Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-03-29

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 29
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 370▼ 116 vs year ago 261 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 69▲ 98 vs year ago 70 · +140.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 65▼ 71 vs year ago 167 · −42.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows steady Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher compared to last week. Feeder Steers not well established this week. Feder Heifers under 450 lbs 15.00 to 24.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher and over 450 lbs steady to 11.00 higher. Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs 8.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.14/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −56.05 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$306.14
15 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.92
vs TN average
−15.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544306.141,66415thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
306.14
—
TN average13 barns · 738 hd
301.22
+4.92
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−15.60
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−56.05
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

34 sales
470412354296median 362.1903/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $309.60, median $362.19 across 34 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—High1,487166.152,4718thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,451143.442,0816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,229138.211,69823
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,070123.631,32312

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$2,4104thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,343$2,16910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,065$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,209$1,86712
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$1,6901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,017$1,5076
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$3,7002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,238$3,16220
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$3,1351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,0682thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370370.49/cwt344.00–400.001,3712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,6061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,7381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,8271
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465350.00/cwt310.00–390.001,6282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535354.81/cwt335.00–365.001,8983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583346.69/cwt340.00–350.002,0213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619333.61/cwt319.00–338.502,0654
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669308.78/cwt306.00–309.502,0665
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,0351
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,0491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295319.00/cwt319.00–319.009411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed321382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,2264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382384.77/cwt380.00–387.001,4703
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393331.57/cwt314.00–360.001,3034
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417375.34/cwt366.00–379.001,56512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433349.24/cwt325.00–361.001,5129
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463352.92/cwt350.00–356.001,6342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5352
Heifers450–500Small 1480257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510326.66/cwt326.00–328.001,6663
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528302.03/cwt290.00–317.001,5954
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564300.50/cwt290.00–309.001,6958
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,7341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685265.20/cwt262.50–276.001,8175
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5321
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5841
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,8791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278408.67/cwt400.00–417.501,1362
Bulls350–400Small 1360382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381326.68/cwt291.00–335.001,2455
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,6623
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432402.58/cwt398.00–411.001,7396
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5952
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1456392.59/cwt380.00–399.001,7906
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473363.55/cwt350.00–379.001,7203
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517348.83/cwt344.00–350.001,8035
Bulls500–550Small 1545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577311.27/cwt305.00–320.001,7968
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,8634
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293158.31/cwt152.50–161.502,0473
Bulls——1,568167.31/cwt164.00–170.002,6234
Bulls——1,745185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,2281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045128.01/cwt125.00–133.001,3388
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120114.88/cwt110.00–117.001,2874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177130.24/cwt125.00–132.501,5336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240140.30/cwt135.00–147.001,74016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360152.50/cwt152.50–152.502,0741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409140.06/cwt136.50–144.501,9734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535150.20/cwt149.50–151.002,3062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27751,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28951,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Small 29301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0662,410.00/head2,410.00–2,410.002,4104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1041,489.59/head1,410.00–1,530.001,4903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1761,958.28/head1,775.00–2,200.001,9586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2411,774.90/head1,560.00–2,150.001,7756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3432,168.51/head1,860.00–2,500.002,16910
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,0003,135.00/head3,135.00–3,135.003,1351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 21,1002,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2203,112.52/head2,650.00–3,350.003,11314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 21,2803,430.00/head3,430.00–3,430.003,4301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,410.00/head3,410.00–3,410.003,4101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,4003,280.00/head3,280.00–3,280.003,2803

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.