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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, May 3

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 175▼ 331 vs year ago 420 · −78.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 59▼ 16 vs year ago 48 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 71▼ 83 vs year ago 104 · −79.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady on a light test. No trends could be established for Feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts. Quality average to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.86/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −46.60 against this barn's trailing median of $364.46.

Average price

$317.86

15 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.28

vs TN average

−11.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	317.86	1,781	15thin

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

317.86

—

TN average14 barns · 610 hd

315.59

+2.28

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−11.48

This barn, trailing median35 sales

364.46

−46.60

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

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $309.60, median $364.46 across 35 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,798	181.69	3,267	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	158.75	2,385	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	143.12	1,677	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	125.73	1,379	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$2,279	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,887	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

46 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,287	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,803	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,934	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,127	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	309.91/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,114	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,189	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,316	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	351.33/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,479	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	339.51/cwt	319.00–355.00	1,623	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,669	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	332.48/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,666	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	311.15/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,802	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	587	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,849	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,787	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,906	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	259.83/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,749	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,778	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	328.18/cwt	308.00–349.00	1,569	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	359.70/cwt	354.00–368.00	1,748	5
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	490	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,343	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,793	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	585	257.73/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,508	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,947	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,292	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	189.79/cwt	188.00–191.50	3,805	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,743	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	131.46/cwt	123.50–136.00	1,432	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	120.00/cwt	115.50–122.50	1,326	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	147.53/cwt	143.50–153.50	1,643	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,001	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	131.95/cwt	123.50–137.00	1,700	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,752	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	1,886.79/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,887	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	2,279.28/head	2,200.00–2,360.00	2,279	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Sat May 3, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 175Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 59Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 71Year ago 104

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	123.50–136.00	131.46
4	—	1,105	115.50–122.50	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	166.00	166.00
6	—	1,288	123.50–137.00	131.95
10	—	1,114	143.50–153.50	147.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	155.50	155.50
1	—	1,235	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	165.50	165.50
2	—	2,005	188.00–191.50	189.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	348.00–355.00	351.33
5	450–500	478	319.00–355.00	339.51
4	500–550	501	325.00–335.00	332.48
7	550–600	579	308.00–315.00	311.15
1	600–650	610	293.00	293.00
2	650–700	673	251.00–269.00	259.83
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	587	315.00	315.00
5	600–650	629	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	329.00	329.00
1	700–750	700	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	274.00	274.00
2	550–600	585	242.00–274.00	257.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	486	354.00–368.00	359.70
2	500–550	545	329.00	329.00
7	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	314.00	314.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	308.00–349.00	328.18
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	622	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	422.00	422.00
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	620	312.00	312.00
3	650–700	682	305.00–320.00	309.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,886.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,301	2,200.00–2,360.00	2,279.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,200.00	3,200.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.