Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-19

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 19
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 296▼ 220 vs year ago 448 · −49.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 59▼ 51 vs year ago 98 · −52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 41▼ 83 vs year ago 147 · −56.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls and Feeder Steers not well established. Feeder heifers 5.00 higher. Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.67/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.52 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$240.67
32 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,318
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$23.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.04
vs TN average
−17.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541244.691,32525
Medium and Large 2575228.211,3125thin
Small 1558221.511,2362thin
One grade step is worth $23.18/cwt here — about $89 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 sale32 hd
240.67
—
TN average15 barns · 866 hd
235.62
+5.04
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−17.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−121.52
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—Low1,944137.202,6674thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,408124.151,7487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211119.781,45017
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,157110.021,2736thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$2,0625
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$1,59317
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,245$1,4601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,4301thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,2504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,120$1,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$2,4001thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329286.73/cwt277.50–301.009435
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,0961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,1641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,2713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3141
Steers500–550Small 1-2500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4682
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4443
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1591255.37/cwt253.00–268.001,5097
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632246.99/cwt246.00–249.001,5613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653247.36/cwt246.00–249.001,61511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6691
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1948214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,0293
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265232.00/cwt232.00–232.006151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300241.00/cwt241.00–241.007231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355239.00/cwt239.00–239.008481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419253.88/cwt250.00–257.001,0645
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0041
Heifers450–500Small 1475238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478249.69/cwt245.00–256.001,19414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3006
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522245.78/cwt238.00–249.001,2837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full530236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2461
Heifers550–600Small 1558221.51/cwt219.00–224.001,2362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581232.83/cwt232.00–235.001,3537
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586226.51/cwt226.00–228.001,3274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622232.07/cwt229.00–237.501,44312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400239.00/cwt239.00–239.009562
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2304
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2054
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467274.08/cwt270.00–283.001,2807
Bulls450–500Small 1485267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2951
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522261.71/cwt253.00–270.001,3669
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581248.67/cwt240.00–263.001,44514
Bulls550–600Small 1595233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3861
Bulls600–650Small 1600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673224.75/cwt224.00–225.001,5134
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5192
Bulls700–750Small 1725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785180.50/cwt174.00–187.001,4172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,665150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4981
Bulls——2,037132.93/cwt126.50–139.502,7083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953104.48/cwt103.50–105.509962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203120.91/cwt113.50–128.001,45515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,259112.79/cwt109.00–115.001,4204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268111.32/cwt109.00–113.501,4122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445124.61/cwt118.00–130.001,8015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0781,496.92/head1,330.00–1,720.001,4979
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1181,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1181,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1751,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,4301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2451,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2491,701.68/head1,520.00–1,875.001,7028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3352,061.87/head1,760.00–2,350.002,0625
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1201,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252

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.