Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2021-03-20

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 20
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 515▲ 316 vs year ago 78 · +405.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 67▲ 30 vs year ago 15 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.26/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$146.26
125 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$328
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.33
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3375151.005661thin
Medium and Large 1-2612146.22894124
One grade step is worth $4.78/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale125 hd
146.26
—
TN average10 barns · 1,841 hd
146.59
−0.33
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—Low1,71386.341,4798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23558.0871717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49256.008367thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03241.734308thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318183.45/cwt177.00–190.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375151.00/cwt151.00–151.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380172.11/cwt164.00–177.5065414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433173.83/cwt172.00–175.007537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476173.62/cwt165.00–175.0082610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540158.74/cwt157.50–160.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570158.00/cwt158.00–158.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576149.21/cwt143.50–153.5085911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619144.17/cwt141.00–145.508929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668141.48/cwt140.00–142.5094532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671133.32/cwt132.50–134.5089511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710128.00/cwt128.00–128.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.13/cwt115.00–124.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768115.56/cwt112.00–119.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805111.00/cwt111.00–111.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831115.66/cwt115.00–117.5096111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850106.00/cwt104.00–108.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,033106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285152.50/cwt152.50–152.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335122.50/cwt122.50–122.504102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372145.66/cwt145.00–146.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430141.07/cwt133.00–148.0060720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433128.77/cwt127.50–130.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458147.00/cwt147.00–147.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465139.06/cwt130.00–142.5064717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468126.28/cwt124.00–128.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521129.88/cwt126.00–133.0067710
Heifers—Small 1-2550107.00/cwt107.00–107.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563109.63/cwt104.00–112.506173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565132.80/cwt132.00–133.0075015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582121.16/cwt118.00–128.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617122.83/cwt116.00–124.007587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675113.14/cwt108.00–115.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368395.96/cwt92.00–100.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276592.50/cwt92.50–92.507081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770107.00/cwt107.00–107.008241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424168.82/cwt162.50–171.0071614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435157.50/cwt157.50–157.506851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483169.91/cwt161.00–174.0082124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508160.99/cwt160.00–162.008184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513133.95/cwt120.00–147.506872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560134.00/cwt134.00–134.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573150.53/cwt145.00–154.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622131.85/cwt127.00–134.008208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653127.00/cwt127.00–127.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675117.50/cwt117.50–117.507931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720111.01/cwt109.00–113.007992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36575.50/cwt75.50–75.501,0311
Bulls——1,71485.45/cwt82.00–89.501,4655
Bulls——1,88593.98/cwt93.00–95.001,7722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03144.97/cwt41.50–48.004646
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03332.00/cwt32.00–32.003312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16070.00/cwt70.00–70.008121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24057.33/cwt53.50–63.0071116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49256.00/cwt51.00–63.508367

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.