Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-06-21

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 21
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 274▼ 13 vs year ago 215 · −6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 47▼ 35 vs year ago 54 · −64.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 175▲ 60 vs year ago 50 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 15.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality and 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 $317.75/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.44 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$317.75
24 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.86
vs TN average
−16.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551321.891,77320
Medium and Large 2546297.011,6224thin
One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd
317.75
—
TN average16 barns · 750 hd
324.60
−6.86
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−16.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−44.44
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—High1,771201.323,5664thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189163.601,94520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,555160.502,4962thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007143.511,4469thin

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)1,191$2,58912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,174$2,57822
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,2002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,172$2,1765
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)976$1,7805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$2,7702thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318394.51/cwt390.00–397.001,2553
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,3721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405374.47/cwt369.00–385.001,5173
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,3351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472349.33/cwt347.00–351.001,6495
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,8361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520369.67/cwt369.00–371.001,9223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7923
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1891
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1742282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,0922
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1291
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335358.27/cwt358.00–360.001,2007
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337333.35/cwt330.00–338.001,1236
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,2111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383357.27/cwt346.00–369.001,3682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395330.50/cwt330.00–331.001,3052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,3121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,2961
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416346.07/cwt345.00–360.001,44014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,4473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458331.75/cwt318.00–337.001,51911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536328.99/cwt323.00–335.001,76314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2546297.01/cwt290.00–304.001,6224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588308.40/cwt301.00–314.001,8135
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,8241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619256.99/cwt255.50–260.001,5914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,7421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374386.26/cwt371.00–395.001,4458
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417339.82/cwt335.00–341.001,4175
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,60512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466315.04/cwt306.00–343.001,4686
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467367.69/cwt356.00–374.501,7178
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2511325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520344.45/cwt339.00–353.001,7916
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1554344.36/cwt330.00–350.001,9088
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635302.29/cwt301.00–305.001,9206
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713257.68/cwt250.00–266.001,8373
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9882
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1826240.72/cwt239.50–245.001,9885
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,1521
Bulls——1,610172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,7691
Bulls——1,965214.63/cwt210.00–220.004,2172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998159.07/cwt155.00–166.501,5884
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015131.06/cwt110.00–144.001,3305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157164.62/cwt157.50–169.501,90515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228140.60/cwt130.00–150.501,7272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322173.82/cwt170.00–180.002,2983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520165.50/cwt165.50–165.502,5161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590155.50/cwt155.50–155.502,4721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28752,770.00/head2,770.00–2,770.002,7702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29281,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0412,386.93/head2,300.00–2,650.002,3875
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0651,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,597.18/head2,300.00–2,760.002,59711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1992,298.09/head2,225.00–2,325.002,2984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2132,634.73/head2,400.00–2,750.002,63517

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.