Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-11-23

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 23
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 227▼ 27 vs year ago 251 · −10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 37▲ 12 vs year ago 55 · +21.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 42▼ 66 vs year ago 131 · −50.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady on a light test. Feeder Steers not well established. Feeder Heifers and Bulls 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 $227.39/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −137.07 against this barn's trailing median of $364.46.
Average price
$227.39
16 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$19.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.51
vs TN average
−39.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565234.531,32410thin
Medium and Large 2543215.671,1723thin
Small 1520215.331,1203thin
One grade step is worth $19.19/cwt here — about $204 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 sale16 hd
227.39
—
TN average14 barns · 902 hd
242.90
−15.51
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−39.66
This barn, trailing median35 sales
364.46
−137.07
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

35 sales
470412354296median 364.4602/2804/2506/2709/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $309.60, median $364.46 across 35 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—Average1,605135.212,1706thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180113.331,33721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,464111.981,64015
CowsLean 85-90%Average99790.669034thin

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)1,233$1,9066
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,50613
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,4619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,9582thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316328.06/cwt321.00–339.001,0375
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322284.00/cwt284.00–284.009143
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388316.34/cwt312.00–319.001,2278
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474296.23/cwt291.00–315.001,40414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,3241
Steers450–500Small 1490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510245.60/cwt241.00–248.001,2533
Steers500–550Small 1510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1596252.00/cwt250.00–256.001,5023
Steers600–650Small 1600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667245.81/cwt244.00–247.001,6405
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added688247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7032
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6311
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7713
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8301
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009052
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350259.00/cwt259.00–259.009071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376220.00/cwt220.00–220.008274
Heifers350–400Small 1380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1391264.82/cwt259.00–277.001,0358
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423263.77/cwt259.00–269.001,1164
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0381
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2274
Heifers500–550Small 1505228.50/cwt228.00–229.001,1542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1542237.42/cwt231.00–239.001,2875
Heifers550–600Small 1550189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587231.63/cwt229.00–233.001,3605
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630227.48/cwt220.00–230.001,4334
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670217.40/cwt199.00–220.001,4578
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full670213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687225.84/cwt225.50–228.001,5527
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717203.74/cwt199.00–206.001,4614
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4274
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424296.71/cwt296.00–302.001,2588
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460273.09/cwt271.00–277.001,2563
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479297.66/cwt293.00–319.001,42614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2741
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575246.18/cwt240.00–250.001,4169
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629230.97/cwt230.00–232.001,4534
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Gaunt675221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4922
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455132.81/cwt132.00–133.501,9324
Bulls——1,905140.01/cwt138.00–142.502,6672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02789.21/cwt84.00–92.509163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151112.31/cwt104.50–119.501,29317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273122.54/cwt120.00–125.001,5603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438112.02/cwt105.50–119.001,61113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,840102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,8861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 19181,100.30/head990.00–1,210.001,1002
Bred Cows—Small 19751,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,432.42/head1,400.00–1,490.001,4323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1041,526.48/head1,390.00–1,570.001,5265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1281,425.90/head1,153.00–1,695.001,4266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1481,640.89/head1,250.00–1,810.001,6413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1771,765.02/head1,590.00–1,870.001,7655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3172,171.26/head1,970.00–2,275.002,1713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1601,590.00/head1,590.00–1,590.001,5901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2202,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251

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.