259.90/cwt	230.00–285.00	962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	307.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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