Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-06-22

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 22
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
88 vs last sale 127 196 vs year ago 411 · 47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
35 vs last sale 19 19 vs year ago 73 · 26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
0 vs last sale 50 68 vs year ago 118 · 57.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $271.41/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 169.80 against this barn's trailing median of $441.21.
Average price
$271.41
33 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.50
vs TN average
29.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561274.821,54326
Medium and Large 2-3561258.731,4517thin
One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $92 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
525468410353median 441.2101/0303/2105/0906/2008/15
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 sale33 hd
271.41
TN average13 barns · 396 hd
290.91
−19.50
National average144 barns · 7,865 hd
300.66
−29.25
This barn, trailing median21 sales
441.21
−169.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,627163.262,6575thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,340137.801,84714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,240134.781,67112
CowsLean 85-90%High1,092121.921,33112

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,8075
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$1,68319
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)943$1,2664thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,0251thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700660226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550545236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550544262.51/cwt261.00–264.001,4284
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350332301.65/cwt295.00–309.001,0014
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520237.55/cwt235.00–240.001,2352
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385243.55/cwt235.00–261.009383
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500472277.07/cwt267.00–283.001,3083
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153147.61/cwt145.50–150.001,7022
Bulls1,800145.50/cwt145.50–145.502,6191
Bulls1,595177.21/cwt172.50–182.002,8262
Bulls1,573158.18/cwt150.50–165.502,4882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258138.96/cwt133.50–144.501,7487
HeifersSmall 1-2450–500487245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1933
Bred CowsSmall 1-29241,421.21/head1,160.00–1,525.001,4214
BullsSmall 1-2700–750700211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4771
Bred CowsSmall 1-28351,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,364129.84/cwt125.00–133.501,7716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,270152.23/cwt150.00–155.001,9332
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168124.71/cwt122.00–128.001,4572
CowsLean 85-90%1,255128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,6131
CowsLean 85-90%1,077121.32/cwt117.50–128.001,30711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340140.96/cwt135.00–146.501,8896
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1921,488.94/head1,430.00–1,525.001,4893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550511243.40/cwt237.00–251.001,24411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468251.87/cwt248.00–258.001,1796
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400378282.47/cwt275.00–301.001,0684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8741
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575233.57/cwt228.00–237.001,3437
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600583253.68/cwt252.00–255.001,4793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378305.23/cwt300.00–321.001,1546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2161,818.55/head1,500.00–1,975.001,81912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568241.24/cwt235.00–246.001,37010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255295.50/cwt295.50–295.507541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600560246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,806.59/head1,500.00–2,100.001,8075
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575273.82/cwt265.00–278.001,57419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,8091
SteersSmall 1-2450–500478280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3382
SteersSmall 1-2350–400390281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,0961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524277.55/cwt268.00–284.001,4547
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422255.82/cwt253.00–261.001,0805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468294.21/cwt291.00–301.001,3773
SteersSmall 1-2400–450405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450416268.52/cwt259.00–271.001,1175
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485243.68/cwt241.00–245.001,1823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39791,344.60/head1,250.00–1,525.001,3453
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350313279.03/cwt275.00–283.008732
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435244.35/cwt238.00–250.001,0634
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270295.50/cwt290.00–301.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700667231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300266283.94/cwt280.00–290.007554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475276.47/cwt269.00–286.001,3133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550529266.91/cwt260.00–272.001,4124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650609262.17/cwt255.00–266.001,5974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610237.03/cwt235.00–239.001,4462
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,430100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4301

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.