Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-03-01

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 1
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
194 vs last sale 123 45 vs year ago 362 · 12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
1 vs last sale 56 15 vs year ago 42 · +35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
25 vs last sale 43 60 vs year ago 128 · 46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 4 to 5 lower. There were insufficient receipts of Slaughter Bulls and Feeder Cattle to establish a market comparison, however Feeders trended higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.54/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 99.48 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$282.54
28 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.36
vs TN average
24.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538292.231,57121
Medium and Large 2552261.671,4445thin
Medium and Large 3540232.971,2582thin
One grade step is worth $59.26/cwt here — about $313 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
470420370319median 382.0201/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $333.47, median $382.02 across 30 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 sale28 hd
282.54
TN average13 barns · 807 hd
282.18
+0.36
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−24.47
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−99.48
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
BullsHigh1,544153.802,3743thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,202139.991,68225
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,404136.671,9195thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,131119.011,34619

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,212$2,4252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,280$2,2084thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,237$2,0873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,290$2,08012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$2,0601thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$2,0163thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$2,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2700–750733214.09/cwt204.00–229.001,5693
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383284.74/cwt255.00–310.001,0918
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320339.69/cwt330.00–350.001,0872
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900855214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8301
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263307.34/cwt300.00–320.008083
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4511
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428311.69/cwt280.00–327.001,3344
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,7361
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500487289.09/cwt280.00–297.001,4083
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475345.20/cwt336.00–355.001,6402
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,9141
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450417360.40/cwt340.00–370.001,5033
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560265.11/cwt253.00–271.001,4853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1652,120.00/head2,120.00–2,120.002,1202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588267.90/cwt254.00–275.001,5755
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950910235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3802,020.00/head2,020.00–2,020.002,0201
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700658254.94/cwt250.00–260.001,6782
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2122,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2752,080.00/head2,080.00–2,080.002,0802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1252,016.45/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0163
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573259.78/cwt249.00–270.001,4893
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482319.77/cwt314.00–330.001,5413
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8631
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379360.80/cwt330.00–380.001,3675
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523300.00/cwt299.00–301.001,5694
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950900197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7731
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550520319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,6592
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850820201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6481
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650614264.47/cwt250.00–275.001,6246
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425346.60/cwt325.00–370.001,4734
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500484335.66/cwt323.00–344.001,6255
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550540232.97/cwt230.00–236.001,2582
BullsSmall 1500–550508237.03/cwt231.00–243.001,2042
BullsSmall 1650–700660254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6761
BullsSmall 1600–650630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
HeifersSmall 1450–500470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1751
BullsSmall 1450–500490288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4111
BullsSmall 1400–450435357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5551
SteersSmall 1Fleshy600–650605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,0461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194142.66/cwt134.50–151.001,70317
CowsLean 85-90%1,097111.85/cwt103.00–122.501,22710
CowsLean 85-90%1,168126.97/cwt119.50–133.501,4839
Bulls1,905180.50/cwt180.50–180.503,4391
Bulls1,363140.45/cwt140.00–141.001,9142
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650620212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3141
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsLarge 21,2252,353.06/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,300124.92/cwt123.00–127.001,6242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473144.51/cwt139.50–150.002,1293
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207130.93/cwt126.00–134.001,5807
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,5891
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750728240.98/cwt240.00–242.001,7542
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600–650626264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6533
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2731
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400352321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,1302
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550540298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,6092
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,5041
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9431
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668281.95/cwt280.00–284.001,8832
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600586306.43/cwt291.00–312.001,7968
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708271.69/cwt258.00–282.001,9244
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8881
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,1891
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7901
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616265.01/cwt259.00–274.001,63210
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7541
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550533307.01/cwt304.00–308.001,6364
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420394.30/cwt389.00–400.001,6562
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500450375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6881
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425334.86/cwt323.00–339.001,4238
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550505318.02/cwt316.00–320.001,6062
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400365344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,2562
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600573320.00/cwt319.00–320.501,8343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0002,060.00/head2,060.00–2,060.002,0601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3882,343.55/head1,910.00–2,625.002,3443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3102,011.15/head1,820.00–2,200.002,0118
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600551309.76/cwt294.00–315.001,7074
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400393403.73/cwt400.00–407.501,5872
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550502306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,5362
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500468335.30/cwt334.00–336.001,5693
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850827250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0683
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480355.46/cwt350.00–370.001,70614
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710259.65/cwt258.00–261.001,8443
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350322426.00/cwt426.00–426.001,3723
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429368.26/cwt367.00–369.001,5804
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525294.82/cwt291.00–298.001,5488
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800781236.80/cwt235.00–237.001,84910
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368333.24/cwt320.00–340.001,2264
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550524352.84/cwt344.00–355.001,8495
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650634278.74/cwt270.00–285.001,7676
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523310.74/cwt300.00–320.001,6257
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571276.33/cwt264.00–284.001,5787
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333356.03/cwt337.50–375.001,1863
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469317.26/cwt305.00–324.001,4886
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9221
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674272.18/cwt260.00–285.001,83410

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.