Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2019-08-20

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 20
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
65 vs last sale 791 856 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
53 vs last sale 243 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
25 vs last sale 114 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 7.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls remaining mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.89/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$116.89
225 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$10.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.11
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518117.28607215
Medium and Large 2-3481109.495276thin
Small and Medium 1-2431106.884614thin
One grade step is worth $10.41/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale225 hd
116.89
TN average9 barns · 1,001 hd
117.99
−1.11
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,65977.891,29226
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48557.3085127
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19655.9566986
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01347.9948618
SteersChoiceAverage1,20081.009721thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2338158.83/cwt155.00–162.505372
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,06094.00/cwt94.00–94.009961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895104.00/cwt104.00–104.009311
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004682
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2335102.50/cwt102.50–102.503431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3484108.73/cwt107.00–110.005264
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530107.00/cwt107.00–107.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518118.65/cwt110.00–123.0061549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569111.67/cwt102.00–117.0063548
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472122.14/cwt115.00–126.0057738
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421126.57/cwt121.00–135.0053330
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625108.55/cwt101.00–114.0067815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-271297.90/cwt90.00–103.506978
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664105.81/cwt98.00–111.007037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375129.94/cwt121.00–136.004876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330117.37/cwt115.00–121.003875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273120.39/cwt117.50–122.503293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy609119.34/cwt119.00–120.007273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy485133.00/cwt133.00–133.006451
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2408127.48/cwt125.00–130.005202
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2540111.00/cwt111.00–111.005991
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3481124.58/cwt120.00–130.005995
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380133.00/cwt133.00–133.005051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530121.01/cwt119.00–132.0064140
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717105.72/cwt103.50–111.0075817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565112.57/cwt108.00–116.0063615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2461141.60/cwt134.00–147.0065311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620115.75/cwt112.00–118.0071810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426144.34/cwt139.00–151.006157
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378143.93/cwt139.00–150.005446
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672114.04/cwt110.00–118.007665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324144.65/cwt141.00–147.004695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2272145.31/cwt140.00–152.503953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
CowsLean 85-90%1,01347.99/cwt43.00–53.5048618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48456.95/cwt53.00–60.0084526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50066.50/cwt66.50–66.509981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19755.75/cwt51.00–63.0066767
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13448.81/cwt45.00–50.5055411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26967.45/cwt64.00–70.008568
SteersChoice1,20081.00/cwt81.00–81.009721
Bulls1,69679.97/cwt74.50–85.501,35617
Bulls1,49270.09/cwt63.00–73.001,0467
Bulls1,92387.49/cwt87.00–88.001,6822
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2700590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,1303
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2750590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,4251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,233851.67/cwt775.00–910.0010,5013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108636.67/cwt585.00–725.007,0546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,283776.67/cwt680.00–900.009,9653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238587.50/cwt550.00–700.007,2734
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2925.00/cwt925.00–925.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,120.00/cwt1,110.00–1,125.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.001
Dairy SteersLarge 446074.00/cwt74.00–74.003401
Dairy SteersLarge 443578.00/cwt78.00–78.003391
Dairy SteersLarge 435575.00/cwt75.00–75.002661
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2318132.36/cwt130.00–135.004212
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2515123.00/cwt123.00–123.006331
SteersMedium and Large 2-3428134.00/cwt134.00–134.005743
SteersMedium and Large 2-3595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655143.00/cwt143.00–143.009372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662137.13/cwt125.00–141.0090839
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477139.23/cwt133.50–149.0066436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525141.91/cwt136.00–150.0074532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583138.13/cwt130.00–144.0080528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2431144.02/cwt139.00–152.0062110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2606136.23/cwt131.50–144.008269
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381150.14/cwt142.50–152.005726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728123.95/cwt119.00–129.009024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760123.47/cwt121.00–126.009382

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.