Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.96/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$142.96

105 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$22.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	144.33	798	95
Medium and Large 2-3	459	131.94	606	8thin
Small 1-2	583	121.50	708	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.83/cwt here — about $91 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 sale105 hd

142.96

—

TN average10 barns · 1,740 hd

147.12

−4.17

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,867	71.37	1,333	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	60.62	894	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	59.40	733	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	46.84	512	11

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	65.97/cwt	65.50–66.50	1,011	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	57.95/cwt	55.00–60.50	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	152.28/cwt	149.00–153.00	790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.88/cwt	136.00–145.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	154.31/cwt	153.00–156.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	34.85/cwt	28.00–40.50	364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	57.94/cwt	54.50–64.00	700	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	49.51/cwt	46.00–56.00	546	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	119.54/cwt	116.00–123.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	121.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.44/cwt	133.00–140.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	138.44/cwt	131.00–146.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	529	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	131.16/cwt	130.00–134.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	119.29/cwt	116.00–122.50	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	142.97/cwt	138.00–147.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.71/cwt	127.00–136.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	121.02/cwt	119.00–123.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	141.68/cwt	139.50–143.00	870	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.06/cwt	148.00–155.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	308	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	62.71/cwt	60.50–65.50	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	1
Bulls	—	—	2,002	77.15/cwt	74.50–78.50	1,545	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	99.00/cwt	92.00–106.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	539	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	374	2

How this sale compares

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Sat Feb 29, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 357Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 53Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	148.00	148.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	142.50	142.50
2	—	555	119.00–123.00	121.02
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
2	—	265	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	149.00–153.00	152.28
22	—	614	139.50–143.00	141.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	136.00–145.00	139.88
6	—	378	153.00–156.00	154.31
1	—	1,020	116.00	116.00
9	—	556	138.00–147.00	142.97
7	—	624	127.00–136.00	134.71
4	—	704	121.00–123.00	121.99
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
9	—	465	148.00–155.00	152.06
6	—	430	156.00	156.00
4	—	665	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	161.00	161.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	141.00	141.00
3	—	565	128.00	128.00
7	—	517	128.00	128.00
10	—	708	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	116.00–123.00	119.54
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
6	—	423	133.00–140.00	136.44
2	—	313	131.00–146.00	138.44
6	—	486	130.00–134.00	131.16
2	—	588	116.00–122.50	119.29
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	118.00–124.00	121.98
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
2	—	250	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	127.50	127.50
2	—	645	92.00–106.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	460	147.00	147.00
3	—	442	147.00	147.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
2	—	555	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	65.50–66.50	65.97
4	—	1,445	55.00–60.50	57.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	28.00–40.50	34.85
9	—	1,103	46.00–56.00	49.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	54.50–64.00	57.94
1	—	1,460	72.50	72.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	60.50–65.50	62.71
3	—	2,002	74.50–78.50	77.15

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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