Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-11-09

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 9
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
122 vs last sale 336 297 vs year ago 511 · 58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
29 vs last sale 64 106 vs year ago 141 · 75.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
25 vs last sale 76 84 vs year ago 135 · 62.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls, Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls not well established due to insufficient receipts. Feeder Heifers mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.58/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 143.44 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$238.58
24 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,312
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$17.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.19
vs TN average
19.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551240.051,32222
Small 1543222.501,2072thin
One grade step is worth $17.55/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd
238.58
TN average13 barns · 662 hd
229.39
+9.19
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−19.81
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−143.44
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
BullsAverage1,791136.292,4415thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,469115.781,7017thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177112.201,3215thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98895.429435thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$1,6458
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$1,5814thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,5483thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,121$1,3103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$2,1922thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,350119.19/cwt113.50–130.001,6095
CowsBoner 80-85%1,164114.38/cwt109.00–116.501,3314
CowsLean 85-90%92887.83/cwt87.00–89.008153
Bulls2,032140.15/cwt138.50–142.002,8483
Bulls1,510125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,8951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,768107.27/cwt106.50–108.001,8972
BullsLight Weight1,350135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,8291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1211,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3031,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2351,505.23/head1,100.00–1,675.001,5053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4181,667.50/head1,610.00–1,725.001,6682
Bred CowsSmall 18381,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0051,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3802,191.58/head2,000.00–2,375.002,1922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29701,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3321,960.86/head1,675.00–2,090.001,9614
BullsSmall 1400–450415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
BullsSmall 1700–750710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565247.72/cwt244.00–249.501,4003
BullsSmall 1500–550525231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2131
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1871
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428307.12/cwt290.00–313.001,3148
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750736206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,5204
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529237.85/cwt229.00–248.001,2589
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550538251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,3534
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500466230.98/cwt228.00–234.001,0764
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675191.18/cwt185.00–197.001,2902
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0411
HeifersSmall 1550–600585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600572239.66/cwt239.00–240.001,3716
HeifersSmall 1450–500490236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1561
HeifersSmall 1300–350310227.00/cwt227.00–227.007041
HeifersSmall 1500–550500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600584231.87/cwt225.00–239.001,3546
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450438220.99/cwt219.00–223.009682
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635240.33/cwt240.00–240.501,5263
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476246.65/cwt242.00–251.001,1748
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295233.00/cwt233.00–233.006871
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618226.76/cwt224.00–230.001,4019
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550548285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5623
SteersSmall 1500–550535238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2731
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350337250.00/cwt250.00–250.008432
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365224.86/cwt220.00–230.008212
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
SteersSmall 1400–450400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700666232.40/cwt230.00–235.001,5485
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2253
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850808229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,8542
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,0872
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0233
SteersSmall 1350–400390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
SteersSmall 1550–600555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3573
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725229.79/cwt223.00–236.001,6663
SteersSmall 1600–650615235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950931219.13/cwt217.50–219.502,0408
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668227.01/cwt226.00–228.001,5162
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7021
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,0911
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538250.79/cwt250.00–254.001,3495
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007432
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650637226.43/cwt220.00–229.001,4425
BullsSmall 1550–600590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600598235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4052
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527230.39/cwt225.00–233.001,2143
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2431
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,2731
CowsLean 85-90%1,078106.81/cwt104.00–109.001,1512

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.