Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady on a light test. No trends could be established for Feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts. Quality average to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.86/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.16 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$317.86

15 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.28

vs TN average

−11.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	317.86	1,781	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

317.86

—

TN average14 barns · 610 hd

315.59

+2.28

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−11.48

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−64.16

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	—	Average	1,798	181.69	3,267	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	158.75	2,385	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	143.12	1,677	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	125.73	1,379	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$2,279	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,887	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	131.46/cwt	123.50–136.00	1,432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	115.50–122.50	1,326	4
Bulls	—	—	1,385	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	131.95/cwt	123.50–137.00	1,700	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	311.15/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,802	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	1,886.79/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	585	257.73/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	2,279.28/head	2,200.00–2,360.00	2,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	359.70/cwt	354.00–368.00	1,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	351.33/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	309.91/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	332.48/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	339.51/cwt	319.00–355.00	1,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	328.18/cwt	308.00–349.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	491	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	629	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	259.83/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	147.53/cwt	143.50–153.50	1,643	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,001	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	189.79/cwt	188.00–191.50	3,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1

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 May 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 175Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 59Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 71Year ago 104

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	123.50–136.00	131.46
4	—	1,105	115.50–122.50	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	166.00	166.00
6	—	1,288	123.50–137.00	131.95
10	—	1,114	143.50–153.50	147.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	155.50	155.50
1	—	1,235	162.00	162.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	165.50	165.50
2	—	2,005	188.00–191.50	189.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	348.00–355.00	351.33
5	450–500	478	319.00–355.00	339.51
4	500–550	501	325.00–335.00	332.48
7	550–600	579	308.00–315.00	311.15
1	600–650	610	293.00	293.00
2	650–700	673	251.00–269.00	259.83
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	587	315.00	315.00
5	600–650	629	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	329.00	329.00
1	700–750	700	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	274.00	274.00
2	550–600	585	242.00–274.00	257.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	486	354.00–368.00	359.70
2	500–550	545	329.00	329.00
7	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	314.00	314.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	308.00–349.00	328.18
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	622	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	422.00	422.00
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	620	312.00	312.00
3	650–700	682	305.00–320.00	309.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,886.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,301	2,200.00–2,360.00	2,279.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,200.00	3,200.00

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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Crossville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle