Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-08-03

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 3
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 279▼ 226 vs year ago 432 · −52.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 49▼ 31 vs year ago 56 · −55.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 83▼ 11 vs year ago 84 · −13.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, on a much lighter test feeder steers/heifers 12.00 to 25.00 lower, with a higher demand noted on 350lb to 450lb heifers, and too few receipts to trend feeder bulls. Slaughter cows steady to 6.00 higher with lean cows 6.00 cheaper.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.11/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.08 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$240.11
18 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,281
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.53
vs TN average
−18.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544246.761,34210thin
Medium and Large 2518235.041,2177thin
Medium and Large 3545209.001,1391thin
One grade step is worth $37.76/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd
240.11
—
TN average15 barns · 1,026 hd
251.64
−11.53
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−18.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−122.08
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—High1,724164.892,8435thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,171130.491,5288thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,174127.971,5029thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,111108.681,2074thin

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)1,311$1,97511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,85028
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,4665
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$1,2701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3301thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,3301thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,2901thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1348306.02/cwt300.00–308.001,0654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,0071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425281.93/cwt279.00–285.001,1982
Steers400–450Small 1440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Steers450–500Small 1465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483291.52/cwt289.00–295.001,4085
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483266.79/cwt260.00–270.001,2893
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530284.03/cwt282.00–285.001,5053
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567263.23/cwt260.00–265.001,4934
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628254.35/cwt249.00–260.001,5972
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315269.24/cwt264.00–275.008482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377271.95/cwt270.00–273.001,0253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added383284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,0884
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387257.59/cwt249.00–261.009974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added413279.70/cwt275.00–289.001,1559
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420265.73/cwt258.00–274.001,1164
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430268.24/cwt260.00–272.001,1535
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471253.49/cwt250.00–256.001,1944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480265.48/cwt259.00–274.001,27411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2271
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513236.26/cwt233.00–241.001,2125
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522254.11/cwt246.00–257.001,3265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2271
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573239.26/cwt230.00–244.001,3714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605237.76/cwt231.00–240.001,4385
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615227.02/cwt225.00–229.001,3962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4371
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707209.31/cwt204.00–217.001,4803
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710194.96/cwt190.00–200.001,3842
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360265.00/cwt265.00–265.009541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425278.00/cwt275.00–281.001,1822
Bulls450–500Small 1455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480269.48/cwt269.00–270.001,2942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2051
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed522259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524258.97/cwt254.00–262.001,3576
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564254.22/cwt249.00–258.001,4349
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568240.02/cwt239.00–241.001,3632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full575246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615239.50/cwt234.00–245.001,4732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5781
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805204.50/cwt204.00–205.001,6462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,255175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1961
Bulls——1,800160.32/cwt156.50–167.502,8863
Bulls——1,965168.50/cwt168.50–168.503,3111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068106.27/cwt104.00–108.501,1352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120137.01/cwt136.00–138.001,5352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139127.85/cwt124.50–131.501,4565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,142131.84/cwt125.50–135.001,5067
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153111.09/cwt109.00–113.001,2812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315119.24/cwt118.50–120.001,5682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2765980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Cows—Small 1-2810940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38801,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1071,550.00/head1,490.00–1,650.001,5505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1151,560.00/head1,480.00–1,720.001,5603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1631,624.41/head1,590.00–1,670.001,6242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,959.22/head1,575.00–2,150.001,95922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3442,053.46/head1,910.00–2,200.002,0539
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,670.00/head1,670.00–1,670.001,6701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0601,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3301

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.