Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-11-16

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 16
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 214▼ 24 vs year ago 251 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 35▼ 18 vs year ago 55 · −32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 51▼ 89 vs year ago 131 · −67.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter cows 9.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 6.00 to 9.00 lower based on a light test. Feeder Steers and Bulls not well established due to insufficient receipts. Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand was good for Feeder Cattle, while demand for Slaughter Cattle was moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.08/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.11 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$239.08
25 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,303
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.17
vs TN average
−26.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547239.461,31024
Medium and Large 2500230.001,1501thin
One grade step is worth $9.46/cwt here — about $160 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 sale25 hd
239.08
—
TN average15 barns · 942 hd
231.91
+7.17
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−26.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−123.11
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—Average1,888134.082,5313thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,334106.441,4208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,191102.551,22210
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14490.221,0327thin

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)1,236$1,6157
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,4448
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,5002thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335289.00/cwt289.00–289.009681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360334.49/cwt334.00–335.001,2042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420323.48/cwt322.00–325.001,3592
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4433
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475290.03/cwt279.00–295.001,3787
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509297.81/cwt280.00–305.001,5167
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533263.71/cwt255.00–270.001,4064
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565264.78/cwt255.00–268.001,4964
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626253.20/cwt252.00–254.001,5855
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711232.77/cwt229.00–234.001,6554
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy820215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319272.51/cwt271.00–277.008694
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364283.18/cwt277.00–296.001,0313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437251.74/cwt246.00–255.001,1005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470230.06/cwt226.00–233.001,0813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
Heifers450–500Small 1475204.00/cwt204.00–204.009691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488252.00/cwt240.00–259.001,23020
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525234.85/cwt230.00–244.001,2339
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563237.70/cwt230.00–247.001,3389
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4275
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624229.26/cwt222.00–233.001,4314
Heifers600–650Small 1635209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662221.34/cwt219.00–224.001,4653
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712214.62/cwt210.00–220.001,5283
Heifers700–750Small 1725185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5891
Heifers750–800Small 1780194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431319.10/cwt311.00–321.001,3755
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468286.51/cwt282.00–289.001,3416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483246.10/cwt242.00–250.001,1892
Bulls450–500Small 1485257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518266.07/cwt245.00–270.001,37812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530229.32/cwt225.00–232.001,2153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565234.35/cwt229.00–240.001,3242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576235.00/cwt230.00–253.001,3549
Bulls550–600Small 1590226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3331
Bulls600–650Small 1600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621237.69/cwt229.00–240.001,47610
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4311
Bulls700–750Small 1725204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4871
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5481
Bulls800–850Small 1830191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,888134.08/cwt129.50–140.002,5313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10597.05/cwt95.00–98.501,0722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13792.64/cwt89.00–94.501,0535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16084.18/cwt81.50–87.509762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213103.92/cwt100.00–107.501,2618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,291109.49/cwt104.00–115.501,4146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46397.28/cwt96.00–99.001,4232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 29851,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0651,293.16/head1,225.00–1,350.001,2934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2281,531.64/head1,450.00–1,575.001,5324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2471,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3181,655.59/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6563

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.