Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower with instances of 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.61/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$117.61

77 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

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	575	119.76	688	66
Medium and Large 2-3	539	104.71	564	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $124 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

117.61

—

TN average12 barns · 2,544 hd

124.59

−6.98

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	1,715	88.01	1,510	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	65.37	904	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	63.12	782	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	52.07	494	6thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.41/cwt	116.00–126.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	116.11/cwt	111.00–121.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	120.13/cwt	116.00–130.00	575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	93.43/cwt	91.00–96.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	132.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.27/cwt	120.00–123.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	146.16/cwt	146.00–147.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	142.10/cwt	141.00–142.50	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.44/cwt	132.00–146.00	660	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.24/cwt	119.00–124.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	108.75/cwt	108.50–109.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	150.21/cwt	149.00–152.00	613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,748	88.94/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,555	8
Bulls	—	—	1,357	74.53/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,919	96.26/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	127.22/cwt	126.00–129.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	133.55/cwt	129.00–138.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	125.83/cwt	125.00–126.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	130.92/cwt	128.00–134.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	53.29/cwt	48.00–58.00	515	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	69.17/cwt	68.00–70.00	925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	61.10/cwt	56.00–63.50	736	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	969	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	64.33/cwt	62.00–66.00	883	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	398	1

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 Aug 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 385Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 49Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	116.00–126.00	121.41
2	—	563	111.00–121.00	116.11
16	—	479	116.00–130.00	120.13
3	—	298	145.00	145.00
3	—	636	120.00	120.00
3	—	690	115.50	115.50
5	—	363	130.00–136.00	132.85
6	—	412	125.00–126.00	125.83
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
2	—	545	106.00	106.00
2	—	623	91.00–96.00	93.43
3	—	435	110.00–115.00	112.31
1	—	380	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	132.50	132.50
18	—	810	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
4	—	680	120.00–123.00	122.27
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
6	—	394	146.00–147.00	146.16
2	—	565	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	630	124.00–126.00	125.01
2	—	798	120.50	120.50
4	—	311	141.00–142.50	142.10
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
4	—	534	128.00–134.00	130.92
1	—	920	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
1	—	295	138.00	138.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	132.00–146.00	138.44
3	—	657	118.00–120.00	118.66
4	—	615	119.00–124.00	122.24
5	—	408	149.00–152.00	150.21
5	—	576	129.00	129.00
9	—	509	129.00–138.00	133.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	121.00–124.00	122.54
2	—	633	113.00	113.00
2	—	675	108.50–109.00	108.75
4	—	420	128.00–131.00	129.53
4	—	463	126.00–129.00	127.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,748	84.00–93.00	88.94
3	—	1,357	70.00–80.50	74.53
4	—	1,919	95.00–98.00	96.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	966	48.00–58.00	53.29
1	—	865	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	68.00–70.00	69.17
6	—	1,205	56.00–63.50	61.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	68.50	68.50
3	—	1,373	62.00–66.00	64.33

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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