Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2023-12-16

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 16
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 335▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 49▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 105▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts but a higher undertone was noted on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.36/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$200.36
77 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.03
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477212.331,01356
Medium and Large 2-3601168.451,01221
One grade step is worth $43.88/cwt here — about $1 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
200.36
—
TN average11 barns · 1,588 hd
197.34
+3.03
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—Average1,38899.961,3879thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17589.541,05223
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40485.671,2038thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03275.8078213

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,3301thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$1,13410
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$97112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$9052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$8601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,0452thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$8201thin

Every lot

84 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 2-3245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260210.00/cwt210.00–210.005461
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323228.00/cwt228.00–228.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3342199.00/cwt199.00–199.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365206.91/cwt203.00–214.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390141.00/cwt141.00–141.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420159.00/cwt159.00–159.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428257.90/cwt257.00–259.001,1047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465238.46/cwt235.00–242.001,1092
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490176.00/cwt176.00–176.008621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507242.73/cwt230.00–244.001,23111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620146.00/cwt146.00–146.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3985
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683185.50/cwt185.00–186.001,2672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337212.48/cwt210.00–220.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391216.40/cwt210.00–219.0084610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added397240.00/cwt240.00–240.009537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424224.59/cwt223.00–227.009528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440172.48/cwt130.00–214.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456224.00/cwt222.00–225.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480210.98/cwt209.00–213.001,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526207.35/cwt200.00–212.001,0915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536219.84/cwt219.00–220.001,17812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537177.73/cwt169.00–180.009545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567165.35/cwt160.00–175.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3648167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675137.00/cwt137.00–137.009251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3726158.96/cwt140.00–171.001,1545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860107.00/cwt107.00–107.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292595.00/cwt95.00–95.008791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324284.00/cwt284.00–284.009206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360209.00/cwt209.00–209.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390202.00/cwt202.00–202.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426259.19/cwt224.00–265.001,10412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430170.65/cwt161.00–181.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455211.00/cwt211.00–211.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2491218.18/cwt215.00–226.001,0715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534212.80/cwt211.00–217.001,13612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560228.32/cwt225.00–230.001,2793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580191.56/cwt189.00–194.001,1112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588145.00/cwt145.00–145.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630176.58/cwt175.50–181.001,1125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683170.22/cwt165.00–171.501,1635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735128.05/cwt123.00–141.009414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2980113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,14294.31/cwt90.00–98.501,0775
Bulls——1,695107.03/cwt102.00–115.001,8144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02783.69/cwt83.00–86.008593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03063.45/cwt59.50–67.006542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03475.93/cwt70.00–80.007858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15290.89/cwt86.00–95.001,04715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20678.93/cwt72.50–81.509525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242100.45/cwt97.50–102.501,2483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32296.48/cwt94.50–99.501,2753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45379.19/cwt75.00–84.001,1515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Small 2-3955860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Small 1-2965740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0061,073.55/head920.00–1,210.001,0746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,019880.78/head790.00–910.008816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,085850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,124.50/head920.00–1,270.001,1255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,224.08/head1,000.00–1,360.001,2244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 1-2—820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—860.00/head860.00–860.008601

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.