Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-03-23

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 23
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
55 vs last sale 337 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
17 vs last sale 58 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
173 head
7 vs last sale 180 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder steers weighing over 450lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower, heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls weighing less than 500lbs sharply higher, bulls weighing over 500lbs 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 lower with bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.72/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 137.30 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$244.72
7 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.86
vs TN average
32.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554248.681,3786thin
Medium and Large 2-3530221.001,1711thin
One grade step is worth $27.68/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
470420370319median 382.0201/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
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 sale7 hd
244.72
TN average13 barns · 1,080 hd
263.58
−18.86
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−32.50
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−137.30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,962137.392,6954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,323125.271,65720
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,437121.351,74411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,073117.181,25810

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,6585
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,5702thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,55112
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,43820
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,4333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$1,3886
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,1562thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,6673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)$2,5751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,35914
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,8583thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,07410
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$9858

Every lot, as filed

103 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550517261.52/cwt250.00–285.001,3523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420252.59/cwt229.00–285.001,0618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700658245.46/cwt242.00–249.001,6152
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500477274.78/cwt271.00–277.001,3115
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450412274.03/cwt237.50–306.001,1298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400370319.21/cwt317.00–320.001,1814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500464304.42/cwt294.00–307.001,4135
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300283294.96/cwt285.00–300.008353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy700–750715212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423306.88/cwt299.00–313.001,2987
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568256.35/cwt251.00–259.001,4563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3013
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675179.03/cwt177.00–180.001,2083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300288327.93/cwt322.00–331.009443
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350343277.77/cwt252.50–291.009533
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715220.47/cwt214.00–223.001,57613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518283.41/cwt271.00–295.001,4682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611233.68/cwt225.00–238.001,4283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474269.62/cwt264.00–275.001,2787
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381306.29/cwt301.00–312.501,16710
HeifersLarge 1-2Value Added400–450417281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623254.63/cwt251.00–258.001,5862
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350329301.79/cwt294.00–309.009938
SteersSmall 1-2500–550520244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350342275.00/cwt275.00–275.009412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750740238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500475319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428325.16/cwt314.00–337.001,3922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350331340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780223.96/cwt218.00–230.001,7472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376335.31/cwt321.00–343.001,2617
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450423239.63/cwt233.00–247.001,0142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500459289.20/cwt288.00–290.001,3275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576292.56/cwt270.00–308.001,6855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750709248.98/cwt245.00–255.001,7655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515300.02/cwt299.00–304.001,5455
SteersLarge 1-2Value Added550–600557280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323317.87/cwt315.00–321.001,0273
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650624250.25/cwt250.00–251.001,5624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450421331.92/cwt330.00–335.001,39712
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350320279.00/cwt279.00–279.008931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600555289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,6043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550528311.49/cwt310.00–313.001,6452
CowsBoner 80-85%1,334122.20/cwt117.00–130.001,63014
CowsLean 85-90%1,089114.81/cwt110.00–120.001,2507
CowsLean 85-90%1,045104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,240140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315137.72/cwt134.00–143.001,8115
CowsLean 85-90%1,033132.04/cwt131.00–133.001,3642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457119.49/cwt115.50–126.501,74110
Bulls2,305150.00/cwt150.00–150.003,4581
Bulls1,847133.19/cwt132.50–134.002,4603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3461,840.59/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3815930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-32,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,406.25/head1,975.00–2,700.002,4064
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3830932.11/head820.00–1,030.009326
Bred CowsSmall 1-29801,256.57/head1,090.00–1,380.001,2574
Bred CowsSmall 1-28401,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39981,296.38/head1,210.00–1,340.001,2963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400385333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,2821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600588236.82/cwt234.00–239.001,3935
BullsLarge 1-2350–400395253.00/cwt253.00–253.009991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565274.13/cwt264.00–279.001,5495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460314.70/cwt296.00–333.001,4482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550519300.13/cwt291.00–305.001,5586
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6721
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,303.57/head1,850.00–2,700.002,3047
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,037.50/head1,800.00–2,275.002,0382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,640.00/head1,640.00–1,640.001,6401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3351,853.39/head1,525.00–2,100.001,8534
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27701,155.58/head1,140.00–1,170.001,1562
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28581,135.97/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1368
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0081,144.89/head1,100.00–1,190.001,1452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0551,356.53/head1,170.00–1,440.001,3574
Bred CowsLarge 2-31,0751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0341,346.13/head1,050.00–1,520.001,3465
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901
Bred CowsSmall 1-28351,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3793825.24/head820.00–830.008252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,540.12/head1,340.00–1,675.001,54011
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2701,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5754

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.