Sale reports / Tennessee / Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN / 2020-12-01

Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2060
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
272 vs last sale 527 411 vs year ago 1,210 · 34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
14 vs last sale 158 79 vs year ago 223 · 35.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
100 vs last sale 157 30 vs year ago 87 · 34.5%
Also sold herePreconditioned SaleThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing less than 550 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 550 lbs. 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.24/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$118.24
222 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$345
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.86
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2208120.002502thin
Medium and Large 1-2503118.22595220
One grade step is worth $1.78/cwt here — about −$345 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 sale222 hd
118.24
TN average6 barns · 1,718 hd
120.10
−1.86
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
BullsHigh1,58875.091,19217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30560.4678920
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54059.2291236
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17649.6458410
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16070.008121thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2330151.44/cwt145.00–157.505002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268131.07/cwt127.50–135.003512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428138.96/cwt135.00–146.0059524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added701123.50/cwt123.50–123.508668
BullsMedium and Large 1-271591.00/cwt91.00–91.006511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621115.49/cwt111.00–117.5071712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433150.50/cwt150.50–150.506524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575130.22/cwt126.00–136.5074915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685122.65/cwt118.50–125.5084014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added442133.29/cwt133.00–134.0058917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2790103.12/cwt100.00–105.008158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566144.00/cwt144.00–144.0081516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558122.76/cwt121.50–123.506858
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18566.72/cwt66.00–68.007913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32659.36/cwt53.00–63.5078717
CowsLean 85-90%1,17649.64/cwt45.00–54.0058410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added557135.00/cwt135.00–135.007523
HeifersSelect and Choice1,16070.00/cwt70.00–70.008121
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2800675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,4001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2900550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200680.00/cwt680.00–680.008,1601
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2208120.00/cwt120.00–120.002502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300163.00/cwt163.00–163.004891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55264.90/cwt64.00–65.501,0075
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53858.30/cwt53.00–63.5089731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,2601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2950600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400840.00/cwt840.00–840.0011,7601
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt850.00–975.0011,2503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421120.81/cwt113.00–129.0050929
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515115.55/cwt108.00–118.5059518
Bulls1,71589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5261
Bulls1,58074.22/cwt70.00–80.001,17316
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 1-2273157.32/cwt152.00–162.504297
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519129.79/cwt123.00–135.0067432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371123.39/cwt115.00–128.0045815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634107.06/cwt100.00–109.0067910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468134.81/cwt132.00–136.0063116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363143.37/cwt139.00–149.0052021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2334149.38/cwt143.00–158.004996
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574121.58/cwt118.00–131.0069821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225127.50/cwt127.50–127.502871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583113.67/cwt108.00–116.0066326
SteersMedium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429138.06/cwt130.00–145.0059212
BullsMedium and Large 1-276095.11/cwt85.00–99.5072310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329124.36/cwt120.00–133.004099
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523137.77/cwt136.00–141.007217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-273195.54/cwt94.50–101.006989
HeifersMedium and Large 1-277596.00/cwt96.00–96.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473120.78/cwt115.00–126.0057141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285162.50/cwt162.50–162.504631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added608133.50/cwt133.50–133.508126
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added476147.00/cwt147.00–147.007005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469141.11/cwt133.00–146.0066218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665101.51/cwt99.50–105.0067515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614129.27/cwt121.00–130.5079411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added659129.00/cwt129.00–129.008506
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540121.83/cwt120.00–123.5065817

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.