Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2020-02-11

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 11
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
591 vs last sale 904 313 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
220 vs last sale 316 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
77 vs last sale 120 43 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 remaining mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 lower, and feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 higher with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Let it be noted that comparisons for all classes are based on a light test this week due to inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.25/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$128.25
106 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.33
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449129.1758097
Medium and Large 2-3414118.334909thin
One grade step is worth $10.84/cwt here — about $90 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 sale106 hd
128.25
TN average11 barns · 1,834 hd
122.92
+5.33
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
BullsAverage1,75477.121,3525thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31364.2284344
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48261.229078thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07149.875344thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421132.21/cwt126.00–138.0055718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329138.61/cwt130.00–149.0045612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527120.59/cwt117.00–124.0063610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561118.11/cwt115.00–120.006638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381136.18/cwt133.00–143.005198
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2277134.28/cwt130.00–146.003727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2762104.91/cwt95.00–111.007993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633111.68/cwt107.00–118.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2240147.50/cwt147.50–147.503541
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added418156.00/cwt156.00–156.006524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520141.07/cwt130.00–146.5073417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423148.72/cwt140.00–151.006299
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574126.15/cwt121.00–133.007246
BullsMedium and Large 1-2319158.36/cwt149.00–167.505054
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458147.69/cwt142.00–154.006763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380153.93/cwt145.00–162.005853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2283157.53/cwt150.00–162.504463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2733102.51/cwt102.00–103.007512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620125.93/cwt123.00–129.007812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2233161.32/cwt155.00–167.503762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy288173.76/cwt172.50–175.005002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450159.00/cwt159.00–159.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy390169.00/cwt169.00–169.006591
CowsLean 85-90%1,07149.87/cwt44.00–54.005344
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48261.22/cwt58.00–63.509078
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29161.72/cwt53.50–66.5079730
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36872.62/cwt68.00–77.0099312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31051.30/cwt50.50–52.006722
Bulls1,73675.02/cwt72.00–80.001,3024
Bulls1,82585.50/cwt85.50–85.501,5601
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2750675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,0631
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,1631
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,100975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,7253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350565.00/cwt565.00–565.007,6281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950.00/cwt950.00–950.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950.00/cwt950.00–950.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0020,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0015,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564144.39/cwt139.00–145.508146
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512145.58/cwt145.50–146.007456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462150.42/cwt142.00–160.006956
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617130.40/cwt128.00–134.008055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2369155.17/cwt153.00–160.005734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2683121.00/cwt121.00–121.008262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295157.50/cwt157.50–157.504651
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3363124.00/cwt124.00–124.004506
HeifersMedium and Large 2-367090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420116.00/cwt116.00–116.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469130.21/cwt124.00–136.5061126

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.