Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-11-01

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 1
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 280▼ 62 vs year ago 336 · −18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 60▼ 7 vs year ago 64 · −10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 132▼ 13 vs year ago 76 · −17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to computer issues.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $368.66/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 7 of 24 comparable sales and sits −52.80 against this barn's trailing median of $421.46.
Average price
$368.66
45 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.66
vs TN average
−61.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568371.412,10943
Medium and Large 2558309.501,7252thin
One grade step is worth $61.91/cwt here — about $384 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 sale45 hd
368.66
—
TN average14 barns · 369 hd
362.00
+6.66
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−61.06
This barn, trailing median24 sales
421.46
−52.80
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

24 sales
505443381319median 421.4603/1405/0906/2709/1210/24
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.86, low $333.49, median $421.46 across 24 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—High1,651191.183,1566thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528153.912,3528thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,289148.521,91512
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,193136.861,63315

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,040$2,3253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,091$2,1336
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$2,0253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,6252thin

Every lot

72 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,5292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432355.02/cwt354.00–356.001,5342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8846
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,7761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530354.09/cwt340.00–369.001,8772
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,6911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559342.37/cwt337.00–349.001,91415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added576389.50/cwt389.50–389.502,24426
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7571
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635275.09/cwt264.00–286.001,7472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637341.56/cwt340.00–347.502,17612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added642360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,31116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0407
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678323.96/cwt320.00–328.002,1962
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731306.60/cwt300.00–310.002,2413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745285.50/cwt285.50–285.502,1275
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781288.28/cwt284.00–301.002,2516
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3801
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,000238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,3855
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371316.07/cwt310.00–324.001,1733
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,4311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435277.26/cwt254.00–300.001,2062
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468330.36/cwt322.00–339.001,5462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513350.53/cwt349.00–351.001,79813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530301.51/cwt285.00–310.001,5983
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575335.21/cwt329.00–345.001,9277
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578301.92/cwt300.50–303.001,7456
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625324.50/cwt324.50–324.502,0281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640298.50/cwt298.50–298.501,9101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added646329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,12523
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666242.26/cwt240.00–249.001,6134
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667263.59/cwt260.00–265.001,7587
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370402.43/cwt400.00–405.001,4892
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,6721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,4831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1443360.97/cwt356.00–366.001,5992
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,6251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488282.62/cwt225.00–314.001,3793
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6742
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580313.99/cwt313.00–315.001,8212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1755
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8321
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825244.70/cwt242.00–250.002,0193
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7241
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8151
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1991196.34/cwt195.50–201.501,9467
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,9451
Bulls——1,659193.39/cwt191.50–196.503,2084
Bulls——1,805172.50/cwt172.50–172.503,1141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156139.41/cwt133.50–146.501,6127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181153.38/cwt150.00–160.501,8115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185124.90/cwt120.00–129.001,4805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,293150.86/cwt149.00–153.501,9513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345170.41/cwt165.00–175.002,2922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375134.91/cwt130.00–139.001,8555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489156.50/cwt152.50–161.002,3306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645146.12/cwt145.00–147.002,4042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19652,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29792,032.25/head1,925.00–2,125.002,0324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0402,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1732,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2382,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3142,334.76/head2,300.00–2,375.002,3352

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.