Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2024-11-23

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 23
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
3 vs last sale 227 27 vs year ago 251 · 10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
30 vs last sale 37 12 vs year ago 55 · +21.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
23 vs last sale 42 66 vs year ago 131 · 50.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady on a light test. Feeder Steers not well established. Feeder Heifers and Bulls 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 $227.39/cwt on 16 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
16 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$19.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.51
vs TN average
39.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565234.531,32410thin
Medium and Large 2543215.671,1723thin
Small 1520215.331,1203thin
One grade step is worth $19.19/cwt here — about $204 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

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 sale16 hd
227.39
TN average14 barns · 902 hd
242.90
−15.51
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−39.66
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
BullsAverage1,605135.212,1706thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180113.331,33721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,464111.981,64015
CowsLean 85-90%Average99790.669034thin

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)1,233$1,9066
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,50613
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,4619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,9582thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2274
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400376220.00/cwt220.00–220.008274
HeifersSmall 1550–600550189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700687225.84/cwt225.50–228.001,5527
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009052
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0972
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,3241
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423263.77/cwt259.00–269.001,1164
SteersSmall 1500–550510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
HeifersSmall 1350–400380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630227.48/cwt220.00–230.001,4334
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700667245.81/cwt244.00–247.001,6405
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388316.34/cwt312.00–319.001,2278
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900855214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8301
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350322284.00/cwt284.00–284.009143
SteersSmall 1450–500490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700688247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7032
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900885211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8671
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316328.06/cwt321.00–339.001,0375
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6311
SteersSmall 1600–650600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474296.23/cwt291.00–315.001,40414
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600596252.00/cwt250.00–256.001,5023
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5212
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7713
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510245.60/cwt241.00–248.001,2533
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424296.71/cwt296.00–302.001,2588
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2741
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3371
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460273.09/cwt271.00–277.001,2563
BullsMedium and Large 1Gaunt650–700675221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,151112.31/cwt104.50–119.501,29317
CowsLean 85-90%90595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,840102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,8861
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438112.02/cwt105.50–119.001,61113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273122.54/cwt120.00–125.001,5603
CowsLean 85-90%1,02789.21/cwt84.00–92.509163
Bulls1,905140.01/cwt138.00–142.502,6672
Bulls1,455132.81/cwt132.00–133.501,9324
Bred CowsSmall 19751,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0351,432.42/head1,400.00–1,490.001,4323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1771,765.02/head1,590.00–1,870.001,7655
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1281,425.90/head1,153.00–1,695.001,4266
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3172,171.26/head1,970.00–2,275.002,1713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred CowsSmall 19181,100.30/head990.00–1,210.001,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1601,590.00/head1,590.00–1,590.001,5901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2202,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1041,526.48/head1,390.00–1,570.001,5265
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1481,640.89/head1,250.00–1,810.001,6413
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4274
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650629230.97/cwt230.00–232.001,4534
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500479297.66/cwt293.00–319.001,42614
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3812
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575246.18/cwt240.00–250.001,4169
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550542237.42/cwt231.00–239.001,2875
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750717203.74/cwt199.00–206.001,4614
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400391264.82/cwt259.00–277.001,0358
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350259.00/cwt259.00–259.009071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full650–700670213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4271
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0352
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670217.40/cwt199.00–220.001,4578
HeifersSmall 1500–550505228.50/cwt228.00–229.001,1542
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600587231.63/cwt229.00–233.001,3605

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.