Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2023-08-12

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 12
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 432▲ 405 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 56▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 84▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder classes including steers were up 10.00 to 12.00; heifers 400lbs to 500lbs down 8.00 to 10.00, heifers 550lbs to 650lbs up 4.00 to 8.00; bulls steady to 4.00 higher. ALL Slaughter breaker/boner/lean cows and bulls were down 2.00 to 5.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.43/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$219.43
137 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$539
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$62.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.54
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522225.031,175109
Medium and Large 2-3499198.9099227
Small 1-2390163.006361thin
One grade step is worth $62.03/cwt here — about $539 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
219.43
—
TN average12 barns · 2,694 hd
228.97
−9.54
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—Average1,465117.411,7207thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217104.491,27117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,338101.181,35415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13590.631,0289thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$1,2985
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,17829
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,1176
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,022$1,0933thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$1,06317
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,0501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$1,2992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$9201thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290240.00/cwt240.00–240.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390243.00/cwt243.00–243.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439259.60/cwt246.00–273.001,1405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482257.64/cwt250.00–266.501,24223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482244.09/cwt241.00–251.001,1776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524244.77/cwt234.00–259.001,28312
Steers—Small 1-2565204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576246.60/cwt229.00–260.001,42011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full585206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,5994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744228.61/cwt223.00–230.001,7015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808172.51/cwt170.00–175.001,3942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,8731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288230.03/cwt220.00–239.006625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361232.99/cwt224.00–238.008416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371200.99/cwt180.00–216.007464
Heifers—Small 1-2390163.00/cwt163.00–163.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410202.00/cwt202.00–202.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411237.29/cwt234.00–241.009756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417223.80/cwt215.50–233.0093312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added426156.00/cwt156.00–156.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460227.01/cwt222.00–231.001,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479209.81/cwt200.00–217.001,0058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486241.84/cwt236.00–243.001,17512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added528180.00/cwt180.00–180.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530218.58/cwt211.00–221.001,15812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565194.96/cwt190.00–200.001,1022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573232.29/cwt232.00–235.001,33110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581221.62/cwt217.00–227.001,28826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614226.30/cwt223.00–230.001,3899
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615213.79/cwt203.00–218.001,3155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820162.99/cwt162.00–164.001,3372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315182.50/cwt182.50–182.505751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377233.35/cwt221.00–242.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431239.18/cwt231.00–261.001,03116
Bulls—Small 1-2445191.00/cwt191.00–191.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467244.58/cwt235.00–257.001,14212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521217.42/cwt214.00–220.001,1337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564226.01/cwt219.00–229.001,2756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581212.56/cwt206.00–214.001,2357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645207.41/cwt199.50–210.001,3384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663202.02/cwt200.00–204.001,3392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2787169.22/cwt163.00–174.001,3326
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,465117.41/cwt112.00–122.001,7207
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12988.26/cwt80.00–94.009967
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15598.94/cwt98.00–100.001,1432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198118.02/cwt116.00–120.001,4142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219102.69/cwt95.50–107.001,25215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,302108.31/cwt107.00–110.001,4103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34799.40/cwt94.50–103.501,33912
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,298.76/head1,275.00–1,325.001,2992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38391,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Bred Cows—Small 1-28651,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred Cows—Small 1-28751,075.43/head1,060.00–1,090.001,0752
Bred Cows—Small 1-29031,027.51/head970.00–1,090.001,0282
Bred Cows—Small 1-29101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39251,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,01011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39811,168.79/head1,050.00–1,240.001,1696
Bred Cows—Small 1-2985989.40/head870.00–1,100.009895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,129.95/head1,120.00–1,140.001,1302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,199.72/head1,070.00–1,390.001,20016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1411,297.87/head1,200.00–1,370.001,2985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,225.05/head1,130.00–1,300.001,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3601,509.63/head1,460.00–1,560.001,5102
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3982106.82/cwt106.00–108.501,0493
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,169100.83/cwt91.50–108.001,17916
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—920.00/head920.00–920.009201

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.