Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady on a light test due to light offerings; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; SLaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.22/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$128.22

46 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$10.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.42

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	444	128.63	571	41
Medium and Large 2-3	327	126.64	414	4thin
Small 1-2	480	118.00	566	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $5 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 sale46 hd

128.22

—

TN average3 barns · 149 hd

119.81

+8.42

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	—	High	1,853	91.99	1,705	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	66.80	877	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,733	64.04	1,110	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	48.65	448	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	—	—	2,183	101.32/cwt	100.00–102.50	2,212	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	80.17/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,014	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	55.85/cwt	55.00–57.00	774	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	83.33/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,294	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	91.54/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,678	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	64.04/cwt	60.00–66.50	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	127.18/cwt	127.00–127.50	398	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	137.13/cwt	131.00–140.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.45/cwt	129.00–137.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	157.92/cwt	151.00–160.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	150.21/cwt	143.00–155.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	133.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	108.68/cwt	108.00–110.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	150.58/cwt	150.00–153.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	48.65/cwt	43.00–54.00	448	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	64.69/cwt	60.00–70.50	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	138.09/cwt	137.50–140.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.95/cwt	118.00–127.00	640	6

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 183Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 23Year ago 53

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady on a light test due to light offerings; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; SLaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,183	100.00–102.50	101.32
2	—	1,553	82.00–84.50	83.33
3	—	1,833	90.50–94.50	91.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	73.00–85.00	80.17
2	—	1,385	55.00–57.00	55.85
15	—	1,317	60.00–70.50	64.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,733	60.00–66.50	64.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	43.00–54.00	48.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
3	—	288	147.50	147.50
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	136.00	136.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
4	—	335	151.00–160.00	157.92
2	—	415	150.00–151.00	150.51
2	—	680	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	127.00–127.50	127.18
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
5	—	383	131.00–140.00	137.13
8	—	421	129.00–137.00	134.45
2	—	552	118.00	118.00
6	—	329	130.00–139.00	133.90
2	—	465	134.00	134.00
3	—	607	108.00–110.00	108.68
4	—	675	112.00	112.00
4	—	266	137.50–140.00	138.09
6	—	516	118.00–127.00	123.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	143.00–155.00	150.21
5	—	464	150.00–153.00	150.58

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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