Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 5.00 15.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 600 pounds steady to 7.00 higher, over 600 pounds 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.01/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −89.49 against this barn's trailing median of $410.50.

Average price

$321.01

15 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.53

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	327.06	1,719	13thin
Medium and Large 2	565	281.67	1,591	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.39/cwt here — about $128 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.37, low $344.89, median $410.50 across 28 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 sale15 hd

321.01

—

TN average15 barns · 435 hd

309.48

+11.53

This barn, trailing median28 sales

410.50

−89.49

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,823	157.40	2,869	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	142.79	1,986	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	136.96	1,716	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	117.90	1,331	17

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,923	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,568	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,535	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$2,467	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,152	$2,328	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,078	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	325.23/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	2,486.98/head	2,075.00–2,625.00	2,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	311.78/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	341.82/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,668	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	382.38/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	441	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,512	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,395.93/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,396	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,535.00/head	2,535.00–2,535.00	2,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,567.78/head	2,510.00–2,625.00	2,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,356.14/head	1,675.00–2,825.00	2,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	331.80/cwt	319.00–342.50	1,705	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,147	2,403.11/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	298.00/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	288.33/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,922.84/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	293.00/cwt	270.00–325.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	303.45/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	329.87/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	905	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	988	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	405	293.22/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	307.25/cwt	287.50–327.00	1,183	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,791	163.22/cwt	156.50–170.00	2,923	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	119.70/cwt	111.00–125.50	1,377	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	105.55/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,114	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	142.32/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,904	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	138.75/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,750	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	134.54/cwt	132.00–136.50	1,948	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	160.25/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,215	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	154.52/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,213	3
Bulls	—	—	1,821	145.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,654	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	127.94/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,514	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	284.17/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	362.57/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	286.52/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	327.58/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	281.67/cwt	277.50–286.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	276.37/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	264.95/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	346.49/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	313.50/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	280.31/cwt	280.00–280.50	1,901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	334.01/cwt	319.00–341.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	386.88/cwt	365.00–401.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	327.75/cwt	314.00–336.00	1,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	397.22/cwt	392.50–402.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	297	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	245.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,992	2

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Sat Mar 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 317Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 57Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 68Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	332.50	332.50
4	350–400	369	305.00–332.50	325.23
4	400–450	421	319.00–341.00	334.01
8	450–500	465	314.00–336.00	327.75
8	500–550	514	305.00–315.00	311.78
5	550–600	591	270.00–281.00	276.37
5	600–650	622	240.00–250.00	245.92
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	885	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	441	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	270.00–325.00	293.00
3	350–400	370	275.00–302.50	284.17
4	400–450	436	270.00–300.00	286.52
4	450–500	464	275.00–317.50	288.33
2	500–550	510	296.00–300.00	298.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	905	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	365.00–401.00	386.88
5	350–400	377	401.00	401.00
15	400–450	424	360.00–400.00	382.38
11	450–500	488	320.00–350.00	341.82
11	500–550	514	319.00–342.50	331.80
2	550–600	590	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	625	264.00	264.00
4	650–700	665	257.00–272.00	264.95
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	965	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	355.00–370.00	362.57
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	375	320.00–340.00	329.87
4	400–450	436	300.00–346.00	327.58
2	450–500	480	302.00–305.00	303.45
2	550–600	565	277.50–286.00	281.67
1	650–700	670	249.00	249.00
1	700–750	715	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	275.00–311.00	293.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	287.50–327.00	307.25
1	400–450	430	312.50	312.50
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	392.50–402.00	397.22
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	522	343.00–360.00	346.49
2	550–600	555	359.00	359.00
6	600–650	626	305.00–330.00	313.50
5	650–700	678	280.00–280.50	280.31
2	750–800	758	267.00	267.00
5	950–1000	997	212.00	212.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,269	2,075.00–2,625.00	2,486.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,365	2,535.00	2,535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,510.00–2,625.00	2,567.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,205	1,675.00–2,825.00	2,356.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,922.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,395.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,147	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,403.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,885.00	1,885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	175.00	175.00
7	—	1,791	156.50–170.00	163.22
5	—	1,821	140.00–150.00	145.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,150	111.00–125.50	119.70
4	—	1,055	102.00–108.00	105.55
2	—	1,158	130.00–135.00	132.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	138.00–150.00	142.32
6	—	1,448	132.00–136.50	134.54
3	—	1,382	157.00–168.00	160.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,261	132.00–146.00	138.75
3	—	1,432	151.00–158.00	154.52
10	—	1,183	121.00–131.00	127.94

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

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