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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 20, 2021

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 161 206 410
Feeder cattle 113 183 357
Slaughter cattle 48 23 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady on a light test due to light offerings; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; SLaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 147.50 $147.50 $425 -17.75
310–343 335 4 151.00–160.00 $157.92 $529 -0.74
405–425 415 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $625 -4.60
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 +1.26
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 -4.90
595 595 1 136.00 $136.00 $809 +1.08
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 +4.81
680 680 2 132.00 $132.00 $898 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 135.00 $135.00 $317 —
250–271 266 4 137.50–140.00 $138.09 $367 +8.04
305–338 329 6 130.00–139.00 $133.90 $441 +5.90
350–393 383 5 131.00–140.00 $137.13 $525 +0.85
410–437 421 8 129.00–137.00 $134.45 $566 +1.89
465 465 2 134.00 $134.00 $623 +1.60
511–525 516 6 118.00–127.00 $123.95 $640 -0.05
552 552 2 118.00 $118.00 $651 +4.33
603–615 607 3 108.00–110.00 $108.68 $660 -5.67
675 675 4 112.00 $112.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 313 3 127.00–127.50 $127.18 $398 +4.18
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 -1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 118.00 $118.00 $566 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445–447 446 5 143.00–155.00 $150.21 $670 +0.66
450–467 464 5 150.00–153.00 $150.58 $699 +5.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1390 1265 80-85% 4 73.00–85.00 $80.17 $1,014 +10.69
1035–1530 1317 80-85% 15 60.00–70.50 $64.69 $852 —
1180–1590 1385 80-85% 2 55.00–57.00 $55.85 $774 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1905 1733 75-80% 5 60.00–66.50 $64.04 $1,110 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–945 920 85-90% 2 43.00–54.00 $48.65 $448 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1655 1553 2 82.00–84.50 $83.33 $1,294 -5.35
1435–2060 1833 3 90.50–94.50 $91.54 $1,678 -5.46
2060–2305 2183 2 100.00–102.50 $101.32 $2,212 —

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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.