Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts but a higher undertone was noted on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.36/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$200.36

77 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$43.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	477	212.33	1,013	56
Medium and Large 2-3	601	168.45	1,012	21

One grade step is worth $43.88/cwt here — about $1 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

200.36

—

TN average11 barns · 1,588 hd

197.34

+3.03

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,388	99.96	1,387	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	89.54	1,052	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	85.67	1,203	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	75.80	782	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,330	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,134	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$971	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$905	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,180	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,045	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$820	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	210.98/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	224.00/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	165.35/cwt	160.00–175.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	172.48/cwt	130.00–214.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	224.59/cwt	223.00–227.00	952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	207.35/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	177.73/cwt	169.00–180.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	242.73/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,231	11
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	257.90/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	212.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	238.46/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	206.91/cwt	203.00–214.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	212.80/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,136	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.05/cwt	123.00–141.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	228.32/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,279	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	100.45/cwt	97.50–102.50	1,248	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	90.89/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,047	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	75.93/cwt	70.00–80.00	785	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.45/cwt	59.50–67.00	654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	83.69/cwt	83.00–86.00	859	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	96.48/cwt	94.50–99.50	1,275	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	79.19/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	78.93/cwt	72.50–81.50	952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	107.03/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,814	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,142	94.31/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,077	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	955	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,019	880.78/head	790.00–910.00	881	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,006	1,073.55/head	920.00–1,210.00	1,074	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,224.08/head	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,224	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,124.50/head	920.00–1,270.00	1,125	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	170.65/cwt	161.00–181.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	218.18/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	219.84/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,178	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	170.22/cwt	165.00–171.50	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	259.19/cwt	224.00–265.00	1,104	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	176.58/cwt	175.50–181.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	191.56/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	158.96/cwt	140.00–171.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	216.40/cwt	210.00–219.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Sat Dec 16, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 335Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 105Year ago 0

No trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts but a higher undertone was noted on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	209.00–213.00	210.98
3	—	567	160.00–175.00	165.35
2	—	440	130.00–214.00	172.48
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
5	—	537	169.00–180.00	177.73
5	—	726	140.00–171.00	158.96
2	—	648	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	222.00–225.00	224.00
1	—	615	193.00	193.00
8	—	424	223.00–227.00	224.59
1	—	770	149.00	149.00
1	—	705	164.00	164.00
1	—	690	165.00	165.00
1	—	925	95.00	95.00
5	—	526	200.00–212.00	207.35
4	—	337	210.00–220.00	212.48
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
10	—	391	210.00–219.00	216.40
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	397	240.00	240.00
12	—	536	219.00–220.00	219.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	141.00	141.00
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
1	—	420	159.00	159.00
2	—	683	185.00–186.00	185.50
2	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	490	176.00	176.00
2	—	342	199.00	199.00
1	—	700	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	230.00–244.00	242.73
7	—	428	257.00–259.00	257.90
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	216.00	216.00
4	—	323	228.00	228.00
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
2	—	465	235.00–242.00	238.46
3	—	365	203.00–214.00	206.91
2	—	443	247.00	247.00
1	—	570	234.00	234.00
1	—	260	210.00	210.00
6	—	508	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	113.00	113.00
1	—	910	117.00	117.00
12	—	534	211.00–217.00	212.80
4	—	735	123.00–141.00	128.05
1	—	390	202.00	202.00
6	—	324	284.00	284.00
5	—	491	215.00–226.00	218.18
5	—	683	165.00–171.50	170.22
12	—	426	224.00–265.00	259.19
5	—	630	175.50–181.00	176.58
2	—	580	189.00–194.00	191.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	225.00–230.00	228.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	161.00–181.00	170.65
1	—	455	211.00	211.00
1	—	360	209.00	209.00
2	—	588	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	97.50–102.50	100.45
15	—	1,152	86.00–95.00	90.89
5	—	1,206	72.50–81.50	78.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	70.00–80.00	75.93
2	—	1,030	59.50–67.00	63.45
3	—	1,027	83.00–86.00	83.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	94.50–99.50	96.48
5	—	1,453	75.00–84.00	79.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	102.00–115.00	107.03
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	90.00–98.50	94.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,330.00	1,330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,224.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,212	920.00–1,270.00	1,124.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,019	790.00–910.00	880.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,006	920.00–1,210.00	1,073.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	740.00	740.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,230.00	1,230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	860.00	860.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle