Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2020-08-29

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 29
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
271 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 385▲ 103 vs year ago 168 · +61.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 49▲ 23 vs year ago 17 · +135.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower with instances of 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.61/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$117.61
77 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.98
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575119.7668866
Medium and Large 2-3539104.7156411thin
One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $124 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 sale77 hd
117.61
—
TN average12 barns · 2,544 hd
124.59
−6.98
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—Average1,71588.011,51015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38465.379044thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23863.127828thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94952.074946thin

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 2-3295138.00/cwt138.00–138.004071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311142.10/cwt141.00–142.504424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394146.16/cwt146.00–147.005766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534130.92/cwt128.00–134.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565134.50/cwt134.00–135.007602
Steers—Small 1-2565106.00/cwt106.00–106.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630125.01/cwt124.00–126.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680122.27/cwt120.00–123.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710122.00/cwt122.00–122.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775112.00/cwt112.00–112.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798120.50/cwt120.50–120.509622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920105.00/cwt105.00–105.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-295094.00/cwt94.00–94.008931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298145.00/cwt145.00–145.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363132.85/cwt130.00–136.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380114.00/cwt114.00–114.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412125.83/cwt125.00–126.005186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435112.31/cwt110.00–115.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479120.13/cwt116.00–130.0057516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495105.00/cwt105.00–105.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503132.50/cwt132.50–132.506663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.41/cwt116.00–126.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545106.00/cwt106.00–106.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563116.11/cwt111.00–121.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362393.43/cwt91.00–96.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636120.00/cwt120.00–120.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680102.00/cwt102.00–102.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690115.50/cwt115.50–115.507973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735101.00/cwt101.00–101.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810109.00/cwt109.00–109.0088318
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408150.21/cwt149.00–152.006135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420129.53/cwt128.00–131.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463127.22/cwt126.00–129.005894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477138.44/cwt132.00–146.0066017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509133.55/cwt129.00–138.006809
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513122.54/cwt121.00–124.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576129.00/cwt129.00–129.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615122.24/cwt119.00–124.007524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633113.00/cwt113.00–113.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657118.66/cwt118.00–120.007803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675108.75/cwt108.50–109.007342
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 384093.00/cwt93.00–93.007814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35774.53/cwt70.00–80.501,0113
Bulls——1,74888.94/cwt84.00–93.001,5558
Bulls——1,91996.26/cwt95.00–98.001,8474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86546.00/cwt46.00–46.003981
Cows—Lean 85-90%96653.29/cwt48.00–58.005155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20561.10/cwt56.00–63.507366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33869.17/cwt68.00–70.009252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37364.33/cwt62.00–66.008833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41568.50/cwt68.50–68.509691

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.