Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-11-09

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 9
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 336▼ 297 vs year ago 511 · −58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 64▼ 106 vs year ago 141 · −75.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 76▼ 84 vs year ago 135 · −62.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls, Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls not well established due to insufficient receipts. Feeder Heifers mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.58/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.60 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$238.58
24 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,312
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$17.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.19
vs TN average
−19.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551240.051,32222
Small 1543222.501,2072thin
One grade step is worth $17.55/cwt here — about $115 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
238.58
—
TN average13 barns · 662 hd
229.39
+9.19
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−19.81
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−123.60
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—Average1,791136.292,4415thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,469115.781,7017thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177112.201,3215thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98895.429435thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$1,6458
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$1,5814thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,5483thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,121$1,3103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$2,1922thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007432
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0233
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,0911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2253
Steers350–400Small 1390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Steers400–450Small 1400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Steers500–550Small 1535238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538250.79/cwt250.00–254.001,3495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added548285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5623
Steers550–600Small 1555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572239.66/cwt239.00–240.001,3716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4561
Steers600–650Small 1615235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635240.33/cwt240.00–240.501,5263
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666232.40/cwt230.00–235.001,5485
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668227.01/cwt226.00–228.001,5162
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725229.79/cwt223.00–236.001,6663
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7021
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,8542
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1931219.13/cwt217.50–219.502,0408
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,0872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295233.00/cwt233.00–233.006871
Heifers300–350Small 1310227.00/cwt227.00–227.007041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337250.00/cwt250.00–250.008432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365224.86/cwt220.00–230.008212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438220.99/cwt219.00–223.009682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466230.98/cwt228.00–234.001,0764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476246.65/cwt242.00–251.001,1748
Heifers450–500Small 1490236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1561
Heifers500–550Small 1500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529237.85/cwt229.00–248.001,2589
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,3534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565247.72/cwt244.00–249.501,4003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584231.87/cwt225.00–239.001,3546
Heifers550–600Small 1585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618226.76/cwt224.00–230.001,4019
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675191.18/cwt185.00–197.001,2902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1736206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,5204
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Small 1415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428307.12/cwt290.00–313.001,3148
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1871
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1331
Bulls500–550Small 1525231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527230.39/cwt225.00–233.001,2143
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2431
Bulls550–600Small 1590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1598235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4052
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1637226.43/cwt220.00–229.001,4425
Bulls700–750Small 1710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,350135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,8291
Bulls——1,510125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,8951
Bulls——2,032140.15/cwt138.50–142.002,8483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92887.83/cwt87.00–89.008153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078106.81/cwt104.00–109.001,1512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164114.38/cwt109.00–116.501,3314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,2731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350119.19/cwt113.50–130.001,6095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,768107.27/cwt106.50–108.001,8972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18381,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29701,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0051,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1211,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2351,505.23/head1,100.00–1,675.001,5053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3031,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3321,960.86/head1,675.00–2,090.001,9614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4181,667.50/head1,610.00–1,725.001,6682
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3802,191.58/head2,000.00–2,375.002,1922

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.