Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-07-19

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 19
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
284 head
92 vs last sale 192 43 vs year ago 327 · 13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
16 vs last sale 41 9 vs year ago 34 · 26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
69 vs last sale 165 48 vs year ago 48 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Bulls Steady. Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls Steady on a light test. Feeder cattle quality good with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.26/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 64.76 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$317.26
42 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$46.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.54
vs TN average
21.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554326.921,81132
Medium and Large 2553287.071,5889thin
Small 1570280.001,5961thin
One grade step is worth $46.92/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale42 hd
317.26
TN average15 barns · 1,076 hd
330.80
−13.54
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−21.48
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−64.76
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
BullsAverage1,925194.363,7415thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,377160.952,2164thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226157.461,93013
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,089136.941,4916thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$3,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$2,3173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,1866
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,196$2,1429
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)843$1,9442thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,076$1,8555
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)898$1,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,046$3,4507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$2,5751thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1800–850820235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9271
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383348.37/cwt342.00–359.001,3344
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700663285.97/cwt275.00–295.001,8963
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550541326.04/cwt320.00–328.001,7644
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500472331.32/cwt326.00–333.001,56412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29502,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,3921
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300296427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,2656
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900875230.00/cwt226.00–234.002,0132
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8491
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650605321.32/cwt320.00–324.001,9443
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560356.08/cwt349.00–360.001,99410
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528360.13/cwt355.00–368.001,9016
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950905219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9821
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3684
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678278.37/cwt275.00–280.001,8873
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500458359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,6443
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700665318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,1151
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600575317.25/cwt314.00–320.001,8248
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617291.09/cwt283.00–296.001,7963
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2142,150.01/head1,975.00–2,275.002,1508
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628302.04/cwt300.00–304.001,8972
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500492332.33/cwt320.00–334.001,6358
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1003,650.00/head3,600.00–3,700.003,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28431,943.69/head1,825.00–2,075.001,9442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0761,854.82/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8555
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600569317.25/cwt316.00–318.001,8054
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600581337.06/cwt335.50–342.001,95814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersSmall 1550–600570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2002,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0503,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0902,128.88/head2,025.00–2,400.002,1294
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,377160.95/cwt159.00–165.502,2164
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215167.92/cwt165.50–170.002,0402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228155.56/cwt150.00–162.501,91011
Bulls1,986191.58/cwt185.00–197.003,8054
CowsLean 85-90%970122.72/cwt121.50–124.001,1902
CowsLean 85-90%1,148144.05/cwt140.00–146.501,6544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28981,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29753,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0253,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28652,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bulls1,680205.50/cwt205.50–205.503,4521
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650621309.26/cwt302.00–315.001,9215
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550537281.13/cwt276.00–289.001,5105
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700680298.63/cwt290.00–303.002,0313
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335338.57/cwt301.00–367.001,1347
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0532,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650614272.75/cwt266.00–280.001,6758
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900895214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,9151
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418328.28/cwt318.00–339.001,3723
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518325.11/cwt302.00–349.001,68411
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600584322.27/cwt319.00–325.001,8824
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,5881
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474310.90/cwt294.00–322.001,4747
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421406.76/cwt406.00–409.001,7124
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250207417.50/cwt417.50–417.508643
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400392336.78/cwt330.00–339.001,3205
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7691
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260339.00/cwt339.00–339.008811
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429293.98/cwt240.00–330.001,2614
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478362.30/cwt355.00–370.001,7322
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670321.24/cwt314.00–332.002,1524
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430351.86/cwt348.00–356.001,5132
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585269.92/cwt250.00–280.001,5793
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6382
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524336.73/cwt334.00–340.001,7647
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628335.93/cwt332.00–343.502,11017
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650637274.93/cwt265.00–281.001,7513
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480306.99/cwt306.00–308.001,4742
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500486340.13/cwt340.00–341.001,6537
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578294.28/cwt288.00–300.001,7013
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245395.00/cwt395.00–395.009686
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550510302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,5401
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,2341
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566325.36/cwt323.50–329.001,84217
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417352.57/cwt347.00–356.001,4703

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.