Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.14/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −129.88 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$252.14

48 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs TN average

−16.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	257.78	1,406	32
Medium and Large 2-3	539	240.85	1,299	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale48 hd

252.14

—

TN average13 barns · 842 hd

255.28

−3.14

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−16.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−129.88

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	1,579	131.02	2,069	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	120.64	1,727	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	116.15	1,348	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	102.63	995	8thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,271	$1,840	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,686	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,406	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	278.78/cwt	275.00–279.50	1,163	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	285.91/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	312.41/cwt	306.00–315.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,792	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,470.59/head	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,471	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	312.77/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	237.98/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	300.35/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,544	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	277.05/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	240.07/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	299.43/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,141	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	217.19/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	297.51/cwt	297.00–298.00	1,720	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,146.38/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	268.63/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	251.33/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	930	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	515	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,863.58/head	1,625.00–2,200.00	1,864	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,839.63/head	1,650.00–2,475.00	1,840	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	259.64/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,358	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,866	2
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	438	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,240	4
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	345	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,049	1
Bulls	—	—	1,576	135.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	116.88/cwt	111.50–123.50	1,393	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	108.87/cwt	104.50–113.00	1,152	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	104.93/cwt	100.00–113.00	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	120.57/cwt	115.50–126.50	1,782	11
Bulls	—	—	1,574	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	252.20/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	318.62/cwt	312.00–323.00	1,341	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	264.14/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,632	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	313.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	573	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	243.85/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,261	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	234.19/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	263.95/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,000	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	284	352.78/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,072	1,491.16/head	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	287.50/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,797	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	226.03/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	241.16/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	285.03/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	276.76/cwt	262.00–280.50	1,276	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	257.98/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	267.72/cwt	265.50–270.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	355.06/cwt	335.00–369.00	1,126	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	235.74/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,313	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 May 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 299Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 54Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 131Year ago 178

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	306.00–315.00	312.41
4	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
10	350–400	381	296.00–302.00	299.43
7	400–450	417	275.00–279.50	278.78
12	450–500	461	262.00–280.50	276.76
11	500–550	523	255.00–263.00	259.64
14	550–600	574	246.00–255.00	251.33
2	600–650	623	234.00–242.00	237.98
5	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	708	216.00–219.00	217.19
1	750–800	750	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	265.50–270.00	267.72
5	600–650	603	249.00–253.00	252.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	379	249.00–275.00	263.95
4	400–450	427	231.00–247.00	235.74
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
9	500–550	517	231.00–249.00	243.85
5	550–600	566	232.00–238.00	234.19
5	600–650	640	222.00–227.00	226.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	335.00–369.00	355.06
2	350–400	393	334.00	334.00
8	400–450	437	314.00	314.00
11	500–550	514	291.00–304.00	300.35
8	550–600	573	270.00–293.00	285.91
2	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	678	254.00–260.00	257.98
2	700–750	700	256.00	256.00
1	850–900	855	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	324.00	324.00
6	550–600	578	297.00–298.00	297.51
21	600–650	625	279.00–296.00	287.50
2	750–800	768	243.00	243.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	304.00	304.00
4	400–450	438	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
8	250–300	284	337.00–355.00	352.78
1	300–350	325	314.00	314.00
4	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	313.21
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	246.00	246.00
2	550–600	570	259.00	259.00
2	650–700	670	234.00–248.00	241.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	421	312.00–323.00	318.62
3	450–500	473	303.00–318.00	312.77
3	500–550	515	266.00–270.00	268.63
9	550–600	574	259.00–280.00	277.05
9	600–650	618	247.00–267.00	264.14
3	650–700	662	236.00–247.00	240.07
1	700–750	730	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	284.00–286.00	285.03
1	450–500	470	283.00	283.00
1	550–600	585	254.00	254.00
1	600–650	605	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	790	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	236.00	236.00

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,125	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,470.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,146.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,214	1,625.00–2,200.00	1,863.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,271	1,650.00–2,475.00	1,839.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,072	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,491.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	130.00–140.00	135.80
1	—	1,615	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,574	120.00–125.00	121.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,192	111.50–123.50	116.88
3	—	1,058	104.50–113.00	108.87
1	—	1,125	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	86.50	86.50
7	—	952	100.00–113.00	104.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,250	130.00	130.00
11	—	1,478	115.50–126.50	120.57

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle