Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-26

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 26
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 127▼ 124 vs year ago 299 · −41.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 30▲ 5 vs year ago 54 · +9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 42▼ 60 vs year ago 131 · −45.8%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.78/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.40 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$301.78
18 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.10
vs TN average
−28.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565311.021,75610thin
Medium and Large 2531290.251,5408thin
One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about $216 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 sale18 hd
301.78
—
TN average12 barns · 498 hd
315.89
−14.10
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−28.17
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−60.40
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—Low1,591169.772,7009thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,538148.302,2816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202146.891,76623
CowsLean 85-90%Average984130.031,28024

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$2,1356
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,109$2,1065
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,183$2,0617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,0165
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$3,8002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$3,6503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$3,2501thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332399.37/cwt398.00–400.001,3263
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430401.00/cwt390.00–407.001,7244
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467389.01/cwt385.00–391.001,8173
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475343.71/cwt340.00–347.501,6332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513297.27/cwt280.00–307.501,5253
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566359.97/cwt358.00–361.002,0376
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,9401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684315.31/cwt294.50–320.002,15711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710305.50/cwt304.00–310.002,1694
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758303.39/cwt297.00–306.002,30014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293401.62/cwt397.50–410.001,1773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333391.25/cwt380.00–402.501,3034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,1811
Heifers400–450Small 1410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420334.37/cwt329.00–351.001,40410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added428362.02/cwt360.00–363.001,5496
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430304.91/cwt302.50–307.501,3112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485327.20/cwt321.00–338.001,5875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2506291.99/cwt274.00–306.001,4775
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528324.60/cwt315.00–330.001,7144
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572287.34/cwt283.00–291.001,6443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1589301.96/cwt291.00–309.001,7796
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619298.15/cwt289.00–304.001,8465
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675271.82/cwt264.00–280.001,8352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,8632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,5561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408341.86/cwt310.00–376.001,3953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433399.83/cwt380.00–416.001,7316
Bulls400–450Small 1445310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4951
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475369.07/cwt359.00–384.001,7533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5951
Bulls500–550Small 1540306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,6521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1548340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566303.58/cwt301.00–311.001,7184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567325.23/cwt323.00–334.001,8445
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,7811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658299.03/cwt292.00–306.001,9682
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,8561
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395158.08/cwt155.00–159.502,2053
Bulls——1,515190.26/cwt190.00–190.502,8822
Bulls——1,775168.29/cwt161.50–180.502,9874
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%947119.02/cwt115.00–120.501,1275
Cows—Lean 85-90%979130.65/cwt124.00–139.001,27916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073145.04/cwt140.00–150.001,5563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180160.94/cwt159.50–163.001,8993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197147.24/cwt140.00–154.001,76216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240134.95/cwt129.00–137.501,6734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,2571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563146.06/cwt144.00–149.002,2835
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0331,591.04/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1092,106.30/head1,750.00–2,200.002,1065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1422,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2012,146.67/head1,850.00–2,400.002,1476
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2582,134.61/head1,840.00–2,900.002,1356
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1753,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251

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.