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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 14, 2024

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.98/cwt +22.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 427 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.66/cwt +31.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 481 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $294.91/cwt +42.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,646/hd at 558 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 356 421
Feeder cattle 232 224 279
Slaughter cattle 38 67 63
Replacement cattle 80 65 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

This sale was last reported on 11/23/24, therefore due to the extended layoff no trends could be established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,148 —
313 value added 313 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,252 —
335 335 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,206 +31.94
370–375 372 5 311.00–361.00 $338.07 $1,258 +21.73
457–472 value added 463 5 325.00–331.00 $328.55 $1,521 —
480 480 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,498 +15.77
500–510 value added 506 7 314.00–320.00 $316.54 $1,602 —
515–545 530 2 290.00–323.00 $306.03 $1,622 —
550–552 552 4 285.00–290.00 $288.75 $1,594 —
559–567 value added 561 8 295.00–299.00 $297.99 $1,672 —
655–665 value added 659 5 254.00–260.00 $257.58 $1,697 +10.08
705 705 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,748 —
755 755 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,759 —
783 value added 783 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,848 +6.00
1025 1025 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 320.00–329.00 $324.37 $1,087 +40.37
365 thin fleshed 365 1 364.00 $364.00 $1,329 —
415 415 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,228 —
550–585 568 2 250.00–251.00 $250.52 $1,423 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 301.00 $301.00 $828 —
315 315 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,005 +49.00
360 thin fleshed 360 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 —
370–375 373 5 287.00–329.00 $303.66 $1,133 +38.84
410 thin fleshed 410 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,111 —
405–445 428 15 265.00–309.00 $287.17 $1,229 +23.40
433 value added 433 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,256 —
465 465 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 +40.00
458–491 thin fleshed 484 10 279.00–280.00 $279.19 $1,351 —
500–535 520 4 240.00–263.00 $253.27 $1,317 +15.85
529 thin fleshed 529 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,455 —
565 565 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,136 -30.63
555–575 568 3 250.00–255.00 $253.37 $1,439 +21.74
568 value added 568 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,488 —
600 600 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,308 -9.48
609 value added 609 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,529 —
600–625 613 2 239.00–255.00 $246.84 $1,513 +19.36
640 640 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,440 -2.48
655–672 668 4 218.00–230.00 $220.94 $1,476 +7.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 thin fleshed 335 2 330.00–344.00 $336.90 $1,129 —
350–355 353 2 301.00–318.00 $309.56 $1,093 +50.56
375 thin fleshed 375 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 —
440 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 -36.00
490 490 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,152 —
525 525 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,218 +23.00
590 590 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 +6.00
670 670 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,420 -5.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 219.00 $219.00 $920 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–428 422 6 325.00–339.00 $331.30 $1,398 +34.59
470–485 474 4 294.00–315.00 $303.59 $1,439 +5.93
535 535 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,541 +25.00
550–575 559 6 269.00–275.00 $272.29 $1,522 +26.11
600–635 618 2 230.00–239.00 $234.37 $1,448 +3.40
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 +4.00
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —
830 830 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,245 —
865 865 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 475 3 280.00–303.00 $295.17 $1,402 +22.08
525 525 1 190.00 $190.00 $998 -46.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,352 —
655 655 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1280 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1630 1470 75-80% 6 102.50–112.50 $107.31 $1,577 —
1330–1825 1547 75-80% 7 113.00–121.00 $117.50 $1,818 —
1460–1645 1553 75-80% 2 127.00–130.00 $128.59 $1,997 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1310 1148 80-85% 2 91.50–103.00 $96.44 $1,107 —
1085–1515 1302 80-85% 7 106.50–114.50 $110.53 $1,439 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,074 —
1160–1475 1282 85-90% 3 97.00–106.50 $100.25 $1,285 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1805 1688 4 120.00–139.50 $128.61 $2,171 —
1860 1860 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,567 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1085–1195 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,625.00–2,450.00 $1,955.67
965–1418 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,375.00–1,850.00 $1,639.81
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00
983 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,500.00 $2,500.00
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,800.00 $1,800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1295–1333 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,275.00 $2,022.60

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040–1210 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,850.00–3,600.00 $3,253.33 —
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00 —
1075–1300 1184 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,400.00–3,375.00 $2,788.44 +1,198.44
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 +910.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.