Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls Steady. Feeder Cattle quality good with strong demand. Slaughter Cattle quality fair with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.09/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.73 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$253.09

65 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$77.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

vs TN average

−31.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	262.91	1,370	43
Medium and Large 2-3	543	238.79	1,297	20
Small 1-2	580	185.00	1,073	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.91/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale65 hd

253.09

—

TN average9 barns · 448 hd

253.68

−0.59

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−31.86

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

−139.73

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	1,622	140.95	2,286	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	116.60	1,409	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	114.93	1,650	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,173	98.69	1,158	41

Every lot, as filed

97 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	650–700	686	230.55/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	315.84/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	303	293.08/cwt	270.00–325.00	888	3
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	199.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	282.06/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,317	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	295.27/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,258	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	274.18/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,374	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	233.97/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,322	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	259.23/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,364	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	241.59/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	309.16/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,642	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	270.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	258.94/cwt	200.00–310.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	332.44/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	287.86/cwt	240.00–350.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	378.21/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	333.23/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	313.79/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	297.56/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	262.89/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,383	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	265.68/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	289.23/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,356	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	346.19/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,496	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	235.12/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	325.31/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,399	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	230.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	277.91/cwt	260.00–295.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	250.20/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,444	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	117.42/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,403	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	115.36/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,405	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	89.13/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,046	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	104.23/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,212	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	108.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,407	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	106.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,291	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	128.41/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,600	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,726	10
Bulls	—	—	1,548	135.66/cwt	125.00–141.00	2,100	9
Bulls	—	—	1,788	152.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	223.41/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	218.99/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	284.97/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	929	179.96/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	310.42/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,481	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	253.11/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	238.32/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	793	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	212.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	186.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	254.55/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	243.60/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,269	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	311.39/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	275.28/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	247.93/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	311.65/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	216.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	262.82/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,127	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	285.02/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,331	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	304.19/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	224.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	187.73/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1

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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