Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-25

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 25
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
20 vs last sale 210 83 vs year ago 313 · 26.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
11 vs last sale 23 10 vs year ago 44 · 22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
7 vs last sale 34 62 vs year ago 89 · 69.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to lack of comparable sales. However lower undertones were noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $390.51/cwt on 4 head, down $22.41 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits 50.70 against this barn's trailing median of $441.21.
Average price
$390.51
22.41 vs prior sale
4 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
12.53
vs TN average
28.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523390.512,0424thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
525468410353median 441.2101/0303/2105/0906/2008/15
Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.67, low $367.20, median $441.21 across 21 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 sale4 hd
390.51
TN average14 barns · 313 hd
403.04
−12.53
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−28.53
This barn, trailing median21 sales
441.21
−50.70
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
BullsLow1,649198.973,2804thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,330174.312,3178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,492173.642,5909thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,248132.861,65810

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)1,600$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,347$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,285$2,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)808$2,5652thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,4751thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1550–600567325.76/cwt325.00–326.001,8474
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750717300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1513
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616338.39/cwt329.00–346.002,0848
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850803320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5704
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6171
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6013
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600564291.91/cwt236.00–316.001,6464
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650638299.33/cwt299.00–300.001,9103
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950912300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7365
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,6804
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500470422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,9833
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650631358.53/cwt340.00–368.002,2626
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423305.73/cwt278.00–352.001,2936
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,3561
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900880244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,4581
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465298.41/cwt279.00–317.001,3882
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300267394.69/cwt390.00–405.001,0543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29602,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28082,564.63/head2,475.00–2,625.002,5652
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1721
SteersSmall 1450–500460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
HeifersSmall 1500–550510230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1731
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,0941
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,4841
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4851
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533329.98/cwt320.00–335.001,7593
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,537176.14/cwt170.00–186.502,7077
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308159.73/cwt158.00–161.502,0892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318193.41/cwt190.00–197.002,5492
CowsBoner 80-85%1,346172.04/cwt168.00–181.002,3164
Bulls1,588195.29/cwt193.00–200.503,1013
Bulls1,830210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,8431
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523390.51/cwt389.00–391.002,0424
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600579348.00/cwt339.00–361.002,0157
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523369.52/cwt351.00–379.001,9336
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462373.24/cwt368.00–378.001,72412
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468352.03/cwt340.00–365.001,6482
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450442414.58/cwt410.00–417.001,8327
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650645349.78/cwt337.00–354.002,2564
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400367457.57/cwt457.00–460.001,6795
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425374.32/cwt365.00–392.501,59111
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725326.43/cwt323.00–330.002,3672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600566388.26/cwt388.00–390.002,1988
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000973299.58/cwt295.00–309.002,9153
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478375.47/cwt370.00–393.001,7954
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3472,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2852,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500455405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650605387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,3411
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700695346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,4052
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550506374.09/cwt370.00–397.001,89314
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8201
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,1491
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435331.07/cwt313.00–350.001,4402
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350327399.46/cwt335.00–430.001,3063
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800780347.52/cwt340.00–349.502,71129
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650613398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,4402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,333164.87/cwt163.00–166.502,1982
CowsLean 85-90%1,369145.02/cwt140.00–151.501,9854
CowsLean 85-90%1,213129.70/cwt125.00–132.001,5735
CowsLean 85-90%940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2661
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591

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.