Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2023-07-22

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 22
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
278 head
177 vs last sale 455 171 vs year ago 449 · 38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
10 vs last sale 60 2 vs year ago 72 · 2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
64 vs last sale 88 55 vs year ago 79 · 69.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 higher based on a limited test with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher, and no comparison on bulls due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.18/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$207.18
68 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$259
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.07
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3409209.3285518thin
Medium and Large 1-2540206.411,11450
One grade step is worth $2.92/cwt here — about −$259 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 sale68 hd
207.18
TN average12 barns · 2,267 hd
219.25
−12.07
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
BullsLow1,935115.202,2303thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,535104.311,6013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18499.651,18015
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19884.581,01322

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,5903thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,8682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,4803thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2-3381212.28/cwt201.00–222.008099
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316229.89/cwt219.00–238.007265
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3282223.00/cwt223.00–223.006292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3317219.00/cwt219.00–219.006942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2308259.54/cwt255.00–264.007992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417265.88/cwt256.00–275.001,10912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy501260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3033
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2864132.68/cwt132.50–133.001,14611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505228.06/cwt222.00–234.001,1522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423206.16/cwt203.00–209.008722
SteersMedium and Large 2-3720207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586240.47/cwt240.00–242.001,4094
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340213.00/cwt213.00–213.007241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625236.38/cwt221.00–244.001,4774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568223.79/cwt216.00–236.001,2713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528248.39/cwt236.00–255.001,3118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463260.58/cwt250.00–270.001,2068
SteersMedium and Large 2-3383245.96/cwt244.00–248.009422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8341
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425233.79/cwt223.00–244.009944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2274268.00/cwt268.00–268.007347
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550244.33/cwt235.00–249.001,3443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528234.95/cwt225.00–246.001,2413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369264.22/cwt252.00–271.009759
BullsMedium and Large 1-2690203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8271
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185110.85/cwt110.50–111.001,3143
CowsLean 85-90%1,22991.54/cwt87.50–97.001,1258
CowsLean 85-90%1,18080.60/cwt70.50–86.5095114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53596.97/cwt93.00–100.501,4882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,159100.43/cwt93.50–104.501,1649
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25786.11/cwt82.00–90.501,0823
Bulls1,838108.55/cwt107.50–110.001,9952
Bulls2,130128.50/cwt128.50–128.502,7371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,590.00/head1,590.00–1,590.001,5903
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,480.00/head1,480.00–1,480.001,4801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568196.02/cwt191.00–201.001,1132
BullsMedium and Large 2-3534205.56/cwt200.00–217.001,09810
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275227.00/cwt227.00–227.006241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3382224.31/cwt219.00–238.008579
BullsMedium and Large 1-2317257.78/cwt257.00–260.008174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427226.28/cwt221.00–230.009663
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3555206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3479209.97/cwt209.00–211.001,0065
BullsMedium and Large 1-2740198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,4691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417224.26/cwt219.00–232.009357
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473233.80/cwt220.00–241.001,10613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376222.21/cwt213.00–229.008365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531223.77/cwt221.00–229.001,1885

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.