Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.26/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$146.26

125 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$328

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

$4.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	375	151.00	566	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	612	146.22	894	124

One grade step is worth $4.78/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale125 hd

146.26

—

TN average10 barns · 1,841 hd

146.59

−0.33

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	1,713	86.34	1,479	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	58.08	717	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	56.00	836	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	41.73	430	8thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	372	145.66/cwt	145.00–146.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	169.91/cwt	161.00–174.00	821	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	158.74/cwt	157.50–160.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	139.06/cwt	130.00–142.50	647	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	133.32/cwt	132.50–134.50	895	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	141.48/cwt	140.00–142.50	945	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.07/cwt	133.00–148.00	607	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	183.45/cwt	177.00–190.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	149.21/cwt	143.50–153.50	859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	121.16/cwt	118.00–128.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.13/cwt	115.00–124.00	845	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	168.82/cwt	162.50–171.00	716	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.85/cwt	127.00–134.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,033	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	132.80/cwt	132.00–133.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	173.83/cwt	172.00–175.00	753	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	44.97/cwt	41.50–48.00	464	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	56.00/cwt	51.00–63.50	836	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	812	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	57.33/cwt	53.50–63.00	711	16
Bulls	—	—	1,365	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	109.63/cwt	104.00–112.50	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	95.96/cwt	92.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	150.53/cwt	145.00–154.00	863	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	85.45/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	133.95/cwt	120.00–147.50	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	126.28/cwt	124.00–128.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	144.17/cwt	141.00–145.50	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.14/cwt	108.00–115.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.88/cwt	126.00–133.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.50	961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.11/cwt	164.00–177.50	654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.83/cwt	116.00–124.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	173.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	826	10

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 Mar 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 515Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 67Year ago 15

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	145.00–146.00	145.66
17	—	465	130.00–142.50	139.06
20	—	430	133.00–148.00	141.07
6	—	582	118.00–128.00	121.16
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
6	—	675	108.00–115.00	113.14
10	—	521	126.00–133.00	129.88
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
1	—	765	92.50	92.50
7	—	617	116.00–124.00	122.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	720	114.00	114.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
2	—	458	147.00	147.00
15	—	565	132.00–133.00	132.80
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
3	—	563	104.00–112.50	109.63
2	—	683	92.00–100.00	95.96
2	—	433	127.50–130.00	128.77
4	—	468	124.00–128.00	126.28
2	—	335	122.50	122.50
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	483	161.00–174.00	169.91
14	—	424	162.50–171.00	168.82
8	—	622	127.00–134.00	131.85
2	—	720	109.00–113.00	111.01
4	—	508	160.00–162.00	160.99
3	—	653	127.00	127.00
3	—	573	145.00–154.00	150.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	157.50	157.50
2	—	513	120.00–147.50	133.95
1	—	675	117.50	117.50
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	157.50–160.00	158.74
11	—	671	132.50–134.50	133.32
2	—	768	112.00–119.00	115.56
2	—	318	177.00–190.00	183.45
11	—	576	143.50–153.50	149.21
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
3	—	715	115.00–124.00	118.13
7	—	433	172.00–175.00	173.83
2	—	850	104.00–108.00	106.00
1	—	805	111.00	111.00
14	—	380	164.00–177.50	172.11
10	—	476	165.00–175.00	173.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	668	140.00–142.50	141.48
2	—	570	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,033	106.00	106.00
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
9	—	619	141.00–145.50	144.17
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
11	—	831	115.00–117.50	115.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	32.00	32.00
6	—	1,031	41.50–48.00	44.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,492	51.00–63.50	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	70.00	70.00
16	—	1,240	53.50–63.00	57.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	75.50	75.50
2	—	1,885	93.00–95.00	93.98
5	—	1,714	82.00–89.50	85.45

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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