Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-26

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 26
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
48 vs last sale 127 124 vs year ago 299 · 41.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
29 vs last sale 30 5 vs year ago 54 · +9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
29 vs last sale 42 60 vs year ago 131 · 45.8%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.78/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 80.24 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$301.78
18 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.10
vs TN average
28.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565311.021,75610thin
Medium and Large 2531290.251,5408thin
One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about $216 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

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 sale18 hd
301.78
TN average12 barns · 498 hd
315.89
−14.10
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−28.17
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−80.24
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
BullsLow1,591169.772,7009thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,538148.302,2816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202146.891,76623
CowsLean 85-90%Average984130.031,28024

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$2,1356
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,109$2,1065
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,183$2,0617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,0165
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$3,8002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$3,6503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$3,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450408341.86/cwt310.00–376.001,3953
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475343.71/cwt340.00–347.501,6332
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9221
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350332399.37/cwt398.00–400.001,3263
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430304.91/cwt302.50–307.501,3112
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430401.00/cwt390.00–407.001,7244
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467389.01/cwt385.00–391.001,8173
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450428362.02/cwt360.00–363.001,5496
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750707263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,8632
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550506291.99/cwt274.00–306.001,4775
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7181
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700684315.31/cwt294.50–320.002,15711
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710305.50/cwt304.00–310.002,1694
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600589301.96/cwt291.00–309.001,7796
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1092,106.30/head1,750.00–2,200.002,1065
CowsLean 85-90%979130.65/cwt124.00–139.001,27916
CowsLean 85-90%947119.02/cwt115.00–120.501,1275
CowsLean 85-90%1,073145.04/cwt140.00–150.001,5563
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,2571
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563146.06/cwt144.00–149.002,2835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240134.95/cwt129.00–137.501,6734
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2582,134.61/head1,840.00–2,900.002,1356
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180160.94/cwt159.50–163.001,8993
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197147.24/cwt140.00–154.001,76216
Bulls1,395158.08/cwt155.00–159.502,2053
Bulls1,515190.26/cwt190.00–190.502,8822
Bulls1,775168.29/cwt161.50–180.502,9874
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300293401.62/cwt397.50–410.001,1773
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0331,591.04/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2012,146.67/head1,850.00–2,400.002,1476
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,1811
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,7811
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5951
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4951
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675271.82/cwt264.00–280.001,8352
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572287.34/cwt283.00–291.001,6443
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566303.58/cwt301.00–311.001,7184
HeifersSmall 1400–450410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
BullsSmall 1500–550540306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,6521
BullsSmall 1400–450445310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,5561
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566359.97/cwt358.00–361.002,0376
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550548340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8632
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7561
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,8561
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650645298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9221
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500485327.20/cwt321.00–338.001,5875
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475369.07/cwt359.00–384.001,7533
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1422,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1753,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420334.37/cwt329.00–351.001,40410
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700658299.03/cwt292.00–306.001,9682
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619298.15/cwt289.00–304.001,8465
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,9401
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550513297.27/cwt280.00–307.501,5253
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758303.39/cwt297.00–306.002,30014
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528324.60/cwt315.00–330.001,7144
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450433399.83/cwt380.00–416.001,7316
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567325.23/cwt323.00–334.001,8445
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333391.25/cwt380.00–402.501,3034

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.