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KY-TN Livestock Market (Cross Plains, TN)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cross Plains, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 30
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3676
← Oct 16Oct 30latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 119▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 19▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls no comparison. Steers no comparison. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower, instances 4.00 higher on 600 to 650 weight. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.35/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$215.35
82 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.70
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542216.011,17179
Medium and Large 2-3483198.009573thin
One grade step is worth $18.01/cwt here — about $214 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 sale82 hd
215.35
—
TN average12 barns · 2,694 hd
208.66
+6.70
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—Low1,34097.001,3001thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50286.611,30110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30586.001,12321
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17776.0289519

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$8201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$8201thin

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · KY-TN Livestock Market - Cross Plains, 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313261.00/cwt261.00–261.008173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1576
Steers—Small 1-2500216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,41228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701220.78/cwt220.00–221.001,54818
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282240.00/cwt240.00–240.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330214.00/cwt214.00–214.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425228.00/cwt228.00–228.0096910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,13813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575216.52/cwt213.00–218.001,24526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627207.73/cwt203.00–210.501,30219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2547229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
Bulls—Small 1-2610204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,3361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,3873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,34097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14568.00/cwt68.00–68.007792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18176.96/cwt71.00–81.0090917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29286.08/cwt81.50–90.001,11219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38080.50/cwt80.50–80.501,1111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47582.43/cwt79.00–86.501,2162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49485.93/cwt83.50–89.001,2846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55592.83/cwt90.50–95.001,4442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.