Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.43/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$119.43

97 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

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	526	120.27	632	87
Medium and Large 2-3	459	112.16	515	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $118 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 sale97 hd

119.43

—

TN average9 barns · 1,679 hd

120.13

−0.70

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,556	84.56	1,316	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,101	59.32	653	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	57.19	774	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	47.52	474	21

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.88/cwt	142.00–153.00	624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	726	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	49.32/cwt	44.00–54.00	495	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	39.88/cwt	38.00–42.00	389	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	57.75/cwt	54.00–64.00	625	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	55.33/cwt	52.50–56.50	741	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	71.04/cwt	70.00–72.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	97.78/cwt	93.50–103.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	107.68/cwt	107.00–109.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	117.83/cwt	117.50–118.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	127.62/cwt	121.00–132.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	118.98/cwt	115.00–123.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	131.36/cwt	128.00–134.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	110.56/cwt	105.00–112.50	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.92/cwt	131.00–140.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	145.63/cwt	143.00–148.00	559	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	129.74/cwt	129.00–132.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	153.29/cwt	151.00–154.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	114.05/cwt	112.00–116.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	126.67/cwt	126.00–127.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	115.10/cwt	109.00–119.00	648	10
Bulls	—	—	1,613	82.75/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,335	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.27/cwt	133.00–142.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	95.56/cwt	92.00–99.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	139.07/cwt	136.00–142.00	597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	120.14/cwt	115.00–123.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.17/cwt	123.50–133.00	727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	129.82/cwt	129.00–131.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.72/cwt	131.00–138.50	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	142.03/cwt	137.00–146.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	885	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 May 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 335Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 36Year ago 29

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	128.00	128.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
1	—	310	134.00	134.00
2	—	513	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	130.00	130.00
3	—	552	145.00	145.00
5	—	761	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	142.00–153.00	146.88
8	—	530	135.00–139.00	137.01
3	—	575	131.00–140.00	136.92
10	—	384	143.00–148.00	145.63
4	—	697	129.00–132.00	129.74
4	—	292	151.00–154.00	153.29
10	—	617	131.00–138.50	134.72
7	—	488	137.00–146.00	142.03
2	—	773	114.00–115.00	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	93.50–103.00	97.78
3	—	678	107.00–109.00	107.68
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
22	—	468	120.00–130.00	127.17
6	—	418	121.00–132.00	127.62
5	—	538	115.00–123.00	118.98
1	—	315	132.00	132.00
7	—	382	128.00–134.00	131.36
5	—	617	105.00–112.50	110.56
2	—	253	140.00	140.00
10	—	563	109.00–119.00	115.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	339	117.50–118.00	117.83
1	—	635	96.00	96.00
2	—	445	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
2	—	473	112.00–116.00	114.05
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	657	111.00	111.00
2	—	635	119.00	119.00
6	—	518	126.00–127.00	126.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	658	106.00–108.00	107.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	133.00–142.00	137.27
2	—	733	92.00–99.00	95.56
10	—	429	136.00–142.00	139.07
4	—	637	115.00–123.00	120.14
11	—	567	123.50–133.00	128.17
5	—	537	129.00–131.00	129.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,003	44.00–54.00	49.32
4	—	975	38.00–42.00	39.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	66.50	66.50
5	—	1,340	52.50–56.50	55.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	50.00	50.00
9	—	1,082	54.00–64.00	57.75
2	—	1,213	70.00–72.00	71.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	78.00–84.50	82.75
1	—	1,385	90.00	90.00

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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