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Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 22
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
50 vs last sale 240 34 vs year ago 224 · 15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
3 vs last sale 53 17 vs year ago 67 · 25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
15 vs last sale 117 37 vs year ago 65 · +56.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower, on a light test of market. Slaughter Cows, steady on Boners and Leans, 10.00 higher Breakers. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality fair, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.45/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 87.58 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$294.45
36 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$828
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$153.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
29.72
vs TN average
62.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552306.621,69328
Medium and Large 2564265.951,4997thin
Small 1565153.008641thin
One grade step is worth $153.62/cwt here — about $828 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 sale36 hd
294.45
TN average15 barns · 999 hd
324.17
−29.72
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−62.44
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−87.58
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
BullsLow1,646179.872,96010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477161.182,38010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,355146.111,98014
CowsLean 85-90%High1,070129.041,38114

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,3557
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,188$2,26515
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,312$2,2008
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,113$2,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,8564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500483356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,7193
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522304.43/cwt301.00–309.001,58913
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385326.99/cwt310.00–345.001,2595
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700652306.99/cwt303.00–309.002,0023
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500465341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,5864
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710244.62/cwt236.00–265.001,7375
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525291.10/cwt281.00–301.001,5282
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550511338.04/cwt337.00–340.001,7273
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800791210.33/cwt204.00–230.001,6644
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318343.61/cwt329.00–370.001,0933
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500458284.97/cwt280.00–290.001,3052
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650611286.76/cwt280.00–299.001,7525
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425392.50/cwt388.00–397.001,6682
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524329.25/cwt309.00–333.001,72511
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600586293.82/cwt289.00–304.001,7223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,8396
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578308.52/cwt299.00–320.001,78315
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700666255.42/cwt250.00–275.001,7016
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650635252.02/cwt250.00–254.001,6002
HeifersSmall 1550–600565153.00/cwt153.00–153.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468338.25/cwt329.00–349.001,5838
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1132,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2092,378.33/head2,050.00–2,500.002,37811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3122,199.79/head2,000.00–2,375.002,2008
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448175.76/cwt171.00–180.002,5452
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472159.89/cwt152.00–165.002,3547
CowsBoner 80-85%1,045167.30/cwt160.00–174.001,7482
CowsLean 85-90%1,040158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201134.31/cwt127.00–139.001,6135
CowsLean 85-90%1,026117.76/cwt110.00–122.501,2086
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,554148.49/cwt143.00–154.502,3087
Bulls2,160167.92/cwt165.00–171.003,6272
Bulls1,517182.86/cwt175.50–193.502,7748
CowsLean 85-90%1,112134.57/cwt127.00–147.001,4967
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,2071
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500481387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0512,096.78/head2,075.00–2,175.002,0975
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0381,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1301,953.88/head1,925.00–1,985.001,9544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290315.00/cwt315.00–315.009141
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600579246.90/cwt240.00–261.001,4303
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550508285.02/cwt280.00–290.001,4482
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335255.00/cwt255.00–255.008541
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6911
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008702
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615223.37/cwt200.00–246.001,3742
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,4342
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600586258.32/cwt221.00–270.001,5145
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950940161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4524
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318471.60/cwt465.00–505.001,5006
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0611
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6681
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1632
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270403.64/cwt400.00–410.001,0903
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469315.72/cwt310.00–319.001,4814
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476291.66/cwt244.00–304.001,3885
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,4652
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450438300.69/cwt260.00–340.001,3172
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610314.02/cwt313.00–315.001,9162

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.