Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers sharply higher, heifers 15.00 to 25.00 higher, feeder bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 6.00 to 12.00 higher with the exception of breaker cows 20.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.62/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −121.40 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$260.62

31 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$29.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.18

vs TN average

−9.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	268.20	1,460	23
Medium and Large 2-3	547	238.83	1,306	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.37/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

260.62

—

TN average10 barns · 339 hd

253.44

+7.18

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−9.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−121.40

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	1,729	143.16	2,475	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	120.56	1,489	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	117.24	1,798	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	106.72	1,237	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,644	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,611	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,520	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,235	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$1,255	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,209	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,435	11
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	844	$1,106	5

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	700–750	720	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	292.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	267.15/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	333.12/cwt	314.00–347.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	243.57/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	238.59/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	244.22/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	283.01/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	282.35/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	246.43/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	300.68/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,314	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	268.87/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,500	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	305.56/cwt	294.00–317.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	297.93/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	303.04/cwt	299.00–314.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	269.19/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	234.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	301.21/cwt	291.00–314.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	303.23/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,625	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	300.98/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	272.49/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	270.53/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	121.20/cwt	116.50–127.00	1,497	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	111.33/cwt	107.00–116.50	1,281	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	100.58/cwt	94.50–104.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	228.27/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,282	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,217.50/head	1,950.00–2,485.00	2,218	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	11
Bulls	—	—	1,310	154.39/cwt	151.00–157.50	2,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	137.55/cwt	133.00–140.50	2,666	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	115.11/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,816	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,651	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	114.64/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,441	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	928	1,463.21/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	280.52/cwt	279.00–282.50	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	278.17/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	265.36/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	1,100.51/head	980.00–1,180.00	1,101	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,100	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	228.23/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	446	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	281.21/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,237	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	1,369.33/head	1,220.00–1,500.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	225.17/cwt	215.00–246.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,399	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	249.43/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,254.50/head	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	1,159.33/head	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,159	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	1,599.45/head	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,599	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,925.88/head	1,610.00–2,100.00	1,926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,679.41/head	1,400.00–1,860.00	1,679	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	314.91/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	284.74/cwt	280.00–289.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	319.17/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	232.69/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	297.70/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,372	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	318.72/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,208	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	392	347.38/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	406	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	316.83/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,372	27

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 264Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 43Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 86Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	280.00–289.00	284.74
6	300–350	337	299.00–314.00	303.04
5	350–400	367	289.00–303.00	297.93
9	400–450	437	295.00–302.00	300.68
6	450–500	476	273.00–289.00	283.01
11	500–550	529	265.00–275.00	269.19
11	550–600	558	263.00–274.00	268.87
4	600–650	625	231.00–236.00	232.69
5	650–700	678	230.00–235.00	234.04
1	700–750	720	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	294.00–299.00	297.70
5	600–650	613	243.00–248.00	246.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	289.00	289.00
3	350–400	355	279.00–282.50	280.52
10	400–450	440	260.00–286.00	281.21
3	450–500	480	261.00–269.00	265.36
4	500–550	521	247.00–253.00	249.43
4	550–600	573	221.00–233.00	228.23
3	600–650	615	215.00–246.00	225.17
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	295.00–310.00	302.50
4	300–350	321	314.00–347.00	333.12
3	350–400	373	291.00–314.00	301.21
4	400–450	433	309.00–329.00	319.17
2	450–500	478	294.00–317.00	305.56
22	500–550	536	291.00–310.00	303.23
5	550–600	574	276.00–286.00	282.35
5	600–650	630	290.00–295.00	292.59
2	700–750	718	237.00–250.00	243.57
2	750–800	783	233.00–244.00	238.59
1	800–850	810	199.00	199.00
1	950–1000	950	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	665	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	342.00–350.00	347.38
4	400–450	406	333.00	333.00
11	550–600	568	293.00–320.00	314.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	310.00–328.00	318.72
27	400–450	433	308.00–319.00	316.83
2	450–500	480	300.00–302.00	300.98
2	500–550	513	271.00–274.00	272.49
2	550–600	588	263.00–278.00	270.53
4	600–650	611	260.00–275.00	267.15
8	650–700	665	240.00–248.00	244.22
2	850–900	878	175.00–185.00	179.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	297.00	297.00
4	400–450	421	260.00–295.00	278.17
3	450–500	461	278.00	278.00
1	500–550	540	259.00	259.00
2	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	619	224.00–237.00	228.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,235	116.50–127.00	121.20
1	—	1,165	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,257	114.00–115.00	114.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	107.00–116.50	111.33
3	—	1,170	94.50–104.00	100.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	110.00–119.50	115.11
1	—	1,270	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	151.00–157.50	154.39
4	—	1,938	133.00–140.50	137.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,435.00	1,435.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,485.00	2,217.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,463.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,760.00	1,760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	922	1,220.00–1,500.00	1,369.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,159.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,091	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,599.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,271	1,610.00–2,100.00	1,925.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,139	1,400.00–1,860.00	1,679.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	980.00–1,180.00	1,100.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,254.50

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

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How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

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