Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-11

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 11
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
59 vs last sale 295 60 vs year ago 296 · 20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
65 vs last sale 101 23 vs year ago 59 · 39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
19 vs last sale 89 67 vs year ago 41 · +163.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady. Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Quality and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.31/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 53.71 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$328.31
16 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.61
vs TN average
56.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529345.351,82710thin
Medium and Large 2550299.911,6486thin
One grade step is worth $45.44/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd
328.31
TN average14 barns · 564 hd
348.92
−20.61
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−56.08
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−53.71
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
BullsHigh1,665183.143,0505thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403162.812,28413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208156.341,88918
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,102135.881,49710

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 (5-8 yrs)1,412$2,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,376$2,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$2,3754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,214$2,32221
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,179$2,2617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,142$2,0324thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$4,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,123$2,8003thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2800–850800249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9921
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450412390.66/cwt390.00–391.001,6103
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619350.91/cwt342.50–356.002,1729
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323340.53/cwt340.00–341.001,1002
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500490355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7401
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600551364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,0063
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,1411
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,9512
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750738288.21/cwt275.00–307.002,1277
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3402
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572343.83/cwt332.00–350.001,9673
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625323.08/cwt320.00–330.002,0199
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515359.72/cwt356.00–361.001,8538
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618331.77/cwt320.00–335.002,0506
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376394.90/cwt387.50–402.501,4855
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775271.66/cwt267.00–278.002,1053
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2341
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1203,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463369.13/cwt360.00–373.001,70917
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400395363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,4341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2142,321.58/head2,025.00–2,450.002,32221
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0491
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8971
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,6533
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2404,375.00/head4,375.00–4,375.004,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424352.78/cwt349.00–358.001,4967
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565347.82/cwt345.00–351.001,9655
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2722,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4122,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
CowsLean 85-90%1,022124.87/cwt120.00–128.001,2763
CowsLean 85-90%1,163149.23/cwt147.00–151.501,7362
CowsLean 85-90%1,125137.14/cwt135.50–139.501,5435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273168.00/cwt166.00–170.002,1393
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194154.97/cwt147.50–160.001,85014
Bulls1,990197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,9201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3762,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,387172.15/cwt166.00–180.002,3885
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413156.97/cwt150.00–163.002,2188
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,7071
Bulls1,584179.67/cwt172.00–185.002,8464
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,5623
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1792,260.94/head2,075.00–2,525.002,2617
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1422,031.88/head1,975.00–2,200.002,0324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0131
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1541
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850830221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8341
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650642324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,0802
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577282.12/cwt262.50–319.001,6283
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350323317.67/cwt295.00–340.001,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310278.00/cwt278.00–278.008621
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8761
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435339.50/cwt336.00–343.001,4772
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685272.99/cwt272.00–274.001,8702
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635309.50/cwt309.50–309.501,9652
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477333.01/cwt332.00–335.001,5886
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522317.70/cwt295.00–330.001,6583
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400386329.58/cwt318.00–339.001,2725
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800795251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9951
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6981
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450408328.79/cwt291.00–368.001,3412
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450405366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,4821
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468304.02/cwt300.00–308.001,4232
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550529370.67/cwt370.00–371.001,9616
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478343.68/cwt339.00–349.001,64315
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529345.35/cwt340.00–357.001,82710
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518357.76/cwt354.00–360.001,8538
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500457373.46/cwt370.00–377.001,7074

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.