Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder steers 400lbs to 550lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 500lbs and heavier 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls 450lbs to 650 sharply higher. Quality was spotty and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.16/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.86 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$263.16

65 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$37.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.71

vs TN average

−13.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	264.91	1,422	62
Medium and Large 2-3	558	227.00	1,267	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.91/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $333.47, median $382.02 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale65 hd

263.16

—

TN average9 barns · 515 hd

252.44

+10.71

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−13.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−118.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,660	125.65	2,086	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	128.09	1,695	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	125.85	1,560	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	111.93	1,216	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,269	$2,050	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,256	$1,896	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,674	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,669	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,434	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,425	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,320	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,230	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,005	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	335.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	257.43/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	287.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	266.45/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	322.95/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	275.49/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	249.86/cwt	225.00–284.00	1,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	256.74/cwt	254.00–258.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	207.15/cwt	191.00–212.50	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	299.49/cwt	290.00–312.50	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	322.08/cwt	317.00–327.50	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	321.11/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,545	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	257.40/cwt	245.00–286.00	1,601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	281.31/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,587	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	273.29/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	230.92/cwt	220.00–242.50	596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,693.24/head	1,450.00–1,820.00	1,693	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,677.19/head	1,425.00–1,870.00	1,677	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,658.34/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	252.13/cwt	244.50–259.00	1,437	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	257.19/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,363	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,049.98/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,050	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	236.77/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	303.08/cwt	294.00–307.00	1,558	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,990.45/head	1,600.00–2,375.00	1,990	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,063	1,742.40/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,742	3
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	845	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	1,558.36/head	1,430.00–1,675.00	1,558	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	124.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,544	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	111.97/cwt	110.50–114.00	1,327	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	99.99/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,097	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	120.88/cwt	115.50–126.50	1,304	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	144.52/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,890	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	109.19/cwt	105.50–113.50	1,587	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,025	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,010.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,010	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	126.65/cwt	119.50–136.00	1,641	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	137.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	141.39/cwt	133.50–150.50	2,439	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	122.66/cwt	117.00–126.50	2,177	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,148	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	308.98/cwt	304.00–324.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	303.02/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	300.55/cwt	292.50–309.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	334.45/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	290.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	233.50/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	256.91/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	258.05/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	277.23/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,309	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	893	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,089	1,535.04/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,535	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,072	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,066	1,350.46/head	1,285.00–1,400.00	1,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	256.11/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	249.28/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	277.17/cwt	272.50–287.00	1,447	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	295.25/cwt	291.00–298.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	328	290.69/cwt	282.50–299.00	953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	315.56/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,767	18

How this sale compares

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Sat Mar 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 327Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 57Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 92Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	339.00	339.00
7	450–500	465	330.00–340.00	335.67
2	500–550	525	306.00	306.00
18	550–600	560	309.00–320.00	315.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	220.00–242.50	230.92
3	300–350	317	290.00–312.50	299.49
2	350–400	383	317.00–327.50	322.08
5	400–450	419	320.00–332.00	322.95
17	450–500	481	315.00–327.00	321.11
9	500–550	538	290.00–295.00	292.45
8	550–600	585	280.00–290.00	287.62
2	600–650	633	275.00–276.00	275.49
7	650–700	676	253.00–264.00	257.43
1	700–750	730	242.00	242.00
4	800–850	824	191.00–212.50	207.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
5	550–600	564	251.00–259.00	256.11
1	650–700	675	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
6	300–350	339	254.00–258.00	256.74
5	350–400	377	260.00–280.00	273.29
11	400–450	422	257.00–277.00	266.45
10	450–500	473	225.00–284.00	249.86
18	500–550	530	243.00–265.00	257.19
16	550–600	570	244.50–259.00	252.13
3	600–650	627	232.00–239.00	236.77
2	700–750	705	210.00–215.00	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	282.50–299.00	290.69
1	350–400	370	297.00	297.00
4	450–500	466	291.00–298.00	295.25
28	500–550	522	272.50–287.00	277.17
3	600–650	608	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	280.00–295.00	290.09
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	375	242.00	242.00
3	400–450	425	246.00–255.00	249.28
1	450–500	470	241.00	241.00
2	500–550	540	227.00–240.00	233.50
1	550–600	595	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	304.00–324.00	308.98
2	400–450	415	292.50–309.00	300.55
3	450–500	480	299.00–305.00	303.02
9	500–550	514	294.00–307.00	303.08
19	550–600	564	271.00–288.00	281.31
8	600–650	622	245.00–286.00	257.40
1	750–800	765	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	332.00–337.00	334.45
4	500–550	507	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	420	250.00–262.00	258.05
5	450–500	472	260.00–283.00	277.23
2	500–550	517	246.00	246.00
2	550–600	573	253.00–261.00	256.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,139	1,450.00–1,820.00	1,693.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,160	1,425.00–1,870.00	1,677.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,201	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,658.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,269	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,049.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,056	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,346	1,600.00–2,375.00	1,990.45
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,063	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,742.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	1,430.00–1,675.00	1,558.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	893	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,089	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,535.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,072	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,066	1,285.00–1,400.00	1,350.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,320.00	1,320.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,230.00	1,230.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	120.00–130.00	124.21
2	—	1,185	110.50–114.00	111.97
3	—	1,270	136.00–140.00	137.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	95.00–103.00	99.99
4	—	1,079	115.50–126.50	120.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	141.00–148.00	144.52
2	—	1,453	105.50–113.50	109.19
8	—	1,296	119.50–136.00	126.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	109.50	109.50
4	—	1,725	133.50–150.50	141.39
7	—	1,775	117.00–126.50	122.66
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	110.00–115.50	112.72

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Crossville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

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