Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher compared to last week. Feeder Steers not well established this week. Feder Heifers under 450 lbs 15.00 to 24.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher and over 450 lbs steady to 11.00 higher. Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs 8.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.14/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.88 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$306.14

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.92

vs TN average

−15.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	306.14	1,664	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale15 hd

306.14

—

TN average13 barns · 738 hd

301.22

+4.92

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−15.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−75.88

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	1,487	166.15	2,471	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	143.44	2,081	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	138.21	1,698	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	123.63	1,323	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$2,410	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,343	$2,169	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,065	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,209	$1,867	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$1,690	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,017	$1,507	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,238	$3,162	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,135	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,068	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,021	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,104	1,489.59/head	1,410.00–1,530.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	375.34/cwt	366.00–379.00	1,565	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	326.68/cwt	291.00–335.00	1,245	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,241	1,774.90/head	1,560.00–2,150.00	1,775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	392.59/cwt	380.00–399.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	408.67/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	349.24/cwt	325.00–361.00	1,512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	331.57/cwt	314.00–360.00	1,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	370.49/cwt	344.00–400.00	1,371	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,400	3,280.00/head	3,280.00–3,280.00	3,280	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	360	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,377	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	480	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,234	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	930	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	321	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,226	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,100	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,280	3,430.00/head	3,430.00–3,430.00	3,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,000	3,135.00/head	3,135.00–3,135.00	3,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	114.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,287	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	150.20/cwt	149.50–151.00	2,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,293	158.31/cwt	152.50–161.50	2,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	167.31/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	140.30/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,740	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	130.24/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,533	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	128.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,338	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	140.06/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	402.58/cwt	398.00–411.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.83/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	311.27/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	265.20/cwt	262.50–276.00	1,817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	1,958.28/head	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,958	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	2,168.51/head	1,860.00–2,500.00	2,169	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	354.81/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,898	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,112.52/head	2,650.00–3,350.00	3,113	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	333.61/cwt	319.00–338.50	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	300.50/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	302.03/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,595	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	2,410.00/head	2,410.00–2,410.00	2,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	308.78/cwt	306.00–309.50	2,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	384.77/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,049	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,410.00/head	3,410.00–3,410.00	3,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	326.66/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	363.55/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	352.92/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,634	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 370Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 69Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 65Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	432	398.00–411.00	402.58
6	450–500	456	380.00–399.00	392.59
5	500–550	517	344.00–350.00	348.83
8	550–600	577	305.00–320.00	311.27
4	600–650	603	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	400.00–417.50	408.67
5	350–400	381	291.00–335.00	326.68
2	400–450	443	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	473	350.00–379.00	363.55
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	391.00	391.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	535	335.00–365.00	354.81
3	550–600	583	340.00–350.00	346.69
4	600–650	619	319.00–338.50	333.61
5	650–700	669	306.00–309.50	308.78
1	750–800	795	256.00	256.00
1	800–850	810	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	409.00	409.00
1	450–500	450	406.00	406.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	344.00–400.00	370.49
2	450–500	465	310.00–390.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	387.00	387.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	319.00	319.00
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	393	314.00–360.00	331.57
9	400–450	433	325.00–361.00	349.24
2	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	690	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	800	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	880	213.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	382	380.00–387.00	384.77
12	400–450	417	366.00–379.00	375.34
2	450–500	463	350.00–356.00	352.92
4	500–550	528	290.00–317.00	302.03
8	550–600	564	290.00–309.00	300.50
1	600–650	640	271.00	271.00
5	650–700	685	262.50–276.00	265.20
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	382.00	382.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	510	326.00–328.00	326.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,104	1,410.00–1,530.00	1,489.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,690.00	1,690.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,241	1,560.00–2,150.00	1,774.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	930	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,176	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,958.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,343	1,860.00–2,500.00	2,168.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,066	2,410.00	2,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	3,280.00	3,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,135.00	3,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,430.00	3,430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,220	2,650.00–3,350.00	3,112.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,410.00	3,410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	152.50	152.50
16	—	1,240	135.00–147.00	140.30
6	—	1,177	125.00–132.50	130.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	110.00–117.00	114.88
8	—	1,045	125.00–133.00	128.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	149.50–151.00	150.20
4	—	1,409	136.50–144.50	140.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,293	152.50–161.50	158.31
4	—	1,568	164.00–170.00	167.31

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

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