Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs steady, over 500lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Quality good, Demand good; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 to 9.00 lower; Quality pour to fair, Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.61/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −166.21 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$226.61

113 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$25.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs TN average

−38.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	238.17	1,283	61
Medium and Large 2-3	538	213.05	1,146	52

One grade step is worth $25.12/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale113 hd

226.61

—

TN average13 barns · 621 hd

228.80

−2.19

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−38.49

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−166.21

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	1,688	139.90	2,362	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	112.55	1,586	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	110.09	1,437	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,216	100.29	1,219	58

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2-3	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	213.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	250.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,058	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	274.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	245.90/cwt	230.00–270.00	930	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	719	197.82/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	308.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,270	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	973	144.88/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	245.38/cwt	225.00–265.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	269.43/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,401	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	209.42/cwt	170.00–235.00	1,187	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	230.20/cwt	205.00–245.00	976	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	296.59/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	248.02/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	315.13/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	272.44/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,583	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	261.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	277.96/cwt	250.00–295.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	221.83/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	232.18/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	271.27/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,177	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	263.01/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,247	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	249.95/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	264.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	309.04/cwt	305.00–335.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	286.20/cwt	265.00–295.00	930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	227.46/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	266.00/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	242.59/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,385	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	255.35/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	266.66/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	252.10/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	286.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	213.82/cwt	170.00–237.50	1,225	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	231.75/cwt	180.00–245.00	1,430	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	259.29/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,317	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	103.98/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,422	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	125.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,573	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	113.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,407	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	103.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,424	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	128.21/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	88.27/cwt	80.00–93.00	958	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,414	112.08/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,585	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	101.27/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,206	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	112.14/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,571	11
Bulls	—	—	1,576	131.47/cwt	123.00–136.00	2,072	10
Bulls	—	—	1,775	146.39/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,598	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	322.08/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,179	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	261.00/cwt	185.00–280.00	1,219	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	280.42/cwt	185.00–300.00	1,060	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	299.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	194.93/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	251.82/cwt	205.00–285.00	1,070	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	771	185.91/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	296.67/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,222	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	233.31/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,559	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	450–500	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	237.68/cwt	185.00–255.00	1,253	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	217.21/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,423	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	217.09/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	221.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	215.14/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,121	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	233.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	229.65/cwt	195.00–245.00	1,089	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	220.28/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,353	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	204.67/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	247.71/cwt	225.00–265.00	805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	238.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,260	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	251.14/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,163	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	199.24/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	184.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	238.21/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,363	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	221.59/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,363	8

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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