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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 31, 2020

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.99/cwt +7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 525 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.97/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 569 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.32/cwt +13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 478 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 288 416 636
Feeder cattle 238 343 558
Slaughter cattle 50 73 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 1.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 —
340–345 343 4 145.00–153.00 $149.28 $512 +2.38
350–385 375 4 131.00–142.00 $136.87 $513 -9.63
430–435 432 8 135.00–144.00 $139.76 $604 +7.69
450–475 458 3 131.00–137.00 $134.93 $618 +10.20
505–542 525 14 127.00–135.00 $131.99 $693 +7.47
553–588 569 13 122.00–137.00 $131.97 $751 +8.83
605–645 629 5 119.00–127.00 $122.99 $774 +3.09
685 685 1 114.00 $114.00 $781 -2.81
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 —
777 777 3 118.00 $118.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 114.00 $114.00 $598 —
570–575 573 2 115.00–118.00 $116.49 $667 —
600–610 605 2 102.00–113.00 $107.45 $650 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 122.50 $122.50 $331 —
365–395 385 3 114.00–125.00 $121.52 $468 +14.19
405–420 411 9 112.00–118.00 $114.98 $473 +13.97
455–493 478 11 110.00–121.00 $116.32 $556 +13.90
520–540 532 8 103.00–112.00 $109.10 $580 +8.22
538 value added 538 3 117.00 $117.00 $629 —
550 value added 550 2 117.00 $117.00 $644 +1.50
560–595 574 5 102.00–111.00 $107.08 $615 +4.34
603–645 622 10 101.00–111.00 $107.03 $666 +11.89
685–690 688 2 100.00–106.00 $102.99 $709 +8.62
760–770 768 5 100.00–102.00 $100.40 $771 +15.40
1077 1077 4 83.00 $83.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 332 5 104.00–113.00 $105.73 $351 —
350–395 378 3 100.00–112.00 $107.82 $408 —
430 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 —
450 450 1 97.00 $97.00 $436 —
535 535 1 102.00 $102.00 $546 +8.51
625 625 1 98.00 $98.00 $612 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 425 9 125.00–136.00 $131.88 $560 -3.28
520–540 530 3 117.00–126.00 $121.04 $642 -0.01
555–560 558 2 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $678 +0.24
600–645 623 3 107.00–117.00 $110.54 $689 +2.34
655 655 1 102.00 $102.00 $668 -3.68
705–735 713 4 95.00–109.00 $105.02 $749 +11.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 122.00 $122.00 $531 +4.71
590 590 1 104.00 $104.00 $614 -6.00
735 735 5 92.50 $92.50 $680 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 106.00 $106.00 $610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1490 1250 80-85% 15 52.50–60.50 $56.56 $707 —
1005–1505 1286 80-85% 5 61.50–63.50 $62.37 $802 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1075 990 85-90% 3 31.00–37.00 $34.49 $341 —
890–1230 1047 85-90% 7 40.00–52.50 $45.41 $475 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1735 1435 75-80% 2 62.00–64.00 $62.79 $901 —
1140–1885 1513 75-80% 6 51.00–60.00 $55.48 $839 +1.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1690 1385 4 55.00–70.50 $61.61 $853 —
1970–2165 2068 2 85.50–89.00 $87.17 $1,803 —
1905–2275 2090 2 77.50–81.50 $79.32 $1,658 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 94.00 $94.00 $465 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.