Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-11-15

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 15
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
1 vs last sale 239 13 vs year ago 227 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
17 vs last sale 70 16 vs year ago 37 · +43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
14 vs last sale 131 75 vs year ago 42 · +178.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, with Breaking Cows 2.00 lower, Boning and Lean Cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.58/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 71.45 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$310.58
19 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.11
vs TN average
53.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558312.141,74317thin
Medium and Large 2530297.291,5762thin
One grade step is worth $14.85/cwt here — about $168 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 sale19 hd
310.58
TN average16 barns · 764 hd
327.69
−17.11
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−53.38
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−71.45
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
BullsLow1,627180.402,93612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,552152.142,36116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,257144.301,81433
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,154126.591,4619thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,5022thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$2,2623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,19418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,1719
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,164$1,9434thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,064$1,6918
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$2,4382thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$2,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,015$2,1382thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,8493
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573345.09/cwt330.00–360.001,9776
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316410.29/cwt392.50–420.001,2973
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400366382.38/cwt365.00–405.001,4005
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371326.31/cwt320.00–340.001,2114
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475333.26/cwt333.00–336.001,58315
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523342.14/cwt333.00–350.001,7894
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460378.68/cwt376.00–380.001,7423
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750728282.53/cwt281.00–284.002,0572
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800752288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,1664
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450434392.15/cwt385.00–403.001,70211
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673281.77/cwt275.00–290.001,8968
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500465302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,4072
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600562341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,9162
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400375306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,1481
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600590313.19/cwt294.00–322.001,8487
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,8274
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1202,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19802,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
SteersMedium and Large 1Full650–700690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9672
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550535307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,6452
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600592278.38/cwt270.00–295.001,6483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2252,312.54/head2,150.00–2,400.002,31315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400360432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,5551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1842,170.88/head2,050.00–2,425.002,1719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0331,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0152,138.12/head2,075.00–2,200.002,1382
SteersSmall 1500–550520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2282,517.83/head2,485.00–2,550.002,5182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0951,682.51/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6834
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3152,502.38/head2,250.00–2,700.002,5022
CowsLean 85-90%1,067116.60/cwt112.00–120.001,2443
CowsLean 85-90%1,198131.58/cwt127.50–136.501,5766
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,478161.84/cwt159.50–165.002,3926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,609148.24/cwt140.00–154.502,3859
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303132.37/cwt124.50–139.501,72512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19902,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303159.13/cwt156.00–160.002,0735
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208148.62/cwt140.50–153.001,79516
Bulls1,454171.25/cwt166.00–175.002,4906
Bulls1,660201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,3371
Bulls1,829187.27/cwt180.00–194.003,4255
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1452,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1641,943.34/head1,575.00–2,050.001,9434
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8521
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900865206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7821
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600571288.77/cwt249.00–321.001,6497
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,5561
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1541
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950905201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8191
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550536315.54/cwt313.00–327.001,6916
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450407290.43/cwt276.00–302.001,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500484293.76/cwt275.00–322.001,4225
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7692
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530297.29/cwt275.00–320.001,5762
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2722
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625324.97/cwt313.00–330.002,0315
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8741
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6931
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660253.42/cwt248.00–259.001,6732
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628252.36/cwt230.00–276.001,5852
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450400355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4203
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650600316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,8962
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483315.43/cwt300.00–321.001,5244
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383307.43/cwt250.00–350.001,1773
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400375392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4721
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,3011
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425323.87/cwt318.50–336.001,37611
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623300.83/cwt289.00–304.001,8749
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400351361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,2674
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,7974
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773307.35/cwt305.00–312.002,3763
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500486375.84/cwt370.00–381.001,8275
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571312.53/cwt300.00–325.001,7856
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550537330.19/cwt325.00–333.001,7736
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500465413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,9201

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.