Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-09-21

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 21
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
298 head
1 vs last sale 299 21 vs year ago 319 · 6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
25 vs last sale 55 17 vs year ago 63 · +27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
23 vs last sale 86 6 vs year ago 103 · +5.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported last week, therefore no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.39/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 154.63 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$227.39
34 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,247
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$32.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.57
vs TN average
9.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550232.451,27927
Medium and Large 2540213.721,1544thin
Small 1545200.051,0913thin
One grade step is worth $32.41/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd
227.39
TN average15 barns · 838 hd
225.82
+1.57
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−9.62
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−154.63
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
BullsLow1,826148.682,7155thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493119.441,78313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,251113.861,42526
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,123104.521,17416

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)1,323$1,8477
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,237$1,63024
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,9873thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718196.05/cwt193.00–199.001,4082
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335257.50/cwt257.50–257.508631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750701207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4555
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4073
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800797191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,5261
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3162
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250238258.13/cwt237.50–277.506142
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2671
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650617249.39/cwt245.00–253.001,5395
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4473
SteersMedium and Large 1Full650–700690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433225.38/cwt220.00–228.009766
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283247.61/cwt245.00–250.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523211.62/cwt196.00–220.001,1073
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5231
SteersSmall 1600–650615225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3841
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477275.77/cwt265.00–279.501,3154
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610237.36/cwt230.00–243.001,4483
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518261.05/cwt248.00–268.001,3526
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700699239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6714
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0503
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572259.50/cwt256.00–261.001,4846
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405299.34/cwt298.00–300.001,2123
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400377278.69/cwt270.00–283.001,0513
SteersSmall 1550–600575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
SteersSmall 1450–500475224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0641
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650624219.72/cwt217.00–225.001,3713
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565229.62/cwt219.00–235.001,2973
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6791
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800783206.79/cwt204.00–209.501,6192
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270277.00/cwt277.00–277.007481
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500462228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0533
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700673200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3462
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550510231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1782
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900888171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5182
BullsSmall 1650–700675191.68/cwt185.00–200.001,2943
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610211.55/cwt206.00–217.001,2902
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521230.65/cwt227.00–233.001,2024
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700667202.62/cwt200.00–204.001,3513
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 1Full600–650645214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3801
CowsLean 85-90%1,08297.85/cwt95.00–103.001,0593
CowsLean 85-90%1,133106.06/cwt95.00–113.501,20213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485118.73/cwt114.50–123.001,76312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,0291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273117.35/cwt110.50–123.501,49414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226109.79/cwt100.00–114.501,34612
Bulls1,743144.32/cwt139.50–148.502,5152
Bulls1,882151.58/cwt149.00–154.002,8533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1641,542.84/head1,390.00–1,640.001,54312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3721,950.23/head1,780.00–2,200.001,9505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2021,590.00/head1,590.00–1,590.001,5902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3101,717.68/head1,560.00–2,000.001,71812
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 18901,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0102,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2421
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000970143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3871
BullsSmall 1550–600590221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3041
BullsSmall 1450–500460249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1451
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530247.90/cwt239.00–253.501,3145
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450434273.69/cwt260.00–279.501,1884
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600568223.70/cwt221.00–225.001,2713
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850839159.51/cwt158.00–160.001,3384
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700662214.99/cwt214.00–217.001,4233
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3541
HeifersSmall 1400–450422213.86/cwt205.00–226.009023
HeifersSmall 1600–650625204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470216.96/cwt215.00–219.001,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700658202.71/cwt200.50–212.001,3348
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370257.68/cwt250.00–266.009532
HeifersSmall 1550–600563195.07/cwt190.00–200.001,0982
HeifersSmall 1500–550510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412249.04/cwt230.00–259.001,0263
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523232.37/cwt220.00–236.001,21510
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471233.65/cwt225.00–239.001,10010
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566230.40/cwt220.00–233.001,30411
HeifersSmall 1350–400350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375234.68/cwt231.00–240.008804
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223280.03/cwt277.50–282.506242
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635203.78/cwt198.50–209.001,2943

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.