Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2020-05-16

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, May 16
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 335▼ 44 vs year ago 330 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 36▲ 33 vs year ago 29 · +113.8%
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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 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $119.43/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$119.43
97 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.70
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526120.2763287
Medium and Large 2-3459112.1651510thin
One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $118 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 sale97 hd
119.43
—
TN average9 barns · 1,679 hd
120.13
−0.70
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—Average1,55684.561,3164thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10159.3265312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35357.197746thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99847.5247421

Every lot

56 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 1-2292153.29/cwt151.00–154.004484
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310134.00/cwt134.00–134.004151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384145.63/cwt143.00–148.0055910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385131.00/cwt131.00–131.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425146.88/cwt142.00–153.0062411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488142.03/cwt137.00–146.006937
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513123.00/cwt123.00–123.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530137.01/cwt135.00–139.007268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552145.00/cwt145.00–145.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573128.00/cwt128.00–128.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575136.92/cwt131.00–140.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600104.00/cwt104.00–104.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617134.72/cwt131.00–138.5083110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2697129.74/cwt129.00–132.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712130.00/cwt130.00–130.009266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761128.00/cwt128.00–128.009745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773114.50/cwt114.00–115.008852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215127.50/cwt127.50–127.502741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2253140.00/cwt140.00–140.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315132.00/cwt132.00–132.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3339117.83/cwt117.50–118.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382131.36/cwt128.00–134.005027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418127.62/cwt121.00–132.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445111.50/cwt111.00–112.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468127.17/cwt120.00–130.0059522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473114.05/cwt112.00–116.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518126.67/cwt126.00–127.006566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538118.98/cwt115.00–123.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545114.00/cwt114.00–114.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555107.00/cwt107.00–107.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563115.10/cwt109.00–119.0064810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617110.56/cwt105.00–112.506825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363596.00/cwt96.00–96.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657111.00/cwt111.00–111.0072912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678107.68/cwt107.00–109.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270597.78/cwt93.50–103.006895
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429139.07/cwt136.00–142.0059710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476137.27/cwt133.00–142.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537129.82/cwt129.00–131.006975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567128.17/cwt123.50–133.0072711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637120.14/cwt115.00–123.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3658107.01/cwt106.00–108.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273395.56/cwt92.00–99.007002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2471
Bulls——1,61382.75/cwt78.00–84.501,3353
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97539.88/cwt38.00–42.003894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00349.32/cwt44.00–54.0049517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04550.00/cwt50.00–50.005231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08257.75/cwt54.00–64.006259
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21371.04/cwt70.00–72.008622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34055.33/cwt52.50–56.507415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42066.50/cwt66.50–66.509441

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.