Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-09-20

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 20
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 112▼ 40 vs year ago 298 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 55▼ 39 vs year ago 80 · −48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 204▲ 27 vs year ago 109 · +24.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers steady. Feeder Bulls 10.00 to 15 .00 lower on a lightly tested market. Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to good, demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.48/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.71 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$317.48
26 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$68.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.26
vs TN average
−42.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536343.841,84316thin
Medium and Large 2551275.321,51610thin
One grade step is worth $68.52/cwt here — about $327 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 sale26 hd
317.48
—
TN average17 barns · 1,060 hd
349.74
−32.26
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−42.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−44.71
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—High1,688186.613,1498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488165.862,4686thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184156.141,84922
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058140.081,48216

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)1,263$2,6246
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,135$2,36816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,2773thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,122$2,2005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,131$2,12110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,009$2,7625
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,4002thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed340525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383369.93/cwt359.00–381.001,4172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6291
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,7331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476315.69/cwt307.00–336.001,5035
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1489350.31/cwt344.00–355.001,7137
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed495369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,8271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,6941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643354.50/cwt354.50–354.502,2794
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667305.32/cwt291.00–311.502,0365
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728289.07/cwt282.00–296.002,1042
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,6461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310311.00/cwt311.00–311.009641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,3461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385319.00/cwt314.00–329.001,2283
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,1892
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422346.72/cwt346.00–349.001,4634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465363.63/cwt361.00–368.001,6913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465337.38/cwt332.00–343.001,5692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470305.96/cwt294.00–325.001,4385
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523346.70/cwt345.00–355.001,81312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2541271.35/cwt263.50–295.001,4687
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573284.58/cwt270.00–314.001,6313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0073
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626358.86/cwt350.50–360.002,24640
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636323.21/cwt315.00–328.002,0568
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added678345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3394
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,1621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690274.53/cwt270.00–279.001,8942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713285.49/cwt285.00–286.002,0362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845280.50/cwt280.50–280.502,3702
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,2661
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2910255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380410.00/cwt402.50–417.501,5582
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,3491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1444367.26/cwt365.00–379.001,6316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy461363.50/cwt363.50–363.501,6765
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477309.07/cwt304.00–323.001,4745
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480348.45/cwt344.00–350.001,6734
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515286.53/cwt275.00–293.001,4764
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1538323.49/cwt316.00–325.001,7406
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy542345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,9474
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610270.50/cwt270.00–271.001,6502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0235
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670303.01/cwt302.00–304.002,0302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675262.44/cwt243.00–276.001,7713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710289.50/cwt289.00–290.002,0552
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753276.34/cwt274.00–280.002,0813
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,626187.14/cwt183.50–191.503,0436
Bulls——1,815195.50/cwt195.50–195.503,5481
Bulls——1,930174.50/cwt174.50–174.503,3681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035126.10/cwt115.00–139.001,3055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054145.52/cwt140.00–150.501,53410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178156.12/cwt150.00–161.501,83918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190166.19/cwt165.50–167.001,9782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,8821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235146.31/cwt145.00–147.501,8072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318172.77/cwt170.00–175.002,2772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573162.41/cwt157.50–165.502,5554
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29932,727.20/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7274
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29602,165.23/head2,075.00–2,250.002,1652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,056.56/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1222,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2172,500.58/head2,250.00–2,625.002,50111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2362,184.47/head2,125.00–2,250.002,1845
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2632,623.51/head2,525.00–2,700.002,6246

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.