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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 27, 2023

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.72/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 417 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.36/cwt +16.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 578 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.94/cwt +13.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 535 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 659 0
Feeder cattle 349 384 0
Slaughter cattle 79 72 0
Replacement cattle 165 203 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, quality was good with high demand for feeder heifers and steers. Trends for feeder steers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher with heifers being 2.00 to 8.00 higher and no comparisons on feeder bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter classes were significantly higher with bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, and all slaughter cow classes 12.00 to 20.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 205.00 $205.00 $594 -20.06
300–335 312 5 218.00–263.00 $245.46 $766 +26.94
365–375 372 3 219.00–245.00 $234.81 $873 +22.45
355–390 value added 383 14 244.00–257.00 $253.32 $970 —
425–445 434 6 232.00–241.00 $238.53 $1,035 +25.13
422–446 value added 439 9 244.00–250.00 $248.27 $1,090 -4.22
455–465 460 2 222.00–239.00 $230.41 $1,060 +4.61
450–483 value added 476 13 241.00–245.00 $243.64 $1,160 +4.87
515–540 521 4 219.00–221.00 $219.76 $1,145 -9.74
515–545 value added 533 12 237.00–249.00 $243.97 $1,300 —
557–582 568 8 219.00–230.50 $226.30 $1,285 +29.70
563–597 value added 583 15 224.00–249.00 $234.06 $1,365 +9.34
620 620 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,271 -7.03
645 value added 645 5 224.00–233.00 $231.20 $1,491 —
650–690 664 5 216.00–233.00 $226.73 $1,505 +31.15
705–725 715 2 189.00–193.00 $191.03 $1,366 —
780 value added 780 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 214.00–215.00 $214.50 $955 +16.50
557–595 570 3 191.00–210.00 $203.39 $1,159 —
630–648 642 3 195.00–207.00 $203.07 $1,304 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 278 3 210.00–219.00 $214.61 $597 +52.94
302–315 306 3 201.00–218.00 $212.17 $649 +8.75
358–360 359 4 215.50–220.00 $216.63 $778 +6.82
387–393 value added 391 5 218.00–231.00 $225.85 $883 —
403–435 414 19 212.50–229.00 $222.50 $921 +6.80
420 420 2 204.00 $204.00 $857 -11.70
440 value added 440 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,021 —
451–485 value added 470 13 217.00–232.00 $224.73 $1,056 +7.43
453–495 475 5 205.00–206.50 $205.62 $977 +3.50
500–547 534 11 213.00–218.00 $214.99 $1,148 +15.77
535–538 value added 537 9 217.50–223.00 $219.33 $1,178 +8.73
550–595 580 5 206.00–216.00 $210.94 $1,223 +49.73
605–638 value added 621 12 212.00–214.00 $212.32 $1,319 —
605–643 630 5 184.50–200.00 $188.49 $1,187 +48.49
703 703 3 185.50 $185.50 $1,304 +31.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–480 463 6 199.00–212.00 $208.25 $964 +27.25
535–545 542 3 170.00–194.00 $186.10 $1,009 -4.03
575–596 591 4 165.00–202.50 $193.37 $1,143 +28.50
615–645 630 2 169.00–175.00 $172.07 $1,084 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–377 376 3 200.00–227.00 $208.97 $786 -27.78
400–430 415 11 209.00–246.00 $229.74 $953 +19.54
455–468 465 5 239.00–240.00 $239.20 $1,112 +8.46
555–587 567 7 211.00–215.00 $212.98 $1,208 -0.07
615–637 632 4 180.00–198.00 $193.62 $1,224 -7.46
715–720 718 2 174.00–177.00 $175.51 $1,260 —
795 795 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1395 1208 80-85% 20 97.00–110.00 $103.99 $1,256 —
1345 1345 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,735 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1465 1092 85-90% 9 84.00–94.00 $87.19 $952 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1730 1395 75-80% 4 103.00–112.00 $107.82 $1,504 —
1680 1680 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,251 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1825 1525 2 113.00–116.50 $115.09 $1,755 —
1245–2205 1682 10 121.00–135.50 $128.36 $2,159 -1.64
1545–2065 1783 12 138.00–148.50 $143.31 $2,555 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
767 767 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
1075–1115 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,090.00–1,140.00 $1,115.46
985–1230 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,020.00–1,200.00 $1,122.96
1005–1280 1156 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,070.00–1,290.00 $1,168.25
1105–1245 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,120.00–1,320.00 $1,225.96
1405 fancy 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,480.00 $1,480.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–945 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 990.00–1,130.00 $1,046.13
790–1150 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 820.00–1,140.00 $1,021.47
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1040 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,030.00–1,100.00 $1,065.34
1170–1250 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,080.00–1,200.00 $1,141.98
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
695–810 753 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–860.00 $809.20

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,390.00 $1,390.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
— fancy — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,885.00 $1,885.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,150.00–1,620.00 $1,462.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 960.00–1,525.00 $1,365.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,437.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 830.00–1,350.00 $1,238.33 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,360.00–1,535.00 $1,447.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.