Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-06

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 6
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
5 vs last sale 215 191 vs year ago 411 · 46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
30 vs last sale 54 11 vs year ago 73 · +15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
20 vs last sale 50 48 vs year ago 118 · 40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to last weeks holiday layoff.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.70/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 128.32 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$253.70
27 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,383
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TN average
23.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546255.231,39325
Medium and Large 2-3555240.001,3321thin
Small 1-2515229.001,1791thin
One grade step is worth $26.23/cwt here — about $214 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
470420370319median 382.0201/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
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 sale27 hd
253.70
TN average1 barns · 27 hd
253.70
+0.00
National average18 barns · 1,550 hd
276.94
−23.24
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−128.32
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
BullsAverage1,571156.322,45610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,340147.281,9738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,075136.651,46939
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,078110.931,19613

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)1,122$1,9119
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,219$1,7378
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$1,7003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$1,5601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,8403thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$1,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1582,048.06/head1,750.00–2,350.002,0482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529280.69/cwt270.00–295.001,4858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572265.88/cwt260.00–278.001,5213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy700–750714223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5924
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290310.62/cwt304.00–318.009013
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585244.50/cwt243.00–246.001,4302
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650640227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475260.51/cwt248.00–272.001,2372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1081,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400357233.76/cwt228.00–242.008353
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2171
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,0912
SteersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,030180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1051,520.00/head1,520.00–1,520.001,5201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350324276.15/cwt268.00–279.008954
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650616224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3803
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,0961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550520247.01/cwt246.00–249.001,2843
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000976215.50/cwt215.50–215.502,10310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600551285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273322.95/cwt319.00–325.008823
BullsSmall 1-2450–500480268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2861
Bred CowsSmall 1-28901,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
HeifersSmall 1-2400–450423231.00/cwt231.00–231.009772
HeifersSmall 1-2500–550515229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1791
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,937.86/head1,920.00–2,010.001,9388
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2931,855.47/head1,610.00–2,000.001,8556
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265259.00/cwt259.00–259.006861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669229.20/cwt223.00–232.001,5335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437262.85/cwt256.00–266.001,1497
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500455297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,3512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635243.65/cwt240.00–254.001,5476
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,0511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550519268.23/cwt265.00–279.001,3925
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600594246.00/cwt245.00–250.001,4615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534251.99/cwt244.00–259.001,3469
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650643259.51/cwt258.00–261.001,6692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350313322.66/cwt321.00–324.001,0103
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450434294.40/cwt291.00–303.001,2786
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350321279.80/cwt274.00–291.0089810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800760208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500467300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650608270.67/cwt269.00–273.001,6463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225319.00/cwt319.00–319.007181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500493245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571251.81/cwt244.00–256.001,4385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800780257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550540261.19/cwt260.00–262.001,41010
Bulls1,617157.52/cwt150.50–164.502,5477
Bulls1,280145.01/cwt140.00–148.501,8562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450416222.00/cwt222.00–222.009243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,085127.85/cwt122.50–133.501,3873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322157.25/cwt148.00–164.502,0793
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700655229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600585242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy400–450445281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,2501
CowsLean 85-90%1,075112.39/cwt105.00–122.001,20811
Bulls1,830170.50/cwt170.50–170.503,1201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,311140.82/cwt137.00–144.001,8465
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,387158.04/cwt154.50–164.502,1923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,052135.58/cwt127.00–145.001,42633
CowsLean 85-90%1,093102.91/cwt100.50–105.501,1252

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.