Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-09-13

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 13
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 191▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 52▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 159▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on Feeder Cattle due to low number of receipts. Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality and demand fair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.03/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.16 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$331.03
8 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,850
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$487
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.16
vs TN average
−37.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566338.321,9157thin
Medium and Large 2510280.001,4281thin
One grade step is worth $58.32/cwt here — about $487 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 sale8 hd
331.03
—
TN average16 barns · 1,044 hd
353.19
−22.16
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−37.31
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−31.16
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—Average1,310191.412,5072thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,468160.522,35615
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,159157.761,82836
CowsLean 85-90%Low998139.851,39611

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)1,249$2,7122thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,246$2,37315
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,126$2,28910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,042$1,9706
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,089$1,9276
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$4,1705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,105$2,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,071$2,6718

Every lot

68 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 2328382.06/cwt360.00–402.501,2532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,3381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413402.27/cwt390.00–415.001,6612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478362.04/cwt350.00–375.001,7312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529368.10/cwt360.00–374.001,9474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575362.73/cwt360.00–366.002,0863
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633355.97/cwt350.00–359.002,2533
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,3501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4401
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,2561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374322.64/cwt314.00–330.001,2074
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425356.53/cwt349.00–369.001,5153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425305.44/cwt300.00–311.001,2982
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476358.72/cwt352.00–366.001,7086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488329.41/cwt310.00–341.001,6083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1548350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,9751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579327.31/cwt325.00–334.001,8954
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617312.99/cwt310.00–315.001,9313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed628325.59/cwt324.00–329.002,0453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685296.00/cwt290.00–302.002,0282
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720272.29/cwt265.00–280.001,9602
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,1841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,5691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,6321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,7283
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465339.56/cwt334.00–345.001,5792
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527322.74/cwt313.00–335.001,7016
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528354.37/cwt341.00–361.001,8719
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,9313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615313.83/cwt300.00–327.001,9302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678319.36/cwt313.00–328.002,1657
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9662
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,5431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,310191.41/cwt190.00–193.002,5072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%909132.82/cwt130.00–135.501,2074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049143.87/cwt138.00–149.001,5097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133159.20/cwt151.00–166.001,80424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184143.51/cwt140.00–147.001,6997
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247170.81/cwt168.00–175.002,1305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,352171.77/cwt170.00–175.002,3223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495151.41/cwt150.00–153.002,2642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497158.97/cwt155.00–164.002,38010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29252,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 21,0403,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0652,699.30/head2,650.00–2,775.002,6995
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0803,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0802,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1003,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2504,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0421,970.27/head1,925.00–2,025.001,9706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0632,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0771,897.19/head1,875.00–1,925.001,8975
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1242,293.64/head2,225.00–2,425.002,2946
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1282,282.46/head2,175.00–2,400.002,2824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2462,372.77/head2,050.00–3,025.002,37315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2492,712.25/head2,400.00–3,025.002,7122

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.