Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher Quality good, Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.74/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −150.08 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$242.74

45 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs TN average

−37.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	250.23	1,323	28
Medium and Large 2-3	554	230.40	1,276	17thin

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $47 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 sale45 hd

242.74

—

TN average14 barns · 743 hd

249.43

−6.69

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−37.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−150.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	1050–1100	1,079	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	321.62/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	249.92/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	337	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	248.02/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,307	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	258.68/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	228.12/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	347.96/cwt	335.00–360.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	317.01/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	384.55/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	227.45/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,203	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	246.63/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	289.18/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	245.13/cwt	235.00–255.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	817	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	688	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	218.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	243.31/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	234.87/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	371.96/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	287.22/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	238.53/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	694	196.19/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	266.68/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	190.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	241.11/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	247.41/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	272.78/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	316.62/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	238.75/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	303.41/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,289	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	278.17/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,316	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	314.26/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	342.28/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,434	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	247.54/cwt	210.00–262.00	1,401	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	248.18/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,549	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	309.15/cwt	306.00–314.00	1,608	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	320.00/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,331	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	235.35/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	233.03/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,342	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	268.66/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,298	3

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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