Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2021-03-27

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 27
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 394▲ 107 vs year ago 238 · +45.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 45▼ 8 vs year ago 65 · −12.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.59/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$129.59
98 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497130.9265190
Medium and Large 2-3489114.555618thin
One grade step is worth $16.37/cwt here — about $90 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 sale98 hd
129.59
—
TN average9 barns · 1,552 hd
131.45
−1.87
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—Low1,80182.241,48110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29459.1876610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51859.1689811
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04846.0748313

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220195.00/cwt195.00–195.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322177.17/cwt162.50–184.005709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380164.78/cwt161.00–171.006268
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390148.84/cwt145.00–157.005803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415159.44/cwt155.00–165.006629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438145.54/cwt138.00–153.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463161.46/cwt160.00–165.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465137.77/cwt120.00–152.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523148.52/cwt145.00–152.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537136.35/cwt135.00–137.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568150.67/cwt150.00–151.0085612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613139.00/cwt139.00–139.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654134.69/cwt130.00–136.5088113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728129.49/cwt128.00–131.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270138.06/cwt135.00–141.003732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320121.00/cwt121.00–121.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326141.76/cwt135.00–145.004627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350128.00/cwt128.00–128.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368141.92/cwt133.00–145.005229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420120.95/cwt120.00–122.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433136.28/cwt133.00–143.0059014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470123.00/cwt123.00–123.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471136.31/cwt129.00–140.0064212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521127.71/cwt122.00–131.0066515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586125.96/cwt121.00–130.0073821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610119.25/cwt119.00–120.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615105.25/cwt104.50–106.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679116.66/cwt116.00–117.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276597.00/cwt97.00–97.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433158.84/cwt154.00–163.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3437139.27/cwt130.00–149.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470153.42/cwt146.00–157.007215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483141.02/cwt140.00–142.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518151.73/cwt145.00–156.007864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557147.05/cwt144.00–148.0081913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580116.00/cwt116.00–116.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613107.39/cwt102.00–113.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 356597.00/cwt97.00–97.005481
Dairy Steers—Large 370080.00/cwt80.00–80.005601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32573.00/cwt73.00–73.009671
Bulls——1,85483.27/cwt78.50–88.501,5449
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97235.08/cwt31.00–41.003413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06948.58/cwt44.00–53.005199
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08556.50/cwt56.50–56.506131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27765.24/cwt63.50–69.008333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30156.59/cwt53.00–61.507367
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51558.08/cwt52.50–60.0088010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0821

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.