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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, May 31

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← May 24May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 255▼ 13 vs year ago 200 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 61▲ 29 vs year ago 19 · +152.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 30▲ 36 vs year ago 32 · +112.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. No Feeder Cattle trends established due to limited receipts. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality and 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 $320.50/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −43.96 against this barn's trailing median of $364.46.

Average price

$320.50

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

vs TN average

−12.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	325.60	1,752	9thin
Medium and Large 2	549	314.77	1,727	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $25 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 sale17 hd

320.50

—

TN average11 barns · 321 hd

315.39

+5.12

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−12.19

This barn, trailing median35 sales

364.46

−43.96

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	1,619	187.46	3,035	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	164.61	2,180	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	158.32	1,841	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	139.89	1,581	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$3,044	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,744	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,429	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,231	$2,267	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,158	$2,204	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$2,481	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,211	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,459	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	419.43/cwt	410.00–429.00	1,762	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	376.28/cwt	373.00–386.00	1,791	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,836	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	343.39/cwt	315.00–367.00	1,858	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,854	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,999	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	327.25/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,003	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,106	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	322.99/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,271	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,123	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	310	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	911	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,002	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	373	332.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,241	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	378	312.20/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,180	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	331.99/cwt	312.50–352.00	1,262	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,453	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	340.74/cwt	329.00–351.00	1,455	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	335.72/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,601	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	484	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,699	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	492	307.94/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,515	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	311.16/cwt	297.00–324.00	1,615	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	328.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,763	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,825	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	318.38/cwt	313.00–324.00	1,840	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	1,955	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	283.55/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,866	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,828	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	398.23/cwt	398.00–399.00	1,509	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,219	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	385.64/cwt	371.00–390.00	1,774	9
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	460	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,444	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	334.58/cwt	326.00–347.00	1,596	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	318.95/cwt	305.00–333.00	1,636	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	348.97/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,811	7
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	545	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,161	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	348.59/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,924	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,790	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	318.06/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,991	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,729	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	277.05/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,948	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,944	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,447	182.93/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,647	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	171.38/cwt	170.00–174.50	2,763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	208.06/cwt	198.00–215.00	3,741	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,608	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	141.31/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	158.97/cwt	154.50–164.50	1,796	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	134.33/cwt	126.50–141.00	1,562	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	173.58/cwt	166.50–183.00	2,265	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	162.54/cwt	155.50–170.50	2,185	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	179.17/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,460	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,138	2,481.32/head	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,481	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	890	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,122	1,687.52/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	2,339.79/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,340	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	2,068.48/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,068	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	3,044.16/head	2,675.00–3,325.00	3,044	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,231	2,266.55/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,267	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,744.31/head	2,525.00–2,925.00	2,744	6

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 255Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 61Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 30Year ago 32

Compared to last week. No Feeder Cattle trends established due to limited receipts. Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality and Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	318.00	318.00
2	350–400	380	312.50–352.00	331.99
10	400–450	427	329.00–351.00	340.74
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	519	297.00–324.00	311.16
4	550–600	578	313.00–324.00	318.38
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	658	270.00–300.00	283.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	484	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	377.50	377.50
11	450–500	477	335.00–336.00	335.72
7	500–550	536	325.00–335.00	328.91
1	550–600	565	323.00	323.00
4	600–650	608	321.50	321.50
1	750–800	765	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.65
3	450–500	492	290.00–317.00	307.94
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	302.00–322.00	312.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	420	410.00–429.00	419.43
1	500–550	520	353.00	353.00
1	550–600	555	334.00	334.00
7	600–650	612	324.00–329.00	327.25
2	700–750	703	321.00–325.00	322.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	432.50	432.50
1	300–350	340	429.00	429.00
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	476	373.00–386.00	376.28
9	500–550	541	315.00–367.00	343.39
1	550–600	595	336.00	336.00
2	600–650	647	325.50	325.50
1	700–750	710	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	460	371.00–390.00	385.64
7	500–550	519	337.00–355.00	348.97
8	550–600	552	339.00–350.00	348.59
9	600–650	626	310.00–331.00	318.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	314.00	314.00
1	500–550	545	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	398.00–399.00	398.23
1	400–450	405	301.00	301.00
3	450–500	477	326.00–347.00	334.58
3	500–550	513	305.00–333.00	318.95
3	550–600	561	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	655	264.00	264.00
2	700–750	703	264.00–290.00	277.05
1	900–950	900	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,481.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	3,175.00	3,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,295	2,525.00–2,925.00	2,744.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,189	2,675.00–3,325.00	3,044.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,258	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,131	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,339.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,185	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,068.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,231	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,266.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,122	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,130	154.50–164.50	158.97
3	—	1,108	139.50–145.00	141.31
3	—	1,305	166.50–183.00	173.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	126.50–141.00	134.33
1	—	1,065	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,344	155.50–170.50	162.54
1	—	1,090	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,373	174.00–184.00	179.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	178.00–188.00	182.93
3	—	1,798	198.00–215.00	208.06
3	—	1,612	170.00–174.50	171.38

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.