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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 11, 2024

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.95/cwt -14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 473 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $287.26/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 433 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.86/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 489 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 572 659
Feeder cattle 276 420 384
Slaughter cattle 48 48 72
Replacement cattle 96 104 203

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 7.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 350.00–355.00 $352.43 $1,015 —
312–340 319 11 338.00–344.00 $341.31 $1,089 -13.75
350–385 363 5 328.00–350.00 $339.32 $1,232 +5.32
452–498 473 27 306.00–317.00 $309.95 $1,466 —
503–525 510 3 292.00–295.00 $293.97 $1,499 -6.38
595 595 3 275.00–289.00 $279.67 $1,664 -6.24
613–635 625 9 266.00–293.00 $286.02 $1,788 +16.02
665–695 677 3 246.00–260.00 $254.88 $1,726 -3.10
720–730 725 2 239.00–240.00 $239.50 $1,736 -16.50
760 760 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,877 —
825 825 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,766 —
850–866 858 2 225.00–231.00 $227.97 $1,956 +14.97
905 905 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,937 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–299 290 2 299.00–306.00 $302.39 $877 -50.39
315 315 1 250.00 $250.00 $788 -64.00
385 385 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,201 -1.21
470–475 473 2 279.00–294.00 $286.54 $1,355 —
515 515 3 250.00–260.00 $255.67 $1,317 +9.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 3 313.00 $313.00 $789 +0.59
310–311 311 4 300.00–309.00 $302.24 $940 -2.76
362–395 382 6 291.00–294.00 $292.64 $1,118 -6.79
400–445 433 14 280.00–289.00 $287.26 $1,244 +8.48
465–499 489 13 269.00–283.00 $279.86 $1,369 +23.86
515 value added 515 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,473 +18.28
530–545 541 4 256.00–262.00 $259.78 $1,405 +0.14
578 value added 578 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,520 —
550–598 580 6 240.00–256.00 $249.82 $1,449 -1.51
603–630 608 5 243.00–249.50 $248.15 $1,509 +10.17
680 680 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,618 +8.00
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 -20.00
710–735 723 2 218.00–220.00 $218.98 $1,583 +1.79
750 750 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,792 +38.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 269.00 $269.00 $861 —
370 370 1 253.00 $253.00 $936 -10.95
420 420 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,130 +33.26
475 475 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,254 +34.00
500 500 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,235 +3.15
550–585 568 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,323 -1.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 346.00 $346.00 $1,194 —
355 355 2 329.00–348.00 $338.50 $1,202 —
420–431 428 5 301.00–317.00 $311.27 $1,332 -7.35
450–475 455 12 290.00–300.00 $293.01 $1,333 -19.76
503–545 535 5 293.00–300.00 $297.26 $1,590 +28.63
560–590 577 3 262.00–278.00 $272.29 $1,571 -4.76
640 640 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,562 -20.14
670–690 677 5 237.00–247.00 $241.41 $1,634 +1.34
780 780 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–420 411 3 238.00–250.00 $245.92 $1,011 -39.11
470–490 481 3 253.00–281.00 $271.55 $1,306 -11.45
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,439 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 135.50 $135.50 $1,653 —
1115–1425 1226 80-85% 8 116.00–127.50 $120.00 $1,471 —
1005–1890 1350 80-85% 3 112.00–114.50 $113.74 $1,535 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $873 -14.93
1030 1030 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,195 —
1085–1155 1117 85-90% 3 100.50–107.50 $103.51 $1,156 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1390 1309 75-80% 4 115.00–125.50 $120.53 $1,578 —
1450 1450 75-80% 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,602 -10.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1245 1155 3 140.50–145.00 $141.81 $1,638 —
1445–1735 1615 3 138.50–145.50 $142.13 $2,295 -8.87
2195 2195 1 160.50 $160.50 $3,523 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1075–1460 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,625.00–1,900.00 $1,757.22
1065–1398 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,675.00–1,900.00 $1,830.87
1475 1475 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,180.00 $1,180.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–905 772 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,700.00 $1,456.37
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,975.00–2,350.00 $2,181.25 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,075.00–2,275.00 $2,175.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.