Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-11-02

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 2
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 331▼ 207 vs year ago 543 · −38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 113▼ 17 vs year ago 81 · −21.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 117▼ 23 vs year ago 99 · −23.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls not well established this week. 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 $249.49/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −112.70 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$249.49
63 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$32.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.76
vs TN average
−10.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566251.001,42260
Medium and Large 2543219.501,1912thin
Small 1545219.001,1941thin
One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $228 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 sale63 hd
249.49
—
TN average14 barns · 922 hd
231.73
+17.76
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−10.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−112.70
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—High1,530142.432,17913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,394115.761,61412
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,312115.741,51911
CowsLean 85-90%Average977112.131,0969thin

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)1,158$1,7132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$1,6682thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,269$1,65118
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,192$1,5923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$1,4888
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)955$1,3701thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$2,2851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$2,0763thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,201$1,8144thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235262.50/cwt262.50–262.506171
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333309.49/cwt309.00–310.001,0312
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345261.00/cwt261.00–261.009001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363282.11/cwt276.00–285.001,0243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383310.32/cwt305.00–318.001,1899
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470279.45/cwt277.00–282.001,3132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473299.50/cwt295.00–300.001,41710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517273.36/cwt271.00–275.001,4133
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525243.25/cwt237.00–250.001,2772
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added543278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5103
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572258.08/cwt254.00–265.001,4767
Steers550–600Small 1575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620249.84/cwt246.00–253.501,5496
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629234.75/cwt231.00–236.001,4774
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5361
Steers650–700Small 1670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684244.66/cwt240.00–247.001,6733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723236.66/cwt234.00–239.001,7113
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777235.86/cwt231.00–240.001,8338
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778222.14/cwt216.00–228.001,7282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added839230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9304
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9321
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8721
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863229.25/cwt229.00–229.501,9782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Small 1260257.50/cwt257.50–257.506701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285273.00/cwt273.00–273.007781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310266.00/cwt266.00–266.008251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357265.38/cwt249.00–277.009476
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375237.00/cwt232.00–242.008892
Heifers350–400Small 1390239.00/cwt239.00–239.009321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420256.56/cwt241.00–262.001,0784
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464251.80/cwt240.00–257.001,1687
Heifers450–500Small 1468224.80/cwt210.00–236.001,0523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475233.27/cwt229.00–239.001,1083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516239.65/cwt233.00–242.001,2374
Heifers500–550Small 1545219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1941
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560236.20/cwt236.00–237.001,3235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571253.34/cwt244.00–255.251,44751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626237.56/cwt235.00–245.001,48711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635234.50/cwt230.00–239.001,4892
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3931
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720208.27/cwt204.00–210.501,5003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421281.53/cwt280.00–284.001,1855
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422277.99/cwt275.00–280.001,1733
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470254.55/cwt249.00–266.001,1963
Bulls450–500Small 1475253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2021
Bulls500–550Small 1505238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2021
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530250.49/cwt244.00–260.001,3283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558227.88/cwt219.00–237.001,2722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628238.34/cwt235.00–240.001,4973
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633224.06/cwt219.00–229.001,4182
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660230.21/cwt229.50–233.001,5195
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4331
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6551
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,461133.81/cwt123.50–143.501,9559
Bulls——1,684161.81/cwt157.00–166.502,7254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%977112.13/cwt104.50–118.001,0969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,3441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184119.02/cwt116.00–121.001,4094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,231123.50/cwt118.00–130.001,5204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,445111.09/cwt105.00–115.501,6056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476111.89/cwt102.00–115.001,6518
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18902,285.00/head2,285.00–2,285.002,2851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1752,363.62/head2,100.00–2,625.002,3642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2101,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8853
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1051,425.57/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1521,431.23/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2651,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3621,826.31/head1,520.00–1,925.001,82610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19551,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701

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.