Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2020-02-29

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 29
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 357▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 53▲ 68 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 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.96/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$142.96
105 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.17
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553144.3379895
Medium and Large 2-3459131.946068thin
Small 1-2583121.507082thin
One grade step is worth $22.83/cwt here — about $91 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 sale105 hd
142.96
—
TN average10 barns · 1,740 hd
147.12
−4.17
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—Low1,86771.371,3335thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47460.628946thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23459.4073310
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09246.8451211

Every lot

53 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265141.00/cwt141.00–141.003742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335161.00/cwt161.00–161.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378154.31/cwt153.00–156.005836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395142.50/cwt142.50–142.505631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430156.00/cwt156.00–156.006716
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455148.00/cwt148.00–148.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465152.06/cwt148.00–155.007079
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505124.00/cwt124.00–124.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519152.28/cwt149.00–153.0079017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524139.88/cwt136.00–145.007338
Steers—Small 1-2535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555121.02/cwt119.00–123.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556142.97/cwt138.00–147.007959
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614141.68/cwt139.50–143.0087022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624134.71/cwt127.00–136.008417
Steers—Small 1-2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704121.99/cwt121.00–123.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795122.00/cwt122.00–122.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250123.00/cwt123.00–123.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313138.44/cwt131.00–146.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375128.00/cwt128.00–128.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423136.44/cwt133.00–140.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433121.98/cwt118.00–124.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435141.00/cwt141.00–141.0061311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486131.16/cwt130.00–134.006376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517128.00/cwt128.00–128.006627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Value Added529128.00/cwt128.00–128.0067711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536119.54/cwt116.00–123.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588119.29/cwt116.00–122.507012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645113.00/cwt113.00–113.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708119.50/cwt119.50–119.5084610
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442147.00/cwt147.00–147.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460147.00/cwt147.00–147.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463127.50/cwt127.50–127.505904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555131.00/cwt131.00–131.007272
Bulls—Small 1-2575116.00/cwt116.00–116.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-364599.00/cwt92.00–106.006392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66562.71/cwt60.50–65.501,0442
Bulls——2,00277.15/cwt74.50–78.501,5453
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04534.85/cwt28.00–40.503642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10349.51/cwt46.00–56.005469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20957.94/cwt54.50–64.007009
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44557.95/cwt55.00–60.508374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53365.97/cwt65.50–66.501,0112

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.