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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, May 4

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 299▼ 102 vs year ago 522 · −19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 54▼ 40 vs year ago 88 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 131▼ 74 vs year ago 178 · −41.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $252.14/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −110.05 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.

Average price

$252.14

48 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs TN average

−16.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	257.78	1,406	32
Medium and Large 2-3	539	240.85	1,299	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale48 hd

252.14

—

TN average13 barns · 842 hd

255.28

−3.14

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−16.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

362.19

−110.05

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	1,579	131.02	2,069	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	120.64	1,727	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	116.15	1,348	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	102.63	995	8thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,271	$1,840	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,686	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,406	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	284	352.78/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,002	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	355.06/cwt	335.00–369.00	1,126	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,021	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1-2	345	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,049	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	313.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,168	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,313	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,372	8
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	438	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,240	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,555	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,255	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	300.35/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,544	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,476	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	285.91/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,638	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	297.51/cwt	297.00–298.00	1,720	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	287.50/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,797	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	241.16/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,616	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	257.98/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,749	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,792	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,866	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,821	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	279	312.41/cwt	306.00–315.00	872	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	263.95/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,000	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	299.43/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,141	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	278.78/cwt	275.00–279.50	1,163	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	235.74/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,007	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	276.76/cwt	262.00–280.50	1,276	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	465	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,190	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	243.85/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,261	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	520	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,394	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	259.64/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,358	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	267.72/cwt	265.50–270.00	1,403	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	234.19/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,326	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	573	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,398	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	251.33/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,443	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	252.20/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,521	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	237.98/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,483	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	226.03/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,447	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	217.19/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,538	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	285.03/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,191	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	318.62/cwt	312.00–323.00	1,341	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,330	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	312.77/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,479	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	268.63/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,383	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	515	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,215	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	277.05/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,590	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,486	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,367	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	264.14/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,632	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	240.07/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,589	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,686	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,574	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,908	4
Bulls	—	—	1,576	135.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	104.93/cwt	100.00–113.00	999	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	108.87/cwt	104.50–113.00	1,152	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	943	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,105	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,238	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,463	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	116.88/cwt	111.50–123.50	1,393	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,625	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	120.57/cwt	115.50–126.50	1,782	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	930	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,146.38/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,146	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,470.59/head	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,471	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,072	1,491.16/head	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,491	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	1,863.58/head	1,625.00–2,200.00	1,864	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	1,839.63/head	1,650.00–2,475.00	1,840	20

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 May 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 299Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 54Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 131Year ago 178

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	306.00–315.00	312.41
4	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
10	350–400	381	296.00–302.00	299.43
7	400–450	417	275.00–279.50	278.78
12	450–500	461	262.00–280.50	276.76
11	500–550	523	255.00–263.00	259.64
14	550–600	574	246.00–255.00	251.33
2	600–650	623	234.00–242.00	237.98
5	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	708	216.00–219.00	217.19
1	750–800	750	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	265.50–270.00	267.72
5	600–650	603	249.00–253.00	252.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	379	249.00–275.00	263.95
4	400–450	427	231.00–247.00	235.74
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
9	500–550	517	231.00–249.00	243.85
5	550–600	566	232.00–238.00	234.19
5	600–650	640	222.00–227.00	226.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	335.00–369.00	355.06
2	350–400	393	334.00	334.00
8	400–450	437	314.00	314.00
11	500–550	514	291.00–304.00	300.35
8	550–600	573	270.00–293.00	285.91
2	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	678	254.00–260.00	257.98
2	700–750	700	256.00	256.00
1	850–900	855	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	324.00	324.00
6	550–600	578	297.00–298.00	297.51
21	600–650	625	279.00–296.00	287.50
2	750–800	768	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	304.00	304.00
4	400–450	438	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
8	250–300	284	337.00–355.00	352.78
1	300–350	325	314.00	314.00
4	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	313.21
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	246.00	246.00
2	550–600	570	259.00	259.00
2	650–700	670	234.00–248.00	241.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	421	312.00–323.00	318.62
3	450–500	473	303.00–318.00	312.77
3	500–550	515	266.00–270.00	268.63
9	550–600	574	259.00–280.00	277.05
9	600–650	618	247.00–267.00	264.14
3	650–700	662	236.00–247.00	240.07
1	700–750	730	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	284.00–286.00	285.03
1	450–500	470	283.00	283.00
1	550–600	585	254.00	254.00
1	600–650	605	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	790	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	236.00	236.00

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,125	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,470.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,146.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,214	1,625.00–2,200.00	1,863.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,271	1,650.00–2,475.00	1,839.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,072	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,491.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	130.00–140.00	135.80
1	—	1,615	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,574	120.00–125.00	121.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,192	111.50–123.50	116.88
3	—	1,058	104.50–113.00	108.87
1	—	1,125	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	86.50	86.50
7	—	952	100.00–113.00	104.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,250	130.00	130.00
11	—	1,478	115.50–126.50	120.57

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.