Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-25

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 25
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 227▼ 51 vs year ago 331 · −15.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 68▼ 53 vs year ago 113 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 98▲ 15 vs year ago 117 · +12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. All classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of 30.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Slaughetr Bulls 2.00 lower. Quality fair and 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 $317.82/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.37 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$317.82
44 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.79
vs TN average
−73.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539324.651,75039
Medium and Large 2531264.511,4065thin
One grade step is worth $60.14/cwt here — about $344 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 sale44 hd
317.82
—
TN average13 barns · 660 hd
340.61
−22.79
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−73.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−44.37
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—Low1,653185.753,07113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,409163.962,3107thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,287154.541,98922
CowsLean 85-90%High1,086128.301,39320

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)1,420$2,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$2,2855
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,228$2,08618
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,149$2,0677
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,106$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,020$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$3,4253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$3,1256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$2,5751thin

Every lot

98 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 1268405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0853
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,0001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358359.19/cwt350.00–368.001,2862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,5641
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455400.50/cwt400.50–400.501,8221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472297.81/cwt255.00–334.001,4066
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485372.20/cwt361.00–376.001,8057
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523358.48/cwt345.00–366.001,87511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,7232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,0222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631337.88/cwt334.00–339.002,1329
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673322.92/cwt316.00–330.002,1732
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,1741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,3551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300326.00/cwt326.00–326.009781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,1532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,0752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378339.65/cwt330.00–359.001,2846
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384284.68/cwt265.00–315.001,0937
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4582
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422309.84/cwt286.00–319.001,3086
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425329.34/cwt326.00–333.001,4002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469326.86/cwt321.00–330.001,5337
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470293.53/cwt283.00–305.001,3802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471298.92/cwt276.00–314.001,4086
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed502350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507262.33/cwt254.00–275.001,3303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517326.21/cwt320.00–331.001,68713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520305.15/cwt294.00–316.001,5873
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522341.27/cwt340.00–345.001,7818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568267.78/cwt261.00–275.001,5212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581313.47/cwt300.00–321.001,82111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added595337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,0051
Heifers600–650Small 1605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620288.57/cwt280.00–297.001,7892
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624316.85/cwt308.00–321.001,9774
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670258.50/cwt257.00–260.001,7322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678286.34/cwt280.00–293.001,9415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716254.43/cwt250.00–260.001,8224
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4991
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9841
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1481
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1922250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3052
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1397394.00/cwt394.00–394.001,5642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408339.28/cwt329.00–355.001,3845
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417381.09/cwt378.00–390.001,5894
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473328.96/cwt290.00–343.001,5567
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482312.75/cwt300.00–325.001,5076
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy519355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,84211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520294.40/cwt265.00–309.001,5314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523330.06/cwt320.00–335.001,7267
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577317.65/cwt300.00–332.001,83310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610272.90/cwt261.00–279.001,6653
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621311.37/cwt298.00–315.001,9347
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661259.93/cwt256.00–265.001,7184
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713253.68/cwt247.00–257.001,8093
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733261.32/cwt259.00–266.001,9153
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777246.57/cwt239.00–253.001,9163
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1877244.24/cwt244.00–245.002,1424
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520170.67/cwt169.00–172.002,5943
Bulls——1,605185.60/cwt175.00–190.502,9797
Bulls——1,900201.18/cwt196.00–207.503,8223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053123.37/cwt122.00–125.001,2996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055111.55/cwt107.00–115.001,1774
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081135.39/cwt130.50–144.001,4648
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,263148.26/cwt148.00–148.501,8732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283152.90/cwt145.00–158.001,96213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287164.24/cwt160.00–168.002,1146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303142.28/cwt140.00–144.001,8543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350171.31/cwt167.00–176.002,3133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453158.44/cwt153.50–160.002,3024
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29903,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0002,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19902,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0082,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,835.35/head1,725.00–2,150.001,8354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1061,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2282,131.35/head1,900.00–2,625.002,13116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2812,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4202,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6752

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.