Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2023-04-08

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 8
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
161 vs last sale 413 252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
5 vs last sale 47 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
50 vs last sale 133 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, trends were on a limited comparison on feeders. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher on breakers and boners with lean cows 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not enough for comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.73/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$189.73
77 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$40.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.72
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477195.2993257
Medium and Large 2-3434178.4977516thin
Small and Medium 1-2445159.007081thin
Small 1-2490154.337563thin
One grade step is worth $40.96/cwt here — about $176 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
189.73
TN average12 barns · 2,409 hd
190.45
−0.72
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
BullsHigh1,970125.252,4672thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14891.601,05121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34590.441,2168thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03181.5584110

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$1,2606
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,2313thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,16014
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,1401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)883$1,0702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$1,4544thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
HeifersSmall 1-2410161.00/cwt161.00–161.006601
BullsSmall 3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433208.70/cwt199.00–218.5090415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,07095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,0221
HeifersSmall 1-2695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added642218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,40012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2293270.00/cwt270.00–270.007912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474180.24/cwt140.00–186.008548
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614166.91/cwt154.00–172.001,0257
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334208.79/cwt192.50–212.006976
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3815130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0601
SteersMedium and Large 3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
SteersMedium and Large 3370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371204.46/cwt187.50–209.007597
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290212.00/cwt212.00–212.006151
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added423250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0582
SteersSmall 1-2395202.00/cwt202.00–202.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472199.71/cwt187.00–213.0094313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3332178.27/cwt177.00–181.005923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315259.97/cwt226.00–282.0081913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425213.00/cwt213.00–213.009051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,23014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528215.44/cwt208.00–225.001,13810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2404239.73/cwt239.00–241.0096911
BullsSmall 1-2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
CowsLean 85-90%1,03181.55/cwt73.50–85.5084110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123103.11/cwt100.00–105.001,1583
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33089.07/cwt85.50–94.501,1857
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15289.68/cwt85.50–96.001,03318
Bulls2,170130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,8211
Bulls1,770120.50/cwt120.50–120.502,1331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1491,160.00/head1,050.00–1,430.001,16014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28831,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,230.95/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,260.24/head1,100.00–1,460.001,2606
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,376.40/head1,340.00–1,410.001,3762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,531.13/head1,400.00–1,640.001,5312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3408207.94/cwt190.00–215.008487
BullsMedium and Large 3585151.00/cwt150.00–152.008832
BullsMedium and Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450191.00/cwt191.00–191.008601
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2445159.00/cwt159.00–159.007081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473236.56/cwt217.00–245.001,11912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3278187.14/cwt183.00–201.005204
HeifersSmall 1-2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy723144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595162.00/cwt162.00–162.009641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515201.40/cwt181.00–206.501,0375
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410178.43/cwt161.00–187.007323

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.