Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-18

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 18
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
227 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 236▼ 1 vs year ago 228 · −0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 36▲ 21 vs year ago 47 · +44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 108▲ 34 vs year ago 64 · +53.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on all classes of Feeder Cattle, due to limited comparable sales. However lower undertones were noted. Compared to last week Slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls 8.00 higher. 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 $327.09/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.10 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$327.09
40 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−36.07
vs TN average
−70.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540333.831,80331
Medium and Large 2540303.881,6419thin
One grade step is worth $29.95/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale40 hd
327.09
—
TN average17 barns · 1,106 hd
363.16
−36.07
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−70.77
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−35.10
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—High1,659187.073,10413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,394153.362,13811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,232152.911,88427
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,045125.411,31126

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)1,398$2,7483thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,1853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,073$2,1809
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,168$2,1005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)988$3,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$3,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,6251thin

Every lot

75 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255345.00/cwt345.00–345.008801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,3025
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,6972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520349.65/cwt349.00–350.001,8183
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575352.37/cwt345.00–360.002,0262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3782
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,1931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371329.89/cwt306.00–350.001,2246
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419317.07/cwt290.00–330.001,3294
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433335.42/cwt331.00–340.001,4522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472323.52/cwt316.00–325.001,5276
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475334.42/cwt326.00–344.001,5885
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6704
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516339.77/cwt332.00–346.001,75320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527308.22/cwt294.00–329.001,6247
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585288.70/cwt277.00–300.001,6892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1591331.25/cwt324.00–334.001,9589
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,7061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620317.77/cwt308.00–323.001,9704
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,8621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658311.48/cwt310.00–313.002,0502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677281.17/cwt255.00–294.001,9045
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810234.88/cwt225.00–245.001,9032
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885255.06/cwt250.00–260.002,2572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,5721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3397289.00/cwt285.00–290.001,1475
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415338.89/cwt270.00–370.001,4065
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419400.07/cwt386.00–403.001,6767
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465274.35/cwt267.00–285.001,2763
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475359.15/cwt344.00–372.001,7065
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523312.06/cwt302.00–315.001,6328
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527342.60/cwt320.00–355.001,80610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560336.13/cwt325.00–339.001,88213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560290.00/cwt280.00–300.001,6242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,7771
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617323.95/cwt316.00–330.001,9994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666315.98/cwt300.00–326.002,1046
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669289.76/cwt289.00–291.001,9384
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718292.01/cwt286.00–300.002,0973
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718265.98/cwt263.00–270.001,9103
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762280.93/cwt275.00–290.002,1413
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,0331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,0881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,387168.48/cwt159.50–173.502,3373
Bulls——1,659187.96/cwt176.50–195.503,1187
Bulls——1,933203.60/cwt200.50–205.503,9363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3661
Cows—Lean 85-90%932106.07/cwt90.00–116.009899
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079126.60/cwt125.00–129.001,3665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103143.21/cwt139.00–148.001,5805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139137.82/cwt131.00–143.001,57011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259155.08/cwt149.00–161.501,95217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265132.21/cwt131.50–133.001,6722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272170.60/cwt165.00–180.002,1703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372156.12/cwt150.50–161.002,1428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452145.99/cwt143.00–148.502,1203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0052,082.68/head2,025.00–2,100.002,0835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1572,300.93/head2,175.00–2,475.002,3014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1682,100.03/head1,975.00–2,240.002,1005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,185.00/head2,185.00–2,185.002,1853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3982,747.65/head2,625.00–2,800.002,7483
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1503,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251

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.