Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-01-18

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 18
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
42 vs last sale 232 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
4 vs last sale 44 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
3 vs last sale 55 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends last week due to inclement weather, there for no trends could be established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $294.60/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 146.61 against this barn's trailing median of $441.21.
Average price
$294.60
5 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.17
vs TN average
47.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520335.001,7421thin
Medium and Large 2544284.501,5464thin
One grade step is worth $50.50/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
525468410353median 441.2101/0303/2105/0906/2008/15
Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.67, low $367.20, median $441.21 across 21 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 sale5 hd
294.60
TN average14 barns · 610 hd
315.77
−21.17
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−47.85
This barn, trailing median21 sales
441.21
−146.61
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
BullsAverage1,735157.082,7252thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453130.631,89812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287127.341,63916
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,154119.871,3836thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,0382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,404$1,9935
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,063$1,9253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,296$1,9173thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$1,8252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,7795
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$1,4002thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475287.09/cwt278.00–296.001,3642
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900883207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8284
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719236.01/cwt234.00–238.001,6974
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424265.33/cwt239.00–285.001,1254
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555244.05/cwt238.00–250.001,3542
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9621
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7372
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7141
HeifersMedium 2550–600560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4844
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,0531
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750732235.66/cwt230.00–240.001,7253
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950920231.50/cwt231.50–231.502,1302
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490315.15/cwt300.00–330.001,5442
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800785250.25/cwt250.25–250.251,9641
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7421
SteersSmall 1250–300295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009151
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,1281
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700676224.79/cwt210.00–246.001,5204
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2641
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615290.44/cwt287.00–294.001,7862
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400383375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4362
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4923
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450426335.02/cwt334.00–337.001,4274
SteersSmall 1350–400365298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730250.00/cwt240.00–260.001,8252
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850829250.68/cwt249.25–251.502,07827
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500483310.17/cwt307.00–316.001,4984
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620266.40/cwt260.00–273.001,6522
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515306.28/cwt298.00–314.001,5774
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6961
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800795228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343130.82/cwt127.00–137.001,7578
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,379132.22/cwt127.00–140.001,82310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,823122.68/cwt121.50–124.002,2362
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248121.55/cwt118.00–125.001,5177
CowsBoner 80-85%1,110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5541
CowsLean 85-90%1,330111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4761
CowsLean 85-90%1,119121.64/cwt118.00–127.001,3615
Bulls1,735157.08/cwt150.50–165.002,7252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2971,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1121,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375313.68/cwt309.00–315.001,1769
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570273.97/cwt255.00–280.001,5624
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415351.74/cwt327.50–365.001,4603
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5002
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3821
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421307.32/cwt299.00–310.001,2944
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368281.92/cwt270.00–294.001,0372
HeifersSmall 1550–600573237.55/cwt234.00–241.001,3612
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550545278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5151
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850830208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7261
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458298.53/cwt290.00–305.001,36711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0322,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1031,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3882,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1051,535.97/head1,425.00–1,650.001,5362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4041,993.34/head1,775.00–2,380.001,9935
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,4252,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751

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.