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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 20, 2021

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.39/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 669 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $169.91/cwt +12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 483 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.47/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 570 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 582 93
Feeder cattle 394 515 78
Slaughter cattle 45 67 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 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
315–320 318 2 177.00–190.00 $183.45 $583 +1.85
358–395 380 14 164.00–177.50 $172.11 $654 +9.77
425–445 433 7 172.00–175.00 $173.83 $753 +10.52
475 value added 475 1 180.00 $180.00 $855 +2.00
470–481 476 10 165.00–175.00 $173.62 $826 +5.06
535–545 540 2 157.50–160.00 $158.74 $857 +3.14
570 value added 570 2 158.00 $158.00 $901 +4.50
550–595 576 11 143.50–153.50 $149.21 $859 +5.81
618–620 value added 619 9 141.00–145.50 $144.17 $892 -3.83
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 -8.80
665–672 value added 668 32 140.00–142.50 $141.48 $945 —
650–675 671 11 132.50–134.50 $133.32 $895 +2.70
710 value added 710 1 128.00 $128.00 $909 +1.50
700–745 715 3 115.00–124.00 $118.13 $845 -4.39
755–780 768 2 112.00–119.00 $115.56 $888 -1.07
805 805 1 111.00 $111.00 $894 -3.00
807–840 value added 831 11 115.00–117.50 $115.66 $961 -3.84
850 850 2 104.00–108.00 $106.00 $901 -8.00
1033 value added 1033 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 151.00 $151.00 $566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 152.50 $152.50 $435 —
320 320 1 145.00 $145.00 $464 +8.18
368–380 372 3 145.00–146.00 $145.66 $542 +7.58
400–445 430 20 133.00–148.00 $141.07 $607 +10.00
458 value added 458 2 147.00 $147.00 $673 +8.00
450–480 465 17 130.00–142.50 $139.06 $647 +14.27
512–540 521 10 126.00–133.00 $129.88 $677 +7.49
563–573 value added 565 15 132.00–133.00 $132.80 $750 +6.30
570–590 582 6 118.00–128.00 $121.16 $705 +4.78
600–630 617 7 116.00–124.00 $122.83 $758 +8.16
620 value added 620 1 118.00 $118.00 $732 —
667–685 675 6 108.00–115.00 $113.14 $764 +7.92
705 705 1 95.00 $95.00 $670 -3.52
720 value added 720 9 114.00 $114.00 $821 —
765 765 1 92.50 $92.50 $708 -5.50
770 value added 770 1 107.00 $107.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 122.50 $122.50 $410 -2.50
425–440 433 2 127.50–130.00 $128.77 $558 +5.56
455–475 468 4 124.00–128.00 $126.28 $591 +11.28
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 +2.98
550–570 563 3 104.00–112.50 $109.63 $617 +5.61
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
675–690 683 2 92.00–100.00 $95.96 $655 -4.04
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 107.00 $107.00 $588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 424 14 162.50–171.00 $168.82 $716 +6.45
453–495 483 24 161.00–174.00 $169.91 $821 +12.53
503–513 508 4 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $818 +11.13
560–590 573 3 145.00–154.00 $150.53 $863 +15.53
615–635 622 8 127.00–134.00 $131.85 $820 +5.85
653 653 3 127.00 $127.00 $829 +10.50
715–725 720 2 109.00–113.00 $111.01 $799 +1.85
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 157.50 $157.50 $685 +14.90
505–520 513 2 120.00–147.50 $133.95 $687 +0.95
560 560 1 134.00 $134.00 $750 —
675 675 1 117.50 $117.50 $793 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $812 +22.87
975–1620 1240 80-85% 16 53.50–63.00 $57.33 $711 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1330 1031 85-90% 6 41.50–48.00 $44.97 $464 —
945–1120 1033 85-90% 2 32.00 $32.00 $331 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1800 1492 75-80% 7 51.00–63.50 $56.00 $836 +2.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,031 -1.47
1640–1850 1714 5 82.00–89.50 $85.45 $1,465 —
1850–1920 1885 2 93.00–95.00 $93.98 $1,772 —

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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.