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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 20

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

264 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 173▼ 124 vs year ago 388 · −32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 47▼ 32 vs year ago 75 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 80▼ 143 vs year ago 229 · −62.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers/bulls unevenly steady, heifers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, with breaker cows 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.91/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −114.28 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.

Average price

$247.91

24 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs TN average

−16.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	255.23	1,356	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	225.94	1,218	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.29/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

247.91

—

TN average14 barns · 558 hd

245.62

+2.29

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−16.61

This barn, trailing median34 sales

362.19

−114.28

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,636	127.91	2,093	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	128.04	1,827	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	116.56	1,440	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	100.80	1,113	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$1,696	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,670	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,562	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,428	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,290	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,237	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,093	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$1,050	2thin

Every lot

84 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	640	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	838	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,131	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	810	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,279	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	914	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,481	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,701	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	265.19/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,546	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	286.00/cwt	273.00–299.00	1,673	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,531	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	273.03/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,736	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	235.98/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,553	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,727	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	248.31/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,783	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,721	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	925	3
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	362	241.81/cwt	234.00–250.00	875	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,041	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,194	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	279.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,192	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,157	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	282.01/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,331	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	266.52/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,266	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	210.34/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,073	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	255.02/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,336	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,418	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	253.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,418	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	241.53/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,372	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	232.51/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,460	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	236.07/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,577	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,407	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,136	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	808	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	305.32/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,304	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	243.48/cwt	224.00–282.00	1,052	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	289.01/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,353	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	272.49/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,428	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	233.65/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,257	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,141	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,412	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	254.39/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,577	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	208.94/cwt	200.00–213.50	1,298	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	655	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,552	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	213.67/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,400	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	241.13/cwt	240.00–241.50	1,649	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,173	120.27/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,411	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	126.75/cwt	120.00–131.50	2,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,852	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	100.80/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,113	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	127.97/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,444	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,185	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	115.72/cwt	111.50–123.00	1,462	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,851	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	115.79/cwt	114.50–117.50	1,772	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,560.00/head	2,560.00–2,560.00	2,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,258.33/head	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,258	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,952.50/head	1,880.00–2,025.00	1,953	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	830	1,561.65/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,562	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	915	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,170	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,428.08/head	1,380.00–1,475.00	1,428	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,722.57/head	1,350.00–1,930.00	1,723	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	1,722.47/head	1,460.00–1,825.00	1,722	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	640	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Sat Apr 20, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 173Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 47Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 80Year ago 229

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers/bulls unevenly steady, heifers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, with breaker cows 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	297.00	297.00
6	450–500	472	281.00–284.00	282.01
4	500–550	527	269.00	269.00
2	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	668	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	234.00–250.00	241.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	257.00	257.00
2	700–750	735	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	510	210.00–211.00	210.34
3	550–600	568	229.00–248.00	241.53
2	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	800	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	276.00	276.00
3	350–400	373	279.00	279.00
18	400–450	427	275.00–285.00	279.06
7	450–500	475	260.00–273.00	266.52
9	500–550	524	245.00–264.00	255.02
4	550–600	560	250.00–255.00	253.24
8	600–650	628	222.00–238.00	232.51
6	650–700	668	223.00–244.00	236.07
1	700–750	700	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	810	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	224.00–282.00	243.48
2	500–550	538	223.00–244.00	233.65
1	550–600	565	202.00	202.00
3	600–650	621	200.00–213.50	208.94
3	650–700	655	213.00–215.00	213.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	301.00–312.00	305.32
3	450–500	468	286.00–292.00	289.01
18	500–550	524	265.00–277.00	272.49
2	550–600	568	247.00–250.00	248.52
2	600–650	620	250.00–259.00	254.39
4	650–700	684	240.00–241.50	241.13
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	820	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	256.00	256.00
1	300–350	330	254.00	254.00
2	350–400	375	216.00	216.00
1	450–500	450	203.00	203.00
2	650–700	658	231.00–241.00	235.98
1	950–1000	995	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	363	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	294.00	294.00
2	500–550	528	280.00–281.00	280.49
10	550–600	583	251.00–267.00	265.19
1	600–650	615	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	680	254.00	254.00
11	700–750	718	239.00–250.00	248.31
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	965	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	318.00	318.00
6	550–600	585	273.00–299.00	286.00
6	600–650	636	269.00–277.00	273.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,258.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,560.00	2,560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,880.00–2,025.00	1,952.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,290.00	1,290.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	830	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,561.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,309	1,460.00–1,825.00	1,722.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,240	1,350.00–1,930.00	1,722.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,380.00–1,475.00	1,428.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,210.00	1,210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	890.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,060.00	1,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	120.00–131.50	126.75
1	—	1,960	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	117.00–124.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	103.00	103.00
11	—	1,263	111.50–123.00	115.72
2	—	1,128	127.50–128.50	127.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	114.50–117.50	115.79
4	—	1,349	135.00–140.00	137.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	95.00–106.00	100.80

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