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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 6, 2021

573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.77/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 524 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.10/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 635 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.31/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 521 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 573 368 0
Feeder cattle 516 297 0
Slaughter cattle 57 71 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–295 287 3 162.50–190.00 $171.92 $493 +16.92
312–320 316 5 170.00–179.00 $172.81 $546 +17.69
360–387 378 9 158.00–170.00 $165.79 $627 +4.41
400–440 422 9 160.00–179.00 $170.15 $718 +16.15
450–495 475 11 160.00–170.00 $164.49 $781 +5.58
510–525 value added 514 12 162.00–166.00 $164.16 $844 —
500–545 529 11 142.00–159.00 $149.84 $793 -0.31
553 value added 553 2 157.50 $157.50 $871 —
561–582 568 10 140.00–151.00 $148.30 $842 +12.10
600–648 626 18 135.00–143.00 $139.33 $872 -0.17
649 value added 649 11 144.00 $144.00 $935 —
660–695 667 6 131.00–140.00 $136.95 $913 +9.71
720–725 723 5 122.00–134.00 $125.79 $909 +8.79
845 845 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 152.00 $152.00 $552 +4.50
410 410 2 143.00 $143.00 $586 —
465 465 1 147.50 $147.50 $686 +3.50
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -18.00
585–595 590 2 133.00–135.00 $134.01 $791 +4.01
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 82.50 $82.50 $714 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 131.00–137.50 $134.31 $369 —
315–345 334 8 125.00–141.00 $129.51 $433 —
375–385 381 6 136.00–145.00 $141.69 $540 +8.01
400–435 421 8 132.00–139.00 $134.80 $568 +3.80
453 value added 453 2 143.00 $143.00 $648 —
450–493 473 18 127.00–140.00 $135.39 $640 +5.46
500–520 value added 509 7 134.50–135.00 $134.86 $686 +2.86
505–548 527 41 121.00–133.00 $126.56 $667 +6.81
550–590 565 9 118.00–130.00 $122.82 $694 +1.84
605–634 625 12 121.00–122.00 $121.25 $758 +15.17
650–675 663 11 111.00–120.00 $114.29 $758 +8.98
700–708 705 3 105.00–110.00 $108.35 $764 +9.42
755 755 1 97.00 $97.00 $732 —
810–825 820 3 80.00–98.00 $85.93 $705 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 115.00 $115.00 $437 —
400 400 1 122.00 $122.00 $488 +19.00
455–485 469 9 110.00–125.00 $118.05 $554 +7.06
540–545 543 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $595 -0.51
550 550 1 111.00 $111.00 $610 +2.33
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 +8.00
660–695 678 2 99.00–107.00 $102.90 $698 —
735 735 1 95.00 $95.00 $698 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
650 650 1 103.00 $103.00 $670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 429 6 160.00–171.00 $166.65 $715 +16.16
455–499 480 8 155.00–164.00 $157.55 $756 +0.88
510–549 532 8 142.00–153.00 $150.27 $799 +9.28
595 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 +9.01
605–635 625 3 121.00–133.00 $129.13 $807 +4.32
650–685 668 12 120.00–123.00 $121.32 $810 +11.32
703 703 3 116.00 $116.00 $815 +8.02
766 766 3 111.00 $111.00 $850 —
813–815 813 5 98.00–100.00 $98.40 $800 +1.40
860–898 877 9 85.00–91.50 $88.54 $776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 430 4 131.00–153.00 $144.99 $623 +5.01
570 570 1 121.00 $121.00 $690 —
623–629 628 8 105.00–105.50 $105.38 $662 —
667–685 672 4 103.50–105.00 $104.62 $703 —
770 770 1 104.00 $104.00 $801 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 114.00 $114.00 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 54.50 $54.50 $616 —
1005–1490 1215 80-85% 11 58.50–67.50 $63.11 $767 —
1145–1555 1350 80-85% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.85 $956 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1085 975 85-90% 3 28.50–45.00 $38.80 $378 -2.61
1000–1330 1120 85-90% 8 49.00–60.00 $54.82 $614 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1800 1466 75-80% 9 59.00–66.00 $61.86 $907 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–2255 2088 5 92.50–96.50 $94.70 $1,977 —

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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.