Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2023-08-12

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 12
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
27 vs last sale 432 405 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
8 vs last sale 56 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
11 vs last sale 84 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder classes including steers were up 10.00 to 12.00; heifers 400lbs to 500lbs down 8.00 to 10.00, heifers 550lbs to 650lbs up 4.00 to 8.00; bulls steady to 4.00 higher. ALL Slaughter breaker/boner/lean cows and bulls were down 2.00 to 5.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.43/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$219.43
137 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$539
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$62.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.54
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522225.031,175109
Medium and Large 2-3499198.9099227
Small 1-2390163.006361thin
One grade step is worth $62.03/cwt here — about $539 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 sale137 hd
219.43
TN average12 barns · 2,694 hd
228.97
−9.54
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
BullsAverage1,465117.411,7207thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217104.491,27117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,338101.181,35415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13590.631,0289thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$1,2985
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,17829
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,1176
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,022$1,0933thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$1,06317
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,0501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$1,2992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,0801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$9201thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2777224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576246.60/cwt229.00–260.001,42011
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,035181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,8731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288230.03/cwt220.00–239.006625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565194.96/cwt190.00–200.001,1022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added486241.84/cwt236.00–243.001,17512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460227.01/cwt222.00–231.001,0443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361232.99/cwt224.00–238.008416
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full585206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573232.29/cwt232.00–235.001,33110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417223.80/cwt215.50–233.0093312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added426156.00/cwt156.00–156.006653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390243.00/cwt243.00–243.009481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added545223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2151
SteersMedium and Large 2-3455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290240.00/cwt240.00–240.006961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2744228.61/cwt223.00–230.001,7015
SteersSmall 1-2565204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added482257.64/cwt250.00–266.501,24223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added614260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,5994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482244.09/cwt241.00–251.001,1776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524244.77/cwt234.00–259.001,28312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439259.60/cwt246.00–273.001,1405
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added808172.51/cwt170.00–175.001,3942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2787169.22/cwt163.00–174.001,3326
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431239.18/cwt231.00–261.001,03116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467244.58/cwt235.00–257.001,14212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564226.01/cwt219.00–229.001,2756
BullsMedium and Large 1-2645207.41/cwt199.50–210.001,3384
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198118.02/cwt116.00–120.001,4142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219102.69/cwt95.50–107.001,25215
CowsLean 85-90%1,12988.26/cwt80.00–94.009967
Bulls1,465117.41/cwt112.00–122.001,7207
CowsLean 85-90%1,15598.94/cwt98.00–100.001,1432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,302108.31/cwt107.00–110.001,4103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34799.40/cwt94.50–103.501,33912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,225.05/head1,130.00–1,300.001,2254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1231,199.72/head1,070.00–1,390.001,20016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38391,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsSmall 1-28751,075.43/head1,060.00–1,090.001,0752
Bred CowsSmall 1-29101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsSmall 1-29031,027.51/head970.00–1,090.001,0282
Bred CowsSmall 1-2985989.40/head870.00–1,100.009895
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3982106.82/cwt106.00–108.501,0493
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,169100.83/cwt91.50–108.001,17916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,297.87/head1,200.00–1,370.001,2985
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39811,168.79/head1,050.00–1,240.001,1696
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39251,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,01011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,129.95/head1,120.00–1,140.001,1302
Bred CowsSmall 1-28651,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3601,509.63/head1,460.00–1,560.001,5102
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,298.76/head1,275.00–1,325.001,2992
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added528180.00/cwt180.00–180.009502
HeifersSmall 1-2390163.00/cwt163.00–163.006361
BullsSmall 1-2445191.00/cwt191.00–191.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663202.02/cwt200.00–204.001,3392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521217.42/cwt214.00–220.001,1337
BullsMedium and Large 2-3315182.50/cwt182.50–182.505751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615213.79/cwt203.00–218.001,3155
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410202.00/cwt202.00–202.008281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3581212.56/cwt206.00–214.001,2357
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377233.35/cwt221.00–242.008803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added411237.29/cwt234.00–241.009756
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3371200.99/cwt180.00–216.007464
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2614226.30/cwt223.00–230.001,3899
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3479209.81/cwt200.00–217.001,0058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581221.62/cwt217.00–227.001,28826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820162.99/cwt162.00–164.001,3372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530218.58/cwt211.00–221.001,15812

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.