Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 600lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower, over 600lbs steady; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600lbs steady; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.15/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −176.97 against this barn's trailing median of $436.12.

Average price

$259.15

87 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs TN average

−41.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	267.90	1,464	63
Medium and Large 2-3	540	236.17	1,276	24

One grade step is worth $31.73/cwt here — about $188 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

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 sale87 hd

259.15

—

TN average14 barns · 647 hd

260.12

−0.98

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−41.54

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.12

−176.97

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	1,762	161.18	2,840	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	120.22	1,671	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	120.01	1,593	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,272	113.11	1,439	68

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	600–650	612	240.87/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,474	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	218.40/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	274.41/cwt	230.00–305.00	870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	241.45/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	302.33/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,230	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	316.68/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	290.94/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,423	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	262.81/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,369	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	257.68/cwt	240.00–270.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	197.07/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	205.51/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,054	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	240.84/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,370	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	199.36/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	200.01/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	214.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	225.81/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	736	211.70/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	280.26/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	237.12/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,250	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	276.43/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,169	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	257.53/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,241	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	338	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,175	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	253.44/cwt	215.00–305.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	210.19/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	233.32/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	214.89/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	943	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	276.97/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,568	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	271.04/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,407	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	259.77/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,712	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	203.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	465	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	256.88/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,331	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	252.96/cwt	225.00–270.00	933	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	112.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,489	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,765	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	120.55/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,602	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	97.37/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,170	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	119.29/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,534	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	108.15/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,380	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	137.91/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,765	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,673	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	111.04/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,619	6
Bulls	—	—	1,856	171.78/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,188	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	162.11/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,899	15
Bulls	—	—	1,666	154.13/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	231.87/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,213	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	220.62/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,494	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	244.52/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	286.16/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	229.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	274.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,308	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	225.43/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,294	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	293.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	249.24/cwt	205.00–265.00	1,171	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	223.83/cwt	185.00–240.00	958	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	225.17/cwt	175.00–240.00	1,058	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	252.08/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,182	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	231.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,300	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	184.63/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	247.83/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,051	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	244.58/cwt	215.00–265.00	788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	230.89/cwt	200.00–255.00	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	203.49/cwt	115.00–220.00	1,158	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	220.61/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,348	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	271.24/cwt	270.00–280.00	892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	230.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,187	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	214.50/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	206.16/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	246.00/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,053	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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