Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-26

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 26
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 228▼ 212 vs year ago 543 · −39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 47▲ 32 vs year ago 81 · +39.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.76/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −129.43 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$232.76
24 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,328
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$20.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs TN average
−26.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573235.221,34921
Medium and Large 2540215.751,1652thin
Small 1570215.001,2261thin
One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd
232.76
—
TN average14 barns · 945 hd
233.26
−0.51
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−26.87
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−129.43
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—Low1,737142.992,48411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433124.011,77710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,149119.591,37434
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,016101.581,03239

Every lot

69 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327297.26/cwt280.00–302.509724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385313.85/cwt310.00–317.501,2082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427307.94/cwt300.00–315.001,31510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1492272.54/cwt267.50–277.501,3417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3055
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530237.58/cwt230.00–242.501,2593
Steers500–550Small 1545232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,4708
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618248.71/cwt245.00–250.001,5374
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666243.55/cwt237.50–246.001,6225
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713227.51/cwt227.00–228.001,6222
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7473
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7662
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1298252.50/cwt252.50–252.507522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380237.50/cwt237.50–237.509031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390254.34/cwt242.00–262.5099225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419251.51/cwt245.00–257.501,0546
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428220.94/cwt210.00–227.509463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466241.87/cwt237.50–250.001,12716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478257.49/cwt256.00–259.001,2312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1541
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1721
Heifers550–600Small 1570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583232.45/cwt227.50–240.001,35517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619227.04/cwt220.00–233.001,40513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662201.45/cwt200.00–207.001,3345
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Heifers700–750Small 1720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5052
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1043
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1393313.11/cwt312.50–315.001,2314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414282.32/cwt235.00–292.501,1696
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421326.55/cwt312.50–330.001,37514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2541
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485252.47/cwt250.00–255.001,2242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516253.35/cwt249.00–257.501,3079
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556236.32/cwt224.00–238.001,31410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2551
Bulls600–650Small 1620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2402
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630194.92/cwt190.00–200.001,2282
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631226.06/cwt220.00–228.001,4266
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680220.09/cwt217.50–224.001,49711
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773189.99/cwt189.00–192.001,4696
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5281
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510132.31/cwt127.00–138.501,9984
Bulls——1,834148.10/cwt141.50–153.502,7166
Bulls——2,065155.00/cwt155.00–155.003,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%992113.35/cwt112.00–115.001,1243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01389.46/cwt80.00–97.0090610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020104.88/cwt100.00–110.001,07026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131113.01/cwt111.00–115.001,2788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153120.69/cwt117.00–125.001,39224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168132.68/cwt130.00–135.001,5502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,389124.97/cwt123.50–128.001,7367
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,9821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560116.16/cwt115.50–117.001,8122

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.