Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-23

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 23
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 337▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 58▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 180▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder steers weighing over 450lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower, heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls weighing less than 500lbs sharply higher, bulls weighing over 500lbs 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 lower with bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.72/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −117.47 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$244.72
7 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.86
vs TN average
−32.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554248.681,3786thin
Medium and Large 2-3530221.001,1711thin
One grade step is worth $27.68/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
244.72
—
TN average13 barns · 1,080 hd
263.58
−18.86
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−32.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−117.47
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
470412354296median 362.1903/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $309.60, median $362.19 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,962137.392,6954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,323125.271,65720
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,437121.351,74411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,073117.181,25810

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,6585
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,5702thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,55112
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,43820
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,4333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$1,3886
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,1562thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)—$2,5751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,35914
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8583thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,07410
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$9858

Every lot

103 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323317.87/cwt315.00–321.001,0273
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added331340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1253
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3342275.00/cwt275.00–275.009412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376335.31/cwt321.00–343.001,2617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423239.63/cwt233.00–247.001,0142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428325.16/cwt314.00–337.001,3922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459289.20/cwt288.00–290.001,3275
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515300.02/cwt299.00–304.001,5455
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518283.41/cwt271.00–295.001,4682
Steers500–550Small 1-2520244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2691
Steers550–600Large 1-2Value Added557280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576292.56/cwt270.00–308.001,6855
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623254.63/cwt251.00–258.001,5862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709248.98/cwt245.00–255.001,7655
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7611
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780223.96/cwt218.00–230.001,7472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283294.96/cwt285.00–300.008353
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288327.93/cwt322.00–331.009443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329301.79/cwt294.00–309.009938
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3343277.77/cwt252.50–291.009533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370319.21/cwt317.00–320.001,1814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381306.29/cwt301.00–312.501,16710
Heifers400–450Large 1-2Value Added417281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420252.59/cwt229.00–285.001,0618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423306.88/cwt299.00–313.001,2987
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464304.42/cwt294.00–307.001,4135
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474269.62/cwt264.00–275.001,2787
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568256.35/cwt251.00–259.001,4563
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611233.68/cwt225.00–238.001,4283
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3873
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675179.03/cwt177.00–180.001,2083
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715220.47/cwt214.00–223.001,57613
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy715212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320279.00/cwt279.00–279.008931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,2821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1461
Bulls350–400Large 1-2395253.00/cwt253.00–253.009991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3412274.03/cwt237.50–306.001,1298
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421331.92/cwt330.00–335.001,39712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460314.70/cwt296.00–333.001,4482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477274.78/cwt271.00–277.001,3115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3517261.52/cwt250.00–285.001,3523
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519300.13/cwt291.00–305.001,5586
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528311.49/cwt310.00–313.001,6452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,6043
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565274.13/cwt264.00–279.001,5495
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3588236.82/cwt234.00–239.001,3935
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624250.25/cwt250.00–251.001,5624
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658245.46/cwt242.00–249.001,6152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,847133.19/cwt132.50–134.002,4603
Bulls——2,305150.00/cwt150.00–150.003,4581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033132.04/cwt131.00–133.001,3642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089114.81/cwt110.00–120.001,2507
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,240140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315137.72/cwt134.00–143.001,8115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334122.20/cwt117.00–130.001,63014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457119.49/cwt115.50–126.501,74110
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3815930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Bred Cows—Small 1-28351,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bred Cows—Small 1-28401,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Small 1-29801,256.57/head1,090.00–1,380.001,2574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39981,296.38/head1,210.00–1,340.001,2963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,640.00/head1,640.00–1,640.001,6401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0341,346.13/head1,050.00–1,520.001,3465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0551,356.53/head1,170.00–1,440.001,3574
Bred Cows—Large 2-31,0751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,540.12/head1,340.00–1,675.001,54011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2701,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,853.39/head1,525.00–2,100.001,8534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3461,840.59/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,406.25/head1,975.00–2,700.002,4064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,303.57/head1,850.00–2,700.002,3047
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,037.50/head1,800.00–2,275.002,0382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3793825.24/head820.00–830.008252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3830932.11/head820.00–1,030.009326
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28581,135.97/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1368
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,144.89/head1,100.00–1,190.001,1452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,155.58/head1,140.00–1,170.001,1562

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.