Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2020-08-15

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 15
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 353▲ 126 vs year ago 295 · +42.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 72▲ 23 vs year ago 49 · +46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 6.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 10.00-14.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 lower; 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 $123.75/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$123.75
137 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.79
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545126.006871thin
Medium and Large 1-2540125.19675122
Medium and Large 2-3574111.1263814thin
One grade step is worth $14.88/cwt here — about $49 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 sale137 hd
123.75
—
TN average9 barns · 1,790 hd
126.54
−2.79
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—High1,50982.351,24310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29957.6574923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55351.8880610
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03449.9351610

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376160.58/cwt151.00–170.006046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439166.79/cwt157.00–172.507328
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445152.00/cwt152.00–152.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472140.85/cwt135.00–147.506653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473157.38/cwt152.50–161.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530132.00/cwt132.00–132.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531146.10/cwt138.00–150.0077617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568126.36/cwt120.00–133.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575141.94/cwt138.00–146.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609136.23/cwt131.00–139.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655143.00/cwt143.00–143.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670128.55/cwt125.00–132.0086111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763128.60/cwt124.50–130.0098116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379139.42/cwt131.00–146.0052815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405122.00/cwt122.00–122.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430129.57/cwt126.00–137.5055714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465116.10/cwt113.00–119.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476130.21/cwt125.00–135.0062018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525123.59/cwt119.00–127.0064915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530113.67/cwt112.00–115.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545126.00/cwt126.00–126.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572123.54/cwt119.00–128.0070727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574116.34/cwt115.00–117.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609120.90/cwt113.00–123.0073613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658123.00/cwt123.00–123.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668115.08/cwt111.00–120.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671103.47/cwt101.00–105.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702116.00/cwt116.00–116.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371097.50/cwt97.50–97.506921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737111.25/cwt107.00–114.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282593.00/cwt93.00–93.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294588.00/cwt88.00–88.008321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412163.21/cwt161.00–170.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415122.50/cwt122.50–122.505081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468155.12/cwt150.00–156.007269
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517134.43/cwt132.50–141.006957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530118.24/cwt113.00–125.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579133.27/cwt128.00–140.0077212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580117.96/cwt113.00–123.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625125.15/cwt122.00–129.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633114.71/cwt110.00–117.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718111.73/cwt108.00–117.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735104.00/cwt104.00–104.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35474.43/cwt72.00–78.001,0084
Bulls——1,54884.75/cwt80.00–90.001,3125
Bulls——1,935102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,9741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02451.95/cwt46.50–56.505328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07341.86/cwt40.50–43.004492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29957.65/cwt52.00–63.0074923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53852.73/cwt50.00–55.008118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61348.46/cwt48.00–49.007822

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.