Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2023-07-29

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 29
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
25 vs last sale 278 146 vs year ago 449 · 32.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
23 vs last sale 70 21 vs year ago 72 · +29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
162 head
138 vs last sale 24 83 vs year ago 79 · +105.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder classes such as heifers were up 7.00 to 10.00 while steers/bulls were down with demand for 400lb to 550lb up 4.00 to 6.00. Slaughter classes including breaker/boner/lean were up 2.00 to 4.00 while bulls remained steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.03/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$248.03
100 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,230
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$40.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.94
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505254.411,28582
Medium and Large 2-3453219.5799516thin
Small 1-2455214.009742thin
One grade step is worth $40.41/cwt here — about $311 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 sale100 hd
248.03
TN average10 barns · 1,226 hd
248.97
−0.94
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
BullsAverage1,593123.441,9668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,172105.691,23824
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,368104.891,43518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07294.991,0186thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,3474thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,34529
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,555$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,7965
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,63215
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,3923thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395207.00/cwt207.00–207.008181
HeifersSmall 1-2335201.00/cwt201.00–201.006731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3577215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2413
BullsMedium and Large 2-3411219.00/cwt219.00–219.009004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615222.89/cwt216.00–228.001,3713
BullsSmall 1-2485184.00/cwt184.00–184.008921
BullsSmall 1-2555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505180.00/cwt180.00–180.009091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3733185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2413252.48/cwt249.00–259.001,0434
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828166.01/cwt163.00–169.001,3752
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,812.50/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,590.00/head1,590.00–1,590.001,5901
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0201,116.86/head1,060.00–1,160.001,1172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2921,365.42/head1,210.00–1,460.001,3653
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0551,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,617.50/head1,600.00–1,635.001,6182
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,876.25/head1,810.00–2,075.001,8764
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,518.75/head1,325.00–1,825.001,5194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,663.00/head1,400.00–1,850.001,6635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1741,361.74/head1,200.00–1,925.001,36227
BullsLight Weight1,175117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,3811
Bulls1,595118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,8901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,143111.33/cwt109.00–115.001,2735
Bulls1,662125.25/cwt121.00–133.002,0826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,201117.39/cwt115.00–120.001,4104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,179104.20/cwt96.00–110.001,22919
CowsLean 85-90%1,07294.99/cwt91.00–101.501,0186
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416101.32/cwt95.50–108.001,43514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full495204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570236.21/cwt228.00–239.001,34611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515219.60/cwt217.00–221.001,1313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626208.68/cwt200.00–212.001,3064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472239.09/cwt232.00–248.001,1296
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450222.00/cwt222.00–222.009991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660232.59/cwt214.00–242.001,5354
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440221.00/cwt221.00–221.009721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585216.95/cwt215.00–221.001,2694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added523269.34/cwt258.00–270.001,40918
SteersSmall 1-2350208.00/cwt208.00–208.007281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 2-3463222.03/cwt220.00–224.001,0282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579248.33/cwt248.00–250.001,4386
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2421
SteersSmall 1-2560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2272237.15/cwt231.00–241.006453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2920181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added601258.50/cwt258.50–258.501,55416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2324256.48/cwt245.00–263.0083112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463265.54/cwt261.00–267.001,2294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370263.84/cwt261.00–269.009763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235237.50/cwt237.50–237.505581
SteersMedium and Large 2-3386231.00/cwt231.00–231.008923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530225.23/cwt220.00–229.001,1944
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664213.76/cwt210.00–215.001,4194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy340266.00/cwt266.00–266.009041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,0741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425212.00/cwt212.00–212.009012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added803205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,6502
HeifersSmall 1-2360206.14/cwt201.00–211.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377239.91/cwt223.00–243.009049
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321230.96/cwt224.00–242.0074110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476241.89/cwt231.00–249.001,15122
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340220.58/cwt215.00–226.007504
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568225.33/cwt220.00–229.001,2803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415198.00/cwt198.00–198.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3545215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1724
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511248.08/cwt238.00–253.001,2688
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418237.19/cwt234.00–247.009914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363251.52/cwt251.00–252.009132

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.