Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2019-05-18

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, May 18
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
← earliestMay 18Jun 8 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 330▲ 330 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 29▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.95/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$129.95
135 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489131.65643117
Medium and Large 2-3507119.7560715thin
Small 1-2507114.985833thin
One grade step is worth $16.67/cwt here — about $61 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 sale135 hd
129.95
—
TN average1 barns · 135 hd
129.95
+0.00
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—Low1,60968.711,1065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19860.787287thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72355.259522thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03351.075282thin

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260153.00/cwt153.00–153.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278172.10/cwt162.50–183.004782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315151.00/cwt151.00–151.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322163.29/cwt159.00–170.005264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370161.58/cwt158.00–166.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381148.39/cwt142.00–151.5056513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420167.36/cwt159.00–173.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477162.36/cwt161.00–163.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485143.00/cwt143.00–143.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515130.45/cwt128.00–133.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563133.47/cwt131.00–136.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571145.65/cwt141.00–151.008329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623144.48/cwt143.00–146.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668139.42/cwt138.00–140.009317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703132.00/cwt132.00–132.009285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720122.00/cwt122.00–122.008781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331132.77/cwt131.00–135.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387135.49/cwt127.00–145.0052414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422133.64/cwt126.50–143.0056418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436119.41/cwt115.00–124.505214
Heifers—Small 1-2470106.00/cwt106.00–106.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475122.02/cwt121.00–123.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484131.92/cwt126.50–141.0063827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522133.02/cwt125.00–138.5069440
Heifers—Small 1-2525119.47/cwt118.00–121.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532120.50/cwt118.00–124.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560129.24/cwt125.00–131.007244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580118.03/cwt116.00–120.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605127.00/cwt127.00–127.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658117.52/cwt112.00–118.507737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725109.97/cwt106.00–114.007972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423138.50/cwt131.00–146.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432154.68/cwt154.00–155.006683
Bulls—Small 1-2468136.50/cwt136.50–136.506392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477145.38/cwt142.00–153.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482134.35/cwt131.00–140.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508149.20/cwt148.00–150.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518127.50/cwt125.00–129.006604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575116.00/cwt116.00–116.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583132.22/cwt131.00–136.007715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617126.99/cwt126.00–128.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672126.35/cwt125.00–127.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282394.67/cwt94.00–95.007793
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 353070.00/cwt70.00–70.003711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60073.37/cwt69.00–78.501,1743
Bulls——1,62361.71/cwt61.00–62.501,0022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03351.07/cwt45.50–56.005282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15155.97/cwt53.50–60.006444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26067.20/cwt64.00–70.008473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72050.50/cwt50.50–50.508691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0351

This sale against other markets

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.