Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower. Quality fair, Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.80/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −171.02 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$221.80

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$25.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs TN average

−36.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	238.25	1,252	19thin
Medium and Large 2	553	212.87	1,178	35

One grade step is worth $25.38/cwt here — about $75 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 sale54 hd

221.80

—

TN average14 barns · 747 hd

229.20

−7.40

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−36.59

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−171.02

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	1,775	149.42	2,652	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	113.37	1,392	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	113.18	1,644	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	102.04	1,147	43

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	208.75/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	193.41/cwt	177.50–205.00	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	244.78/cwt	205.00–265.00	920	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	293.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	180.60/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	183.73/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	261.77/cwt	235.00–275.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	218.49/cwt	200.00–235.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	209.62/cwt	160.00–230.00	1,096	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	297.56/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	232.28/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	254.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	262.92/cwt	250.00–295.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	238.16/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	285.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	354.85/cwt	320.00–360.00	994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	268.61/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,445	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	269.54/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,280	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	212.73/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	272.17/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	191.35/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	301.17/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	287.06/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,355	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	202.74/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,257	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	103.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,248	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	130.35/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	116.27/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,448	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	125.69/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	103.67/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,182	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	115.94/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,745	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	107.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,496	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	86.24/cwt	77.00–92.00	915	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	114.09/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,314	10
Bulls	—	—	1,748	153.38/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,681	12
Bulls	—	—	1,812	140.92/cwt	131.00–146.00	2,553	8
Bulls	—	—	1,795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	245.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,387	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	173.97/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	266.98/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	321.82/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	170.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	280.62/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,041	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	175.06/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	272.20/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,290	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	186.01/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	212.13/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,131	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	216.42/cwt	180.00–240.00	1,255	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	276.24/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	212.06/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	215.32/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	284.94/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	247.53/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	230.36/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,094	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,018	146.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	239	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	236.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	693	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	246.45/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,178	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	238.79/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,235	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	214.56/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,221	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	247.21/cwt	225.00–275.00	818	11

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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