Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 7.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −164.77 against this barn's trailing median of $441.21.

Average price

$276.44

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.48

vs TN average

−33.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	286.82	1,585	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	255.67	1,317	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $268 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

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.67, low $367.20, median $441.21 across 21 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 sale9 hd

276.44

—

TN average11 barns · 388 hd

288.92

−12.48

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−33.27

This barn, trailing median21 sales

441.21

−164.77

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	1,501	144.62	2,170	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	119.73	1,504	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,337	118.52	1,585	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	103.31	1,106	5thin

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)	1,244	$1,807	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,721	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	772	$1,456	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,118	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,938	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	500–550	515	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	339.32/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	279.67/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	302.24/cwt	300.00–309.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	241.41/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	259.78/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	279.86/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,369	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	297.26/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	249.82/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	293.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,333	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	936	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	1,456.37/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	287.26/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,244	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,757.22/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,757	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,830.87/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	286.54/cwt	279.00–294.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	271.55/cwt	253.00–281.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	245.92/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	861	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	562	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,439	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	255.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,317	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,602	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,155	141.81/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,638	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	120.53/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,578	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	113.74/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	142.13/cwt	138.50–145.50	2,295	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
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	2,075.00–2,275.00	2,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,181.25/head	1,975.00–2,350.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	120.00/cwt	116.00–127.50	1,471	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,195	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	103.51/cwt	100.50–107.50	1,156	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Bulls	—	—	2,195	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	3,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	272.29/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	302.39/cwt	299.00–306.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	293.97/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	309.95/cwt	306.00–317.00	1,466	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	227.97/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	311.27/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	341.31/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,089	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	338.50/cwt	329.00–348.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	239.50/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	248.15/cwt	243.00–249.50	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	286.02/cwt	266.00–293.00	1,788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	254.88/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	292.64/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,520	5

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 420Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 104Year ago 203

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 7.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

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	500–550	515	286.00	286.00
5	550–600	578	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	313.00	313.00
4	300–350	311	300.00–309.00	302.24
6	350–400	382	291.00–294.00	292.64
14	400–450	433	280.00–289.00	287.26
13	450–500	489	269.00–283.00	279.86
4	500–550	541	256.00–262.00	259.78
6	550–600	580	240.00–256.00	249.82
5	600–650	608	243.00–249.50	248.15
2	650–700	680	238.00	238.00
2	700–750	723	218.00–220.00	218.98
1	750–800	750	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	269.00	269.00
1	350–400	370	253.00	253.00
1	400–450	420	269.00	269.00
1	450–500	475	264.00	264.00
1	500–550	500	247.00	247.00
2	550–600	568	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	350.00–355.00	352.43
11	300–350	319	338.00–344.00	341.31
5	350–400	363	328.00–350.00	339.32
27	450–500	473	306.00–317.00	309.95
3	500–550	510	292.00–295.00	293.97
3	550–600	595	275.00–289.00	279.67
9	600–650	625	266.00–293.00	286.02
3	650–700	677	246.00–260.00	254.88
2	700–750	725	239.00–240.00	239.50
2	750–800	760	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	825	214.00	214.00
2	850–900	858	225.00–231.00	227.97
1	900–950	905	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	299.00–306.00	302.39
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	312.00	312.00
2	450–500	473	279.00–294.00	286.54
3	500–550	515	250.00–260.00	255.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	346.00	346.00
2	350–400	355	329.00–348.00	338.50
5	400–450	428	301.00–317.00	311.27
12	450–500	455	290.00–300.00	293.01
5	500–550	535	293.00–300.00	297.26
3	550–600	577	262.00–278.00	272.29
1	600–650	640	244.00	244.00
5	650–700	677	237.00–247.00	241.41
1	750–800	780	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	238.00–250.00	245.92
3	450–500	481	253.00–281.00	271.55
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	256.00	256.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,239	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,757.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,271	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,830.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,180.00	1,180.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	772	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,456.37
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,075.00–2,275.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,350.00	2,181.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	110.50	110.50
4	—	1,309	115.00–125.50	120.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	135.50	135.50
3	—	1,350	112.00–114.50	113.74
8	—	1,226	116.00–127.50	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,117	100.50–107.50	103.51
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	140.50–145.00	141.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	138.50–145.50	142.13
1	—	2,195	160.50	160.50

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

Steers · 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