Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-09-07

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 324▼ 20 vs year ago 319 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 61▼ 8 vs year ago 63 · −12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 151▼ 17 vs year ago 103 · −16.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale two weeks ago, it was noted quality was low therefore so was buyer activity. Feeder steers remaining steady, heifers trending 4.00 to 10.00 lower, bulls 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls remaining steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.54/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −135.65 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$226.54
33 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,238
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.69
vs TN average
−14.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546233.401,27420
Medium and Large 2548215.981,18313thin
One grade step is worth $17.42/cwt here — about $91 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 sale33 hd
226.54
—
TN average13 barns · 520 hd
221.85
+4.69
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
−14.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−135.65
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—Low1,799157.512,8348thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,141130.831,4927thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,549125.771,9485thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,117113.791,27110
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,578124.921,9712thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,480106.501,5761thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,118103.051,1522thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,9656
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,75621
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,7401thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,5966
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,5882thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$2,0251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,3866
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,3001thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386305.39/cwt304.00–308.001,1797
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395249.00/cwt249.00–249.009841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425287.73/cwt284.00–294.001,2235
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463288.01/cwt283.00–296.001,3335
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465259.48/cwt259.00–260.001,2072
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520279.98/cwt279.00–284.001,4565
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530262.21/cwt258.00–269.001,39015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542245.78/cwt237.00–248.001,3328
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573249.87/cwt245.00–259.001,43213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590239.41/cwt234.50–244.001,4134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635231.51/cwt225.00–234.001,4704
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667232.99/cwt229.00–237.501,5543
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673245.53/cwt238.00–250.001,6526
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703223.52/cwt218.00–229.001,5712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760229.66/cwt219.00–236.001,7453
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295260.00/cwt260.00–260.007671
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374237.83/cwt230.00–245.008896
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378262.66/cwt250.00–266.009935
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423239.54/cwt230.00–244.001,0133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428270.50/cwt270.00–271.001,1582
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3447212.00/cwt212.00–212.009482
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,0863
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477247.43/cwt246.00–250.001,1807
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481239.05/cwt230.00–241.001,15016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521216.57/cwt205.00–225.001,1287
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524237.17/cwt230.00–248.001,24310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568229.63/cwt225.00–239.001,30410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579215.29/cwt210.00–221.001,2476
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610218.40/cwt216.00–220.001,33212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674216.29/cwt213.00–219.001,4584
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684225.35/cwt220.00–228.001,54112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1352290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412242.65/cwt233.00–260.001,0003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1443298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3203
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465252.96/cwt251.00–255.001,1762
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481267.53/cwt261.00–271.001,2875
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2507223.29/cwt220.00–230.001,1323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520249.76/cwt244.00–254.001,2999
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1588232.14/cwt230.00–238.001,3656
Bulls600–650Small 1610206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623222.54/cwt219.00–226.001,3862
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673208.59/cwt204.00–213.501,4042
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678213.08/cwt210.00–216.001,4452
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833175.09/cwt169.00–181.001,4582
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,5371
Bulls——1,757158.01/cwt150.00–160.002,7766
Bulls——2,130164.50/cwt164.50–164.503,5041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030106.05/cwt102.50–108.001,0923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095125.31/cwt124.50–126.001,3722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,154117.10/cwt112.50–126.001,3517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159133.04/cwt129.50–140.001,5425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549125.77/cwt124.50–128.501,9485
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118103.05/cwt98.50–108.001,1522
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,5761
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578124.92/cwt120.50–128.501,9712
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,740.00/head1,740.00–1,740.001,7401
Bred Cows—Small 1-29081,486.13/head1,300.00–1,620.001,4865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,587.99/head1,530.00–1,640.001,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,596.17/head1,440.00–1,880.001,5966
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,855.03/head1,720.00–2,125.001,85515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2271,933.96/head1,800.00–2,075.001,9345
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2602,120.00/head2,120.00–2,120.002,1201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,550.00/head2,275.00–2,875.002,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,437.50/head2,275.00–2,600.002,4382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,790.00/head1,790.00–1,790.001,7901

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.