Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2023-11-18

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 18
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
260 vs last sale 511 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
86 vs last sale 141 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
4 vs last sale 135 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to this market last week, receipts were too few this week to trend prices on feeder cattle although higher demand was noted on heifers. Slaughter cows/bulls down 3.00 to 10.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.02/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$181.02
102 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$32.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.73
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546188.671,03072
Medium and Large 2-3485162.8879129
Small 1-2460156.007181thin
One grade step is worth $32.67/cwt here — about $312 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 sale102 hd
181.02
TN average13 barns · 2,996 hd
200.74
−19.73
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
BullsHigh1,532105.991,62316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23485.521,05516
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42283.201,18312
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21372.0787410

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)931$9267
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$81712
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$7914thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$74030
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$7301thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$1,4201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$9702thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468205.13/cwt196.00–210.0096021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added437170.32/cwt170.00–171.007443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380187.40/cwt185.00–190.007122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2657180.04/cwt175.00–185.001,1833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added654186.34/cwt185.00–189.001,2196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740163.96/cwt158.00–170.001,2132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325181.19/cwt178.00–186.005899
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430193.00/cwt190.00–195.008303
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418158.81/cwt144.00–166.006643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533173.13/cwt169.00–176.009238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2507189.35/cwt186.00–191.009606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568182.48/cwt181.00–184.001,0362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added385143.74/cwt141.00–149.005533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added438210.00/cwt210.00–210.009202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added534203.06/cwt199.00–207.001,0844
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added489165.96/cwt164.00–170.008123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477208.97/cwt204.00–217.009973
SteersMedium and Large 2-3418218.00/cwt218.00–218.009114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568199.78/cwt194.00–205.001,1354
SteersMedium and Large 1-2362225.29/cwt219.00–249.008165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423234.84/cwt232.00–238.009932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added575225.53/cwt215.00–231.001,2973
SteersMedium and Large 2-3514168.00/cwt168.00–168.008645
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395182.00/cwt182.00–182.007192
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added622205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265206.00/cwt206.00–206.005461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6431
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2930126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added478225.03/cwt220.00–230.001,0762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558198.50/cwt197.00–206.001,1086
BullsMedium and Large 1-2507205.99/cwt200.00–209.001,0445
BullsMedium and Large 1-2637183.17/cwt181.00–184.501,1678
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573172.57/cwt156.00–189.009892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430156.00/cwt156.00–156.006711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3546189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0325
CowsLean 85-90%1,20562.41/cwt60.00–65.507524
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21884.18/cwt80.00–87.001,02511
CowsLean 85-90%1,21878.51/cwt74.00–86.509566
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69391.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36881.64/cwt76.50–86.501,11710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23691.33/cwt90.00–94.001,1294
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0781
Bulls1,349120.00/cwt115.00–125.501,6196
Bulls1,641103.20/cwt95.50–116.001,6948
Bulls1,64375.10/cwt70.00–80.001,2342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0041,022.95/head920.00–1,190.001,0234
Bred CowsSmall 1-2813790.00/head790.00–790.007902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3875810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsSmall 2-3765450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0071,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsSmall 2-3746431.91/head405.00–450.004324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3990950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsSmall 2-3768483.38/head400.00–540.0048314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,055906.08/head850.00–980.009064
Bred CowsSmall 1-2777605.21/head460.00–725.006053
Bred CowsSmall 1-2858811.17/head760.00–850.008112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,171.69/head1,100.00–1,280.001,1724
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,085811.84/head730.00–855.008123
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2711,111.56/head890.00–1,270.001,1129
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2840.00/head840.00–840.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2683165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1272
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full510162.00/cwt162.00–162.008261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2394228.63/cwt208.00–239.009013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0641
BullsSmall 1-2385126.00/cwt126.00–126.004852
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3487157.40/cwt157.00–159.007675
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,090150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438208.79/cwt204.00–219.009153
BullsMedium and Large 2-3305128.00/cwt128.00–128.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629180.88/cwt170.00–185.001,1385
HeifersSmall 1-2460156.00/cwt156.00–156.007181

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.