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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 9, 2024

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.83/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 570 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $273.28/cwt +14.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 487 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $310.64/cwt -7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 524 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 532 449
Feeder cattle 327 362 449
Slaughter cattle — 42 —
Replacement cattle — 128 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this market last week, not enough comparable feeder receipts to form a trend

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 320.00 $320.00 $880 —
315–340 331 4 291.00–330.00 $308.71 $1,022 -9.49
380 380 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,226 -3.75
400–435 value added 414 8 337.50–347.50 $346.29 $1,434 +12.05
405–425 415 2 302.50–310.00 $306.16 $1,271 -1.34
430 430 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,075 -57.50
458–468 value added 461 10 331.00–342.50 $339.00 $1,563 +14.00
450–480 468 5 299.00–330.00 $309.66 $1,449 +4.23
500–545 522 5 280.00–297.00 $290.16 $1,515 -22.52
518–527 value added 525 11 306.00–323.00 $319.95 $1,680 -1.05
556 value added 556 14 305.00 $305.00 $1,696 +14.33
585 585 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,527 -6.66
600–635 633 14 275.50–285.00 $276.14 $1,748 +38.14
715 715 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,795 +5.00
810 810 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 -5.34
950 950 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 245.00–307.50 $276.25 $884 -23.61
395 395 1 230.00 $230.00 $908 -48.00
447 447 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,278 +11.00
525 525 4 259.00–274.00 $270.25 $1,419 -15.75
605 605 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,313 -4.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 4 250.00–287.50 $266.93 $814 -8.88
360–388 375 11 261.00–277.50 $269.73 $1,011 -12.63
403 value added 403 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,173 +15.01
400–440 423 10 264.00–287.00 $277.74 $1,175 +18.81
486–488 487 11 267.50–270.00 $269.32 $1,312 +18.29
488 value added 488 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,376 +14.58
505–545 522 9 237.00–272.00 $250.60 $1,308 +32.60
563–585 568 5 238.00–244.00 $242.17 $1,376 +15.40
571 value added 571 20 265.50 $265.50 $1,516 +3.46
600–635 613 3 227.00–237.00 $232.36 $1,424 +9.36
695 695 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,418 +2.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 247.50 $247.50 $594 —
310–340 331 5 205.00–231.00 $213.38 $706 -27.12
350–390 370 7 217.00–252.00 $237.26 $878 -24.21
420–440 435 4 226.00–261.00 $248.61 $1,081 +14.80
448 value added 448 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,053 —
450–475 463 2 195.00–201.00 $197.92 $916 -33.13
480 value added 480 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,138 -46.00
525–540 538 8 220.50–237.00 $222.51 $1,197 +20.16
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,336 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 6 325.50–347.50 $330.57 $1,250 +2.02
405–445 422 7 300.00–345.00 $320.34 $1,352 +24.11
450–499 484 9 291.00–304.00 $293.06 $1,418 -5.27
510–515 513 2 289.00–291.00 $290.00 $1,488 +15.15
565 565 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,514 +0.91
605–645 631 10 231.00–246.00 $235.66 $1,487 -3.68
680 680 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,146 +11.25
445 445 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 +17.00
473–475 thin fleshed 473 5 312.50–320.00 $318.49 $1,506 —
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 -13.99
670 670 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,427 ±0.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,030 —
778 778 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,509 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.