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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 4, 2025

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.32/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 479 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.90/cwt +8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 520 lb · 11 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.40/cwt ≈ $1,685/hd at 809 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 331 350 369
Feeder cattle 232 232 257
Slaughter cattle 44 38 70
Replacement cattle 55 80 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to the Christmas and New Years Holiday lay off.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 350.00 $350.00 $840 —
345–347 346 5 349.00–370.00 $358.78 $1,241 -1.22
370 thin fleshed 370 1 402.00 $402.00 $1,487 —
360–395 377 6 326.00–363.00 $344.01 $1,297 +5.94
403–445 419 7 308.00–348.00 $328.96 $1,378 —
465 value added 465 2 369.00 $369.00 $1,716 +40.45
475–490 483 4 316.00–344.00 $329.94 $1,594 +17.94
520–540 530 8 290.00–330.00 $315.40 $1,672 +9.37
555 value added 555 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,826 +31.01
550–575 558 3 288.00–294.00 $291.94 $1,629 +3.19
612–620 615 3 258.00–281.00 $265.73 $1,634 —
670 670 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 —
710 710 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,768 +1.00
778 778 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,953 +18.00
835 835 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,929 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 288.00–315.00 $301.71 $965 -22.66
385–395 390 2 290.00–330.00 $309.74 $1,208 —
448 448 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,331 +1.00
475–492 486 3 272.00–298.00 $289.54 $1,407 —
510–530 520 3 254.00–309.00 $279.31 $1,452 —
555–585 565 3 256.00–288.00 $267.37 $1,511 +16.85
620 620 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,556 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 338 3 293.00–309.00 $298.21 $1,008 -20.79
363–388 377 9 296.00–328.00 $315.36 $1,189 +11.70
425–448 439 5 263.00–284.00 $274.81 $1,206 -12.36
455–495 479 13 273.00–291.00 $278.32 $1,333 +8.32
508–545 520 11 249.00–281.00 $272.90 $1,419 +19.63
550–580 564 9 248.00–258.00 $252.43 $1,424 +51.43
605–630 617 3 231.00–249.00 $239.03 $1,475 -7.81
622 value added 622 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,549 -2.00
665 665 4 234.00–237.50 $236.63 $1,574 +15.69
800 value added 800 8 209.50 $209.50 $1,676 —
843 843 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 305.00 $305.00 $824 —
355–390 378 3 270.00–271.00 $270.34 $1,022 -39.22
505 505 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,182 +2.00
650 650 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 +8.00
785 785 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,492 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,063 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 337.00–339.00 $337.95 $1,436 +6.65
480 480 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,502 +9.41
505–545 534 4 290.00–297.00 $294.98 $1,575 +6.98
565–590 570 6 260.00–295.00 $276.07 $1,574 +3.78
685 685 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,726 +27.00
720–730 725 2 238.00–243.00 $240.48 $1,743 —
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 +40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,247 —
610 610 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,556 —
655 655 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,520 —
770 770 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,686 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,191 —
500 500 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 —
625 625 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,469 +17.00
740 740 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,169 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1515 1216 80-85% 12 122.00–136.00 $128.60 $1,564 —
1365 1365 80-85% 1 139.50 $139.50 $1,904 —
1135–1825 1379 80-85% 5 116.00–121.00 $118.37 $1,632 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1730 1355 75-80% 3 118.00–127.50 $122.28 $1,657 —
1080–1730 1461 75-80% 5 126.00–135.00 $128.72 $1,881 +21.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1580 1360 85-90% 4 103.00–118.00 $109.09 $1,484 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1735–1840 1792 3 132.50–140.00 $135.61 $2,430 —
1725–2035 1825 4 147.00–159.50 $152.38 $2,781 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1310 1139 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,775.00–2,450.00 $2,115.86
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1000–1345 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,775.00–1,960.00 $1,878.98
1245–1330 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,875.00 $1,862.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1040–1225 1141 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,360.00–1,825.00 $1,574.47
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.