Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2020-07-14

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 14
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,106 head
▲ 299 vs last sale 807▲ 193 vs year ago 913 · +21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 117 vs last sale 237▼ 50 vs year ago 170 · −29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 119▲ 9 vs year ago 75 · +12.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.47/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$121.47
315 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.12
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485121.61589312
Medium and Large 2-3585107.336283thin
One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale315 hd
121.47
—
TN average9 barns · 2,686 hd
121.35
+0.12
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
Bulls—Average1,73086.441,49611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27061.6478334
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43359.3285021
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08854.7159520
HeifersChoiceAverage1,24087.501,0851thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2—528133.16/cwt128.00–136.0070319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—469141.05/cwt136.00–146.0066216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—421142.52/cwt137.50–150.006009
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—711125.96/cwt120.00–128.508966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—340164.41/cwt155.00–169.005595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—798112.00/cwt112.00–112.008943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—382156.59/cwt152.00–160.005983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—830111.02/cwt110.00–112.009212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—512142.99/cwt142.00–145.007323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—400154.50/cwt153.00–156.006182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008351
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—648104.00/cwt104.00–104.006742
HeifersChoice—1,24087.50/cwt87.50–87.501,0851
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08854.71/cwt51.00–59.0059520
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40759.70/cwt54.00–64.5084015
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50750.92/cwt50.00–52.007673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—1
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—428145.00/cwt145.00–145.006215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—628127.00/cwt127.00–127.007984
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—605104.50/cwt104.50–104.506322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—561125.58/cwt120.00–131.0070536
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—532123.68/cwt120.00–126.5065827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—477130.44/cwt124.00–138.0062227
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—434132.22/cwt127.00–140.0057420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—610118.60/cwt115.00–124.0072312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—378144.85/cwt140.00–150.005488
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—674111.41/cwt107.00–115.007517
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—280158.77/cwt147.50–166.004457
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—705106.49/cwt101.00–109.007515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—325160.56/cwt157.00–163.005224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—783101.47/cwt98.00–105.007952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—433145.99/cwt145.00–147.006322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—375159.00/cwt159.00–159.005961
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48765.80/cwt65.50–66.009783
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27460.79/cwt57.00–65.5077427
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16669.22/cwt67.00–73.008075
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—460114.00/cwt114.00–114.005241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—466137.00/cwt137.00–137.006387
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—518117.97/cwt110.00–122.5061189
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424125.79/cwt121.00–133.0053345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—568117.06/cwt110.00–121.0066543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—473121.26/cwt118.00–126.0057431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—381125.98/cwt120.00–134.0048031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—608114.58/cwt111.00–120.0069723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—326131.99/cwt125.00–138.0043016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—676104.15/cwt100.00–108.007046
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—284135.70/cwt130.00–138.003854
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—72996.34/cwt93.00–103.007023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—213142.58/cwt138.00–147.503042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—519126.71/cwt126.50–127.506585
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—358140.00/cwt140.00–140.005012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—323141.40/cwt140.00–143.004572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—260152.50/cwt152.50–152.503971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—210157.50/cwt157.50–157.503311
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2—420124.00/cwt124.00–124.005211
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2—355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2—395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005451
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3——1,050.00/cwt1,025.00–1,075.00—2
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—1
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—1
Bulls——1,79583.41/cwt79.00–88.001,4977
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,35594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2741
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,46854.23/cwt54.00–54.507962
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—440121.00/cwt121.00–121.005323
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2—250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—427125.22/cwt124.00–130.005355
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—489123.88/cwt122.50–130.006065
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—357137.00/cwt137.00–137.004899
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—1
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,8251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—673126.18/cwt120.00–133.5084921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—633136.75/cwt136.75–136.7586612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—500143.00/cwt143.00–143.007151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—435133.50/cwt133.50–133.505815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—572135.54/cwt125.00–139.0077554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—628131.61/cwt121.00–134.5082724
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3——1,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3——962.50/cwt950.00–975.00—2
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—345132.50/cwt132.50–132.504571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,100625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,083808.33/cwt725.00–850.008,7543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,233841.67/cwt775.00–900.0010,3783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,400975.00/cwt800.00–1,075.0013,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—888862.50/cwt850.00–900.007,6594
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—900925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,3251
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—750725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,4381
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,300825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,7251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,7501
Bulls——1,70591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5523

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.