Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2020-08-15

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 15
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
68 vs last sale 353 126 vs year ago 295 · +42.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
0 vs last sale 72 23 vs year ago 49 · +46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 6.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 10.00-14.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.75/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$123.75
137 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.79
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545126.006871thin
Medium and Large 1-2540125.19675122
Medium and Large 2-3574111.1263814thin
One grade step is worth $14.88/cwt here — about $49 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
123.75
TN average9 barns · 1,790 hd
126.54
−2.79
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
BullsHigh1,50982.351,24310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29957.6574923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55351.8880610
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03449.9351610

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379139.42/cwt131.00–146.0052815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-282593.00/cwt93.00–93.007671
BullsMedium and Large 2-3760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2412163.21/cwt161.00–170.006726
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580117.96/cwt113.00–123.006842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517134.43/cwt132.50–141.006957
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530118.24/cwt113.00–125.006274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468155.12/cwt150.00–156.007269
BullsMedium and Large 2-3633114.71/cwt110.00–117.007264
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579133.27/cwt128.00–140.0077212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008252
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415122.50/cwt122.50–122.505081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718111.73/cwt108.00–117.008024
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735104.00/cwt104.00–104.007641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625125.15/cwt122.00–129.007825
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670128.55/cwt125.00–132.0086111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009022
SteersMedium and Large 2-3568126.36/cwt120.00–133.007182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763128.60/cwt124.50–130.0098116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575141.94/cwt138.00–146.008163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531146.10/cwt138.00–150.0077617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473157.38/cwt152.50–161.007444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655143.00/cwt143.00–143.009374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2609136.23/cwt131.00–139.008305
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445152.00/cwt152.00–152.006761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376160.58/cwt151.00–170.006046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Bulls1,935102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,9741
Bulls1,35474.43/cwt72.00–78.001,0084
Bulls1,54884.75/cwt80.00–90.001,3125
HeifersMedium and Large 2-371097.50/cwt97.50–97.506921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525123.59/cwt119.00–127.0064915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-294588.00/cwt88.00–88.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465116.10/cwt113.00–119.005402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476130.21/cwt125.00–135.0062018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668115.08/cwt111.00–120.007694
SteersMedium and Large 2-3472140.85/cwt135.00–147.506653
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530132.00/cwt132.00–132.007001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439166.79/cwt157.00–172.507328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53852.73/cwt50.00–55.008118
CowsLean 85-90%1,07341.86/cwt40.50–43.004492
CowsLean 85-90%1,02451.95/cwt46.50–56.505328
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29957.65/cwt52.00–63.0074923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61348.46/cwt48.00–49.007822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530113.67/cwt112.00–115.006023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572123.54/cwt119.00–128.0070727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2737111.25/cwt107.00–114.008205
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3574116.34/cwt115.00–117.006683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658123.00/cwt123.00–123.008093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2609120.90/cwt113.00–123.0073613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3671103.47/cwt101.00–105.006944
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added702116.00/cwt116.00–116.008146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430129.57/cwt126.00–137.5055714
HeifersMedium and Large 1545126.00/cwt126.00–126.006871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3405122.00/cwt122.00–122.004941

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.