Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers steady. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15 .00 lower on a lightly tested market. Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to good, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.48/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.54 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$317.48

26 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$68.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.26

vs TN average

−42.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	343.84	1,843	16thin
Medium and Large 2	551	275.32	1,516	10thin

One grade step is worth $68.52/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale26 hd

317.48

—

TN average17 barns · 1,060 hd

349.74

−32.26

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−42.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−64.54

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	1,688	186.61	3,149	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	165.86	2,468	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	156.14	1,849	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	140.08	1,482	16

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,263	$2,624	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,368	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,277	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,122	$2,200	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,131	$2,121	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,009	$2,762	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	400–450	444	367.26/cwt	365.00–379.00	1,631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	323.21/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	346.72/cwt	346.00–349.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	276.34/cwt	274.00–280.00	2,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	350.31/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	323.49/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	289.50/cwt	289.00–290.00	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	303.01/cwt	302.00–304.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	363.63/cwt	361.00–368.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	542	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	348.45/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	285.49/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	346.70/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,813	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	2,500.58/head	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,501	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	337.38/cwt	332.00–343.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	1,676	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	2,623.51/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,624	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	2,184.47/head	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,184	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	162.41/cwt	157.50–165.50	2,555	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	3,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	187.14/cwt	183.50–191.50	3,043	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	145.52/cwt	140.00–150.50	1,534	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	126.10/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,305	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,122	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,882	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	172.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	166.19/cwt	165.50–167.00	1,978	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	156.12/cwt	150.00–161.50	1,839	18
Bulls	—	—	1,930	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	3,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	993	2,727.20/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,727	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,056.56/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,057	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,165.23/head	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,165	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	284.58/cwt	270.00–314.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	369.93/cwt	359.00–381.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	289.07/cwt	282.00–296.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	305.32/cwt	291.00–311.50	2,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	315.69/cwt	307.00–336.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	271.35/cwt	263.50–295.00	1,468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	319.00/cwt	314.00–329.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	274.53/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	270.50/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	305.96/cwt	294.00–325.00	1,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	358.86/cwt	350.50–360.00	2,246	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	262.44/cwt	243.00–276.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	309.07/cwt	304.00–323.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	286.53/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,827	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 Sep 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 112Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 55Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 204Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	402.50–417.50	410.00
6	400–450	444	365.00–379.00	367.26
4	450–500	480	344.00–350.00	348.45
6	500–550	538	316.00–325.00	323.49
4	550–600	583	334.00	334.00
5	600–650	613	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	670	302.00–304.00	303.01
2	700–750	710	289.00–290.00	289.50
3	750–800	753	274.00–280.00	276.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	363.50	363.50
3	500–550	542	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	329.00	329.00
5	450–500	477	304.00–323.00	309.07
4	500–550	515	275.00–293.00	286.53
1	550–600	570	278.00	278.00
2	600–650	610	270.00–271.00	270.50
3	650–700	675	243.00–276.00	262.44
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	359.00	359.00
4	400–450	422	346.00–349.00	346.72
3	450–500	465	361.00–368.00	363.63
12	500–550	523	345.00–355.00	346.70
3	550–600	585	343.00	343.00
8	600–650	636	315.00–328.00	323.21
1	650–700	680	318.00	318.00
2	700–750	713	285.00–286.00	285.49
2	800–850	845	280.50	280.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	626	350.50–360.00	358.86
4	650–700	678	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	332.00–343.00	337.38
1	500–550	545	312.00	312.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	311.00	311.00
3	350–400	385	314.00–329.00	319.00
2	400–450	420	283.00	283.00
5	450–500	470	294.00–325.00	305.96
7	500–550	541	263.50–295.00	271.35
3	550–600	573	270.00–314.00	284.58
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	690	270.00–279.00	274.53
1	850–900	875	259.00	259.00
1	900–950	910	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	430	403.00	403.00
7	450–500	489	344.00–355.00	350.31
4	600–650	643	354.50	354.50
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	885	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	495	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	359.00–381.00	369.93
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	476	307.00–336.00	315.69
1	500–550	515	329.00	329.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	667	291.00–311.50	305.32
2	700–750	728	282.00–296.00	289.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,727.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,217	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,500.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,263	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,623.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,236	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,184.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	955	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,122	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,025	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,056.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,165.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	157.50–165.50	162.41
2	—	1,318	170.00–175.00	172.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	145.00–147.50	146.31
2	—	1,190	165.50–167.00	166.19
18	—	1,178	150.00–161.50	156.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,054	140.00–150.50	145.52
5	—	1,035	115.00–139.00	126.10
1	—	1,210	155.50	155.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	195.50	195.50
6	—	1,626	183.50–191.50	187.14
1	—	1,930	174.50	174.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle