Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-05

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 5
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 120▼ 174 vs year ago 433 · −40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 31▲ 27 vs year ago 49 · +55.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 66▲ 38 vs year ago 54 · +70.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to insufficient receipts last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.48/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −122.99 against this barn's trailing median of $364.46.
Average price
$241.48
28 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,337
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$22.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.28
vs TN average
−5.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551242.971,33826
Medium and Large 2595224.001,3331thin
Small 1585220.001,2871thin
One grade step is worth $22.97/cwt here — about $51 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 sale28 hd
241.48
—
TN average15 barns · 885 hd
229.19
+12.28
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−5.30
This barn, trailing median35 sales
364.46
−122.99
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

35 sales
470412354296median 364.4602/2804/2506/2709/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $309.60, median $364.46 across 35 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—Low1,714139.702,3955thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,257116.791,46829
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,448116.231,68421
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061102.391,0866thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,440114.551,6503thin

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)1,370$1,9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,231$1,7569
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$1,67722
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,2913thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,4851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,4252thin

Every lot

72 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280290.00/cwt290.00–290.008121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340283.00/cwt283.00–283.009621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360237.00/cwt237.00–237.008531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374295.94/cwt292.00–298.001,1073
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,0031
Steers400–450Small 1420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422288.53/cwt282.00–294.001,2183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464291.13/cwt279.00–297.001,3518
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,4751
Steers500–550Small 1515233.08/cwt229.00–237.001,2002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520278.52/cwt262.00–289.001,4484
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584251.38/cwt249.00–259.001,4684
Steers550–600Small 1595232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630234.01/cwt233.00–235.001,4742
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664232.53/cwt230.00–239.001,5446
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6281
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321251.80/cwt250.00–259.008085
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373248.84/cwt244.00–259.0092815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413254.55/cwt253.00–256.001,0512
Heifers400–450Small 1413230.44/cwt221.00–240.009522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464251.33/cwt240.00–260.001,16612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465236.85/cwt230.00–244.001,1012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529241.92/cwt234.00–251.001,2807
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559250.91/cwt244.00–255.501,4035
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567237.03/cwt227.00–243.001,34411
Heifers550–600Small 1585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3331
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622225.54/cwt220.00–228.001,4035
Heifers600–650Small 1630204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663218.32/cwt215.00–220.001,4473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428287.06/cwt279.00–289.001,2295
Bulls400–450Small 1430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434260.00/cwt259.00–261.001,1282
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466282.08/cwt265.00–290.001,3145
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478253.01/cwt250.00–254.001,2096
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509262.34/cwt259.00–269.001,3353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567243.03/cwt238.00–246.001,3788
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575224.42/cwt214.00–235.001,2903
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620220.46/cwt215.00–226.001,3672
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635195.51/cwt195.00–196.001,2412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1688214.17/cwt213.50–217.001,4735
Bulls650–700Small 1690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Bulls700–750Small 1710202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4341
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5151
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,265143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,8151
Bulls——1,807135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4393
Bulls——1,885150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,8281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94090.44/cwt90.00–91.008502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121108.36/cwt105.50–112.001,2154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222106.75/cwt104.00–113.001,3047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258118.09/cwt113.00–124.501,48619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333131.94/cwt126.50–135.001,7593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398117.95/cwt112.00–123.501,64913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453124.18/cwt120.00–130.001,8043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577106.98/cwt100.00–114.001,6875
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,440114.55/cwt111.50–116.501,6503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19401,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,291.10/head1,225.00–1,420.001,2913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1451,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1771,727.47/head1,500.00–2,125.001,72715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2091,568.29/head1,490.00–1,610.001,5687
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2251,800.15/head1,620.00–1,950.001,8008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2831,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3701,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1802,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252

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.