Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-20

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 20
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 296▲ 49 vs year ago 278 · +17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 97▼ 36 vs year ago 70 · −51.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 80▲ 24 vs year ago 24 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Breaking Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher with Boner and Lean Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $276.88/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −144.58 against this barn's trailing median of $421.46.
Average price
$276.88
28 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,489
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.59
vs TN average
−14.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534281.051,50123
Small 1535263.001,4071thin
Medium and Large 2559256.371,4334thin
One grade step is worth $24.68/cwt here — about $68 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 sale28 hd
276.88
—
TN average14 barns · 554 hd
283.47
−6.59
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
−14.21
This barn, trailing median24 sales
421.46
−144.58
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

24 sales
505443381319median 421.4603/1405/0906/2709/1210/24
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.86, low $333.49, median $421.46 across 24 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—Low1,546153.212,3696thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,284139.011,7855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169131.751,54110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,131114.601,2968thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,189$1,9254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,6696
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$1,6065
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$2,1466
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)930$1,6251thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290295.00/cwt295.00–295.008561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2312311.00/cwt311.00–311.009703
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315318.95/cwt318.00–320.001,0052
Steers350–400Small 1370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379298.03/cwt293.00–310.001,1305
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420271.67/cwt260.00–290.001,1413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,3622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468292.95/cwt291.00–295.001,3714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477307.76/cwt295.00–318.001,4687
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy513277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525284.90/cwt276.00–301.001,49616
Steers500–550Small 1535263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559256.37/cwt246.00–260.001,4334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578267.91/cwt265.00–271.001,5492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631264.64/cwt256.00–272.001,67024
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2653243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5872
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677256.99/cwt254.00–273.001,7409
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added714254.16/cwt250.00–257.001,8155
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727244.10/cwt237.00–249.001,77513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2312296.00/cwt296.00–296.009243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373269.65/cwt268.00–271.001,0066
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420219.00/cwt219.00–219.009201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423242.47/cwt231.00–258.001,0266
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428266.02/cwt262.00–270.001,1392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472251.85/cwt233.00–264.001,1895
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474270.70/cwt256.00–280.001,2837
Heifers450–500Small 1-2480241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485199.00/cwt199.00–199.009652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added490279.46/cwt273.00–286.001,3696
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,3961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529255.57/cwt244.00–262.001,35213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535270.75/cwt270.00–271.001,4494
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557262.48/cwt260.00–265.001,4626
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577247.83/cwt245.00–249.501,4303
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613228.40/cwt220.00–237.001,4002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630244.13/cwt239.00–245.001,5387
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740209.01/cwt208.00–209.501,5473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,4091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464268.73/cwt255.00–278.001,2474
Bulls450–500Small 2465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478287.64/cwt281.00–289.001,3759
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515274.09/cwt267.00–284.001,4128
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523247.98/cwt243.00–251.001,2973
Bulls550–600Small 1565242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3671
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569257.55/cwt255.00–260.001,4657
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580237.00/cwt234.00–240.001,3752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620246.33/cwt246.00–247.001,5276
Bulls650–700Small 1658233.51/cwt231.00–236.001,5362
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670243.02/cwt240.00–246.001,6282
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533157.55/cwt153.00–162.002,4154
Bulls——1,573144.52/cwt141.50–146.502,2732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119116.69/cwt110.50–123.001,3067
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149132.21/cwt128.00–135.001,5197
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,160145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,6881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208120.49/cwt119.00–122.001,4562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315137.39/cwt134.50–142.001,8074
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39301,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,239.45/head2,200.00–2,275.002,2392
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39951,454.94/head1,260.00–1,570.001,4553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,882.14/head1,800.00–2,020.001,8823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,606.11/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.