Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale two weeks ago, it was noted quality was low therefore so was buyer activity. Feeder steers remaining steady, heifers trending 4.00 to 10.00 lower, bulls 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls remaining steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.54/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.48 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$226.54

33 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$17.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs TN average

−14.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	233.40	1,274	20
Medium and Large 2	548	215.98	1,183	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.42/cwt here — about $91 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 sale33 hd

226.54

—

TN average13 barns · 520 hd

221.85

+4.69

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−14.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−155.48

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	—	Low	1,799	157.51	2,834	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	130.83	1,492	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	125.77	1,948	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	113.79	1,271	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	124.92	1,971	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	106.50	1,576	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	103.05	1,152	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,965	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,756	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,740	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,596	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,588	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,386	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,587.99/head	1,530.00–1,640.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	222.54/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	249.76/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,299	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	239.05/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,150	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	213.08/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,933.96/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	288.01/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	223.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	242.65/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,596.17/head	1,440.00–1,880.00	1,596	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	287.73/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,223	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,855.03/head	1,720.00–2,125.00	1,855	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	216.57/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	208.59/cwt	204.00–213.50	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	259.48/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	252.96/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	216.29/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	237.83/cwt	230.00–245.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	245.78/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	239.41/cwt	234.50–244.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	239.54/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	610	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,257	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	908	1,486.13/head	1,300.00–1,620.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	232.99/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,554	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	117.10/cwt	112.50–126.00	1,351	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	124.92/cwt	120.50–128.50	1,971	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	125.77/cwt	124.50–128.50	1,948	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	158.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,776	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,437.50/head	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,275.00–2,875.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,790.00/head	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	215.29/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,247	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	133.04/cwt	129.50–140.00	1,542	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	125.31/cwt	124.50–126.00	1,372	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	3,504	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	103.05/cwt	98.50–108.00	1,152	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	106.05/cwt	102.50–108.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	247.43/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,180	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	267.53/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,026	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	2,120.00/head	2,120.00–2,120.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	231.51/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	229.66/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	262.66/cwt	250.00–266.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	223.52/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	270.50/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	218.40/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,332	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	249.87/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,432	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	305.39/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	225.35/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,541	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	232.14/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,365	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	229.63/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,304	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	262.21/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,390	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	175.09/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	245.53/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	237.17/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,243	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	279.98/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,456	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 Sep 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 324Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 151Year ago 103

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	1,530.00–1,640.00	1,587.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,227	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,933.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,740.00	1,740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,117	1,440.00–1,880.00	1,596.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,215	1,720.00–2,125.00	1,855.03
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	908	1,300.00–1,620.00	1,486.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,610.00	1,610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,120.00	2,120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,437.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,275.00–2,875.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,790.00	1,790.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	443	298.00	298.00
5	450–500	481	261.00–271.00	267.53
9	500–550	520	244.00–254.00	249.76
6	550–600	588	230.00–238.00	232.14
2	600–650	623	219.00–226.00	222.54
2	650–700	678	210.00–216.00	213.08
2	800–850	833	169.00–181.00	175.09
1	850–900	855	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	233.00–260.00	242.65
2	450–500	465	251.00–255.00	252.96
3	500–550	507	220.00–230.00	223.29
2	650–700	673	204.00–213.50	208.59
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	378	250.00–266.00	262.66
2	400–450	428	270.00–271.00	270.50
16	450–500	481	230.00–241.00	239.05
10	500–550	524	230.00–248.00	237.17
10	550–600	568	225.00–239.00	229.63
12	600–650	610	216.00–220.00	218.40
12	650–700	684	220.00–228.00	225.35
1	700–750	710	204.00	204.00
1	750–800	785	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	230.00–245.00	237.83
3	400–450	423	230.00–244.00	239.54
3	450–500	473	229.50	229.50
7	500–550	521	205.00–225.00	216.57
6	550–600	579	210.00–221.00	215.29
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
4	650–700	674	213.00–219.00	216.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	477	246.00–250.00	247.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	386	304.00–308.00	305.39
5	400–450	425	284.00–294.00	287.73
5	450–500	463	283.00–296.00	288.01
15	500–550	530	258.00–269.00	262.21
13	550–600	573	245.00–259.00	249.87
4	600–650	635	225.00–234.00	231.51
6	650–700	673	238.00–250.00	245.53
2	700–750	703	218.00–229.00	223.52
3	750–800	760	219.00–236.00	229.66
1	850–900	850	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	249.00	249.00
2	450–500	465	259.00–260.00	259.48
8	500–550	542	237.00–248.00	245.78
4	550–600	590	234.50–244.00	239.41
3	650–700	667	229.00–237.50	232.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	279.00–284.00	279.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	112.50–126.00	117.10
3	—	1,030	102.50–108.00	106.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	124.50–128.50	125.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,159	129.50–140.00	133.04
2	—	1,095	124.50–126.00	125.31
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	120.50–128.50	124.92
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	106.50	106.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	98.50–108.00	103.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	147.50	147.50
6	—	1,757	150.00–160.00	158.01
1	—	2,130	164.50	164.50

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Replacement Cattle

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