Cattle Market Pulse

Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 15, 2023

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.35/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 422 lb · 38 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.67/cwt +11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 372 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.01/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 472 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 692 387 0
Feeder cattle 468 252 0
Slaughter cattle 136 52 0
Replacement cattle 88 83 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week with a larger offering of cattle this week, Feeder Steers/Bulls were 6.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers following that trend with 2.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 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
215–240 228 2 253.00–297.50 $276.47 $630 —
300–330 value added 317 3 265.00–292.50 $282.45 $895 —
330–335 333 2 230.00 $230.00 $766 -29.97
375 375 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 —
403–432 value added 424 7 258.00–262.00 $259.09 $1,099 +9.09
420–440 429 4 244.00–255.00 $249.97 $1,072 +36.97
460–487 478 3 225.00–243.00 $237.23 $1,134 —
482–485 value added 484 4 254.00–263.00 $258.49 $1,251 —
500–508 503 7 230.00–235.00 $234.29 $1,178 +9.29
555–595 576 5 225.00–235.00 $231.30 $1,332 +41.30
600–605 value added 603 2 229.00–230.00 $229.50 $1,384 —
605–648 635 7 211.00–219.00 $213.73 $1,357 —
650–668 value added 664 4 220.00–225.00 $223.78 $1,486 —
733 733 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,466 —
750–795 780 4 178.00–186.00 $182.72 $1,425 —
885 885 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,204 —
690–695 693 2 169.00–190.00 $179.46 $1,244 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–520 513 2 208.00–210.00 $208.99 $1,072 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 207.50 $207.50 $602 —
321 321 3 218.00 $218.00 $700 +9.21
355–388 372 34 208.00–225.00 $215.67 $802 +11.21
400–448 420 29 200.00–218.00 $210.98 $886 +2.28
430 value added 430 9 221.00 $221.00 $950 —
467–480 value added 470 11 212.00–217.00 $214.49 $1,008 —
450–490 475 11 181.00–211.00 $195.53 $929 -4.18
510–547 525 13 192.00–201.00 $193.90 $1,018 -7.50
530 value added 530 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,102 —
567 567 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,032 +20.00
566–593 572 16 199.00–201.00 $199.13 $1,139 +37.13
620–631 628 8 175.00–189.00 $182.50 $1,146 +15.59
655–665 658 3 164.00–175.00 $169.33 $1,114 —
718–740 729 4 141.00–161.00 $150.90 $1,100 +6.90
785 785 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–370 365 8 185.00–205.00 $202.46 $739 —
415–431 423 7 183.00–195.00 $188.33 $797 +9.90
455–485 478 4 150.00–179.00 $172.09 $823 -8.15
525–535 530 2 171.00–183.00 $176.94 $938 —
555–578 570 6 170.00–188.00 $175.56 $1,001 —
600–620 610 2 155.00–161.00 $157.95 $963 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 3 262.50–282.50 $271.57 $633 —
260 260 1 280.00 $280.00 $728 —
303–330 318 5 257.50–270.00 $263.88 $839 —
363 value added 363 4 264.00 $264.00 $958 —
350–390 368 5 220.00–231.00 $225.09 $828 —
403–440 421 14 225.00–252.00 $236.99 $998 -2.74
455–495 484 17 228.00–249.00 $240.23 $1,163 +3.67
503–545 519 7 225.00–234.00 $230.18 $1,195 +14.74
556 556 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,290 +17.00
606–640 610 10 190.00–209.00 $205.19 $1,252 —
660 660 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,228 —
750–775 758 3 131.00–159.00 $149.46 $1,133 —
820–830 825 2 145.00–159.00 $152.04 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 212.50 $212.50 $584 —
355–395 380 3 213.00–218.00 $214.71 $816 —
413–445 419 6 202.00–214.00 $212.02 $888 +4.08
520 520 2 183.00–209.00 $196.00 $1,019 -8.00
565–590 573 3 183.00–189.00 $186.94 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1305 1190 80-85% 2 104.50–113.50 $109.43 $1,302 —
1025–1385 1201 80-85% 4 74.00–83.00 $80.28 $964 —
950–1630 1259 80-85% 23 86.00–101.00 $92.94 $1,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1575 1354 75-80% 7 102.50–106.50 $104.30 $1,412 —
1300–1755 1441 75-80% 16 87.50–100.50 $93.22 $1,343 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1425 1065 85-90% 11 72.50–81.50 $76.99 $820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,261 —
1430–2370 1793 5 120.50–131.00 $126.37 $2,266 +5.87
1405–2580 1993 2 107.50–108.00 $107.82 $2,149 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 880.00 $880.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1220 984 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 830.00–1,120.00 $942.40
805–1280 1061 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 860.00–1,210.00 $1,053.30
985–1130 1082 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,070.00–1,190.00 $1,153.57
1043–1208 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 890.00–1,400.00 $1,193.96
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–900 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 870.00–1,070.00 $976.29
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1025–1040 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–810.00 $780.22
1225 fancy 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–730 724 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 810.00–960.00 $897.48
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1200 fancy 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,330.00 $1,132.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,140.00–1,375.00 $1,257.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,310.00 $1,105.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 990.00 $990.00 —

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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.