Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers/bulls unevenly steady, heifers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, with breaker cows 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.91/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.12 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$247.91

24 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$29.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs TN average

−16.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	255.23	1,356	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	225.94	1,218	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.29/cwt here — about $138 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.

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

247.91

—

TN average14 barns · 558 hd

245.62

+2.29

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−16.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−134.12

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	—	Average	1,636	127.91	2,093	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	128.04	1,827	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	116.56	1,440	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	100.80	1,113	4thin

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)	1,296	$1,696	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,670	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,562	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,428	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,290	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,237	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,093	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$1,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	402	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,194	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,258.33/head	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,258	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,560.00/head	2,560.00–2,560.00	2,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,952.50/head	1,880.00–2,025.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	655	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	362	241.81/cwt	234.00–250.00	875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	126.75/cwt	120.00–131.50	2,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,185	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	115.72/cwt	111.50–123.00	1,462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	450	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	282.01/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	210.34/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	700–750	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	213.67/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	208.94/cwt	200.00–213.50	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	235.98/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	248.31/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	241.53/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,372	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	279.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,192	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	255.02/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	243.48/cwt	224.00–282.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	233.65/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	253.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	286.00/cwt	273.00–299.00	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	273.03/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	289.01/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,407	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	115.79/cwt	114.50–117.50	1,772	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	100.80/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,113	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	127.97/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,444	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,852	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,173	120.27/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,411	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	1,561.65/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,562	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,722.47/head	1,460.00–1,825.00	1,722	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,722.57/head	1,350.00–1,930.00	1,723	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,410	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	232.51/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	266.52/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	272.49/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,428	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	265.19/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,428.08/head	1,380.00–1,475.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	305.32/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,304	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	241.13/cwt	240.00–241.50	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	236.07/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	254.39/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,577	2

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 Apr 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 173Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 47Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 80Year ago 229

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers/bulls unevenly steady, heifers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, with breaker cows 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	297.00	297.00
6	450–500	472	281.00–284.00	282.01
4	500–550	527	269.00	269.00
2	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	668	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	234.00–250.00	241.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	257.00	257.00
2	700–750	735	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	510	210.00–211.00	210.34
3	550–600	568	229.00–248.00	241.53
2	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	800	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	276.00	276.00
3	350–400	373	279.00	279.00
18	400–450	427	275.00–285.00	279.06
7	450–500	475	260.00–273.00	266.52
9	500–550	524	245.00–264.00	255.02
4	550–600	560	250.00–255.00	253.24
8	600–650	628	222.00–238.00	232.51
6	650–700	668	223.00–244.00	236.07
1	700–750	700	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	810	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	224.00–282.00	243.48
2	500–550	538	223.00–244.00	233.65
1	550–600	565	202.00	202.00
3	600–650	621	200.00–213.50	208.94
3	650–700	655	213.00–215.00	213.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	301.00–312.00	305.32
3	450–500	468	286.00–292.00	289.01
18	500–550	524	265.00–277.00	272.49
2	550–600	568	247.00–250.00	248.52
2	600–650	620	250.00–259.00	254.39
4	650–700	684	240.00–241.50	241.13
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	820	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	256.00	256.00
1	300–350	330	254.00	254.00
2	350–400	375	216.00	216.00
1	450–500	450	203.00	203.00
2	650–700	658	231.00–241.00	235.98
1	950–1000	995	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	363	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	294.00	294.00
2	500–550	528	280.00–281.00	280.49
10	550–600	583	251.00–267.00	265.19
1	600–650	615	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	680	254.00	254.00
11	700–750	718	239.00–250.00	248.31
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	965	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	318.00	318.00
6	550–600	585	273.00–299.00	286.00
6	600–650	636	269.00–277.00	273.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,258.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,560.00	2,560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,880.00–2,025.00	1,952.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,290.00	1,290.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	830	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,561.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,309	1,460.00–1,825.00	1,722.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,240	1,350.00–1,930.00	1,722.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,380.00–1,475.00	1,428.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,210.00	1,210.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	890.00	890.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,060.00	1,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	120.00–131.50	126.75
1	—	1,960	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	117.00–124.00	120.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	103.00	103.00
11	—	1,263	111.50–123.00	115.72
2	—	1,128	127.50–128.50	127.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	114.50–117.50	115.79
4	—	1,349	135.00–140.00	137.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	95.00–106.00	100.80

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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