Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-11

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 11
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 295▼ 60 vs year ago 296 · −20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 101▼ 23 vs year ago 59 · −39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 89▲ 67 vs year ago 41 · +163.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady. Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. 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 $328.31/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −33.88 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$328.31
16 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.61
vs TN average
−56.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529345.351,82710thin
Medium and Large 2550299.911,6486thin
One grade step is worth $45.44/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd
328.31
—
TN average14 barns · 564 hd
348.92
−20.61
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−56.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−33.88
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—High1,665183.143,0505thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403162.812,28413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208156.341,88918
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,102135.881,49710

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 (5-8 yrs)1,412$2,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,376$2,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$2,3754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,214$2,32221
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,179$2,2617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,142$2,0324thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$4,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,123$2,8003thin

Every lot

82 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 2285405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323317.67/cwt295.00–340.001,0262
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412390.66/cwt390.00–391.001,6103
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457373.46/cwt370.00–377.001,7074
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,5623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518357.76/cwt354.00–360.001,8538
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added529370.67/cwt370.00–371.001,9616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,0063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572343.83/cwt332.00–350.001,9673
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619350.91/cwt342.50–356.002,1729
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,0802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310278.00/cwt278.00–278.008621
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323340.53/cwt340.00–341.001,1002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386329.58/cwt318.00–339.001,2725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,4341
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,4821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424352.78/cwt349.00–358.001,4967
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435339.50/cwt336.00–343.001,4772
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477333.01/cwt332.00–335.001,5886
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478343.68/cwt339.00–349.001,64315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed490355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522317.70/cwt295.00–330.001,6583
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529345.35/cwt340.00–357.001,82710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577282.12/cwt262.50–319.001,6283
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625323.08/cwt320.00–330.002,0199
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635309.50/cwt309.50–309.501,9652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685272.99/cwt272.00–274.001,8702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,9512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8341
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376394.90/cwt387.50–402.501,4855
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,2601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408328.79/cwt291.00–368.001,3412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,6533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463369.13/cwt360.00–373.001,70917
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468304.02/cwt300.00–308.001,4232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515359.72/cwt356.00–361.001,8538
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565347.82/cwt345.00–351.001,9655
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618331.77/cwt320.00–335.002,0506
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1738288.21/cwt275.00–307.002,1277
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775271.66/cwt267.00–278.002,1053
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9921
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,1411
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0641
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,584179.67/cwt172.00–185.002,8464
Bulls——1,990197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,9201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022124.87/cwt120.00–128.001,2763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125137.14/cwt135.50–139.501,5435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163149.23/cwt147.00–151.501,7362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194154.97/cwt147.50–160.001,85014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,7071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273168.00/cwt166.00–170.002,1393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387172.15/cwt166.00–180.002,3885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413156.97/cwt150.00–163.002,2188
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1203,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2404,375.00/head4,375.00–4,375.004,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1422,031.88/head1,975.00–2,200.002,0324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1792,260.94/head2,075.00–2,525.002,2617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2142,321.58/head2,025.00–2,450.002,32221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2722,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3762,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4122,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502

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.