Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-30

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 30
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 282▼ 152 vs year ago 413 · −36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 75▲ 23 vs year ago 47 · +48.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 173▲ 34 vs year ago 133 · +25.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, not enough receipts to compare trends on steers, feeder heifers 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.78/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −120.41 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$241.78
24 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,351
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.59
vs TN average
−25.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562246.441,38519thin
Medium and Large 2-3546224.071,2245thin
One grade step is worth $22.37/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd
241.78
—
TN average9 barns · 592 hd
258.37
−16.59
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−25.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−120.41
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—High1,634139.452,2787thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360122.631,66712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,234121.081,49414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044114.031,19110

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,64212
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,58518
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,4252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)902$1,3123thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)924$1,0913thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,755$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,58928
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,3753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,3388
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)705$1,0512thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$1,0322thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288341.59/cwt338.00–345.009842
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315283.00/cwt275.00–291.008912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331329.23/cwt327.00–339.001,0906
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Full345275.00/cwt275.00–275.009491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360264.12/cwt242.00–287.509512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370341.44/cwt335.00–345.001,2633
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405329.50/cwt329.00–330.001,3342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2071
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468284.97/cwt284.00–286.001,3342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,4441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy482269.34/cwt268.00–270.001,2983
Steers450–500Large 1-2Value Added490261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,5691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560303.64/cwt297.00–307.001,7006
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615275.00/cwt255.00–286.001,6913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665200.83/cwt190.00–212.001,3362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275305.75/cwt304.00–307.508412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290279.00/cwt279.00–279.008091
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed337265.00/cwt265.00–265.008933
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338296.10/cwt270.00–324.001,0016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353319.35/cwt317.00–324.001,1273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full375245.00/cwt245.00–245.009191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,1931
Heifers350–400Small 1-2395251.00/cwt251.00–251.009911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423299.61/cwt291.00–306.001,26710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478269.53/cwt267.00–281.001,2889
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,44822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525263.21/cwt251.00–273.001,3828
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532231.17/cwt218.00–238.001,2303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568213.42/cwt211.00–216.001,2122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594234.07/cwt230.50–244.001,39010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619237.91/cwt229.00–246.001,4739
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712210.95/cwt207.00–215.001,5024
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,2351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373319.95/cwt310.00–329.001,1932
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,3942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427303.24/cwt291.00–312.001,2956
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465304.58/cwt301.00–308.001,4162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532261.65/cwt259.00–272.001,3926
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533245.78/cwt211.00–276.001,3103
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581268.47/cwt253.00–274.001,5606
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3588240.82/cwt227.00–255.001,4162
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3608215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630252.50/cwt252.00–253.001,5912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662234.70/cwt216.00–248.001,5547
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3531
Bulls700–750Large 1-2700218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5262
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730216.43/cwt213.00–220.001,5802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4891
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6161
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,055159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6771
Bulls——1,610151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,4311
Bulls——1,638120.26/cwt117.50–123.001,9702
Bulls——1,832141.88/cwt137.50–144.002,5993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910133.53/cwt133.00–134.001,2152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049111.54/cwt105.00–121.001,1706
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165102.02/cwt100.00–104.001,1892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,200138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231121.25/cwt117.00–127.501,4939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237111.14/cwt110.00–112.501,3753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245135.21/cwt131.00–140.001,6832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,374121.23/cwt115.00–125.501,66611
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7552,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small 1-28851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39081,066.83/head1,020.00–1,120.001,0672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39101,354.78/head1,350.00–1,360.001,3552
Bred Cows—Small 1-29551,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39581,460.03/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0411,396.61/head1,250.00–1,550.001,3978
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,702.01/head1,500.00–1,970.001,7029
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2811,736.06/head1,400.00–1,975.001,73610
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-37051,051.06/head1,020.00–1,080.001,0512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38551,031.75/head860.00–1,190.001,0322
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,168.75/head2,300.00–3,600.003,1698
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,575.00/head2,125.00–3,350.002,5755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,425.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,403.13/head2,225.00–2,700.002,4038
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,183.33/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,150.00/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,125.00/head1,700.00–2,450.002,1254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.