Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2021-02-20

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 20
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 183▼ 244 vs year ago 357 · −68.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 23▼ 5 vs year ago 53 · −9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady on a light test due to light offerings; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; SLaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.22/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$128.22
46 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$10.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.42
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444128.6357141
Medium and Large 2-3327126.644144thin
Small 1-2480118.005661thin
One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $5 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 sale46 hd
128.22
—
TN average3 barns · 149 hd
119.81
+8.42
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—High1,85391.991,7057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31466.8087721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73364.041,1105thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92048.654482thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288147.50/cwt147.50–147.504253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335157.92/cwt151.00–160.005294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415150.51/cwt150.00–151.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595136.00/cwt136.00–136.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235135.00/cwt135.00–135.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266138.09/cwt137.50–140.003674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313127.18/cwt127.00–127.503983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329133.90/cwt130.00–139.004416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383137.13/cwt131.00–140.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421134.45/cwt129.00–137.005668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006232
Heifers—Small 1-2480118.00/cwt118.00–118.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516123.95/cwt118.00–127.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552118.00/cwt118.00–118.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607108.68/cwt108.00–110.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007564
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446150.21/cwt143.00–155.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464150.58/cwt150.00–153.006995
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55383.33/cwt82.00–84.501,2942
Bulls——1,83391.54/cwt90.50–94.501,6783
Bulls——2,183101.32/cwt100.00–102.502,2122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92048.65/cwt43.00–54.004482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26580.17/cwt73.00–85.001,0144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31764.69/cwt60.00–70.5085215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38555.85/cwt55.00–57.007742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73364.04/cwt60.00–66.501,1105

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.