Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, not enough receipts to compare trends on steers, feeder heifers 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.78/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.24 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$241.78

24 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$22.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.59

vs TN average

−25.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	246.44	1,385	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	546	224.07	1,224	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.37/cwt here — about $160 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.

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 sale24 hd

241.78

—

TN average9 barns · 592 hd

258.37

−16.59

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−25.09

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−140.24

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	—	High	1,634	139.45	2,278	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	122.63	1,667	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	121.08	1,494	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	114.03	1,191	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,642	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,585	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$1,312	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	924	$1,091	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,755	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,589	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,338	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,051	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,032	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2-3	300–350	315	283.00/cwt	275.00–291.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	213.42/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	1,460.03/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,460	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	1,066.83/head	1,020.00–1,120.00	1,067	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	1,354.78/head	1,350.00–1,360.00	1,355	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	1,031.75/head	860.00–1,190.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	264.12/cwt	242.00–287.50	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	231.17/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	245.78/cwt	211.00–276.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	200.83/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	240.82/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	991	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	141.88/cwt	137.50–144.00	2,599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	111.14/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,375	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	121.25/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,493	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	121.23/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,666	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,055	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	216.43/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	305.75/cwt	304.00–307.50	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	268.47/cwt	253.00–274.00	1,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	252.50/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	210.95/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	341.44/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	237.91/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,473	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	341.59/cwt	338.00–345.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	329.23/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	269.53/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	263.21/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	329.50/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	303.24/cwt	291.00–312.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	303.64/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	234.07/cwt	230.50–244.00	1,390	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	304.58/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	319.95/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	299.61/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,267	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	535	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	555	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	482	269.34/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	337	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	135.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	120.26/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,970	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,189	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	111.54/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,170	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	133.53/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,215	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,125.00/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,150.00/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,125.00–3,350.00	2,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,168.75/head	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,169	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,403.13/head	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,403	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,183.33/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,183	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	296.10/cwt	270.00–324.00	1,001	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	1,396.61/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,397	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	491	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,448	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	261.65/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,392	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,702.01/head	1,500.00–1,970.00	1,702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	319.35/cwt	317.00–324.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	234.70/cwt	216.00–248.00	1,554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	284.97/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,736.06/head	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,736	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	1,051.06/head	1,020.00–1,080.00	1,051	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 282Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 75Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 173Year ago 133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	275.00–291.00	283.00
2	350–400	360	242.00–287.50	264.12
1	400–450	425	284.00	284.00
2	450–500	468	284.00–286.00	284.97
1	500–550	530	296.00	296.00
1	550–600	570	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	665	190.00–212.00	200.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	338.00–345.00	341.59
6	300–350	331	327.00–339.00	329.23
3	350–400	370	335.00–345.00	341.44
2	400–450	405	329.00–330.00	329.50
1	450–500	475	304.00	304.00
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
6	550–600	560	297.00–307.00	303.64
3	600–650	615	255.00–286.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	268.00–270.00	269.34
1	550–600	555	241.00	241.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	279.00	279.00
1	350–400	390	306.00	306.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	467	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	532	218.00–238.00	231.17
2	550–600	568	211.00–216.00	213.42
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	304.00–307.50	305.75
6	300–350	338	270.00–324.00	296.10
3	350–400	353	317.00–324.00	319.35
10	400–450	423	291.00–306.00	299.61
9	450–500	478	267.00–281.00	269.53
8	500–550	525	251.00–273.00	263.21
10	550–600	594	230.50–244.00	234.07
9	600–650	619	229.00–246.00	237.91
1	650–700	660	226.00	226.00
4	700–750	712	207.00–215.00	210.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	491	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	343.00	343.00
2	400–450	435	274.00	274.00
1	450–500	450	261.00	261.00
3	500–550	533	211.00–276.00	245.78
2	550–600	588	227.00–255.00	240.82
2	600–650	608	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	670	202.00	202.00
1	700–750	730	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	310.00–329.00	319.95
6	400–450	427	291.00–312.00	303.24
2	450–500	465	301.00–308.00	304.58
6	500–550	532	259.00–272.00	261.65
6	550–600	581	253.00–274.00	268.47
2	600–650	630	252.00–253.00	252.50
7	650–700	662	216.00–248.00	234.70
2	700–750	730	213.00–220.00	216.43
1	850–900	855	189.00	189.00
1	950–1000	970	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	700	218.00	218.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,460.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	1,020.00–1,120.00	1,066.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	1,350.00–1,360.00	1,354.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,041	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,396.61
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,140.00	1,140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,131	1,500.00–1,970.00	1,702.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,281	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,736.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	860.00–1,190.00	1,031.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	1,020.00–1,080.00	1,051.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,183.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,125.00–3,350.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,168.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,403.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,755	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,832	137.50–144.00	141.88
2	—	1,638	117.50–123.00	120.26
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	110.00–112.50	111.14
9	—	1,231	117.00–127.50	121.25
2	—	1,245	131.00–140.00	135.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,374	115.00–125.50	121.23
1	—	1,200	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	100.00–104.00	102.02
6	—	1,049	105.00–121.00	111.54
2	—	910	133.00–134.00	133.53

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Crossville Livestock Auction

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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

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