Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-01-18

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 18
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 232▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 44▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 55▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends last week due to inclement weather, there for no trends could be established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $294.60/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −126.86 against this barn's trailing median of $421.46.
Average price
$294.60
5 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.17
vs TN average
−47.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520335.001,7421thin
Medium and Large 2544284.501,5464thin
One grade step is worth $50.50/cwt here — about $196 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
294.60
—
TN average14 barns · 610 hd
315.77
−21.17
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−47.85
This barn, trailing median24 sales
421.46
−126.86
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
505443381319median 421.4603/1405/0906/2709/1210/24
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.86, low $333.49, median $421.46 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,735157.082,7252thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453130.631,89812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287127.341,63916
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,154119.871,3836thin

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)1,425$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,0382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,404$1,9935
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,063$1,9253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,296$1,9173thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$1,8252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,7795
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$1,4002thin

Every lot

71 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Small 1295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,0531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,1281
Steers350–400Small 1365298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426335.02/cwt334.00–337.001,4274
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490315.15/cwt300.00–330.001,5442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615290.44/cwt287.00–294.001,7862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676224.79/cwt210.00–246.001,5204
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730250.00/cwt240.00–260.001,8252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732235.66/cwt230.00–240.001,7253
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7372
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785250.25/cwt250.25–250.251,9641
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added829250.68/cwt249.25–251.502,07827
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9621
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920231.50/cwt231.50–231.502,1302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368281.92/cwt270.00–294.001,0372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375313.68/cwt309.00–315.001,1769
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421307.32/cwt299.00–310.001,2944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424265.33/cwt239.00–285.001,1254
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458298.53/cwt290.00–305.001,36711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475287.09/cwt278.00–296.001,3642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555244.05/cwt238.00–250.001,3542
Heifers550–600Medium 2560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570273.97/cwt255.00–280.001,5624
Heifers550–600Small 1573237.55/cwt234.00–241.001,3612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719236.01/cwt234.00–238.001,6974
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7261
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8284
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415351.74/cwt327.50–365.001,4603
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483310.17/cwt307.00–316.001,4984
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515306.28/cwt298.00–314.001,5774
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620266.40/cwt260.00–273.001,6522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6961
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,735157.08/cwt150.50–165.002,7252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119121.64/cwt118.00–127.001,3615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248121.55/cwt118.00–125.001,5177
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343130.82/cwt127.00–137.001,7578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,379132.22/cwt127.00–140.001,82310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,823122.68/cwt121.50–124.002,2362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0322,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1031,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1051,535.97/head1,425.00–1,650.001,5362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1121,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2971,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3882,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4041,993.34/head1,775.00–2,380.001,9935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,4252,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751

This sale against other markets

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.