Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-11-08

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 8
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 274▲ 25 vs year ago 214 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 57▲ 35 vs year ago 35 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 63▲ 80 vs year ago 51 · +156.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends on Feeder Cattle, due to lack of comparable data. Lower undertones prevailed throughout. Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 13.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 7.00 lower. 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 $313.21/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.98 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$313.21
52 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.91
vs TN average
−52.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538316.741,70348
Medium and Large 2535270.801,4494thin
One grade step is worth $45.94/cwt here — about $254 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 sale52 hd
313.21
—
TN average15 barns · 693 hd
325.12
−11.91
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−52.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−48.98
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—High1,684186.173,13511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,660153.282,54410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255140.931,76922
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,216121.981,48313

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)1,255$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,146$2,1913thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$2,1463thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,240$2,0477
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,0236
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)984$1,9574thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,8323thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$2,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$2,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,143$2,5882thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265340.90/cwt300.00–385.009032
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321346.25/cwt255.00–384.001,1114
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328420.47/cwt401.00–428.001,3796
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360400.86/cwt400.00–403.001,4435
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418407.61/cwt401.00–411.001,7043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423275.00/cwt200.00–348.001,1633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460374.52/cwt361.00–381.001,7235
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480295.43/cwt271.00–345.001,4183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516348.47/cwt341.00–359.001,7988
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573232.55/cwt220.00–245.001,3332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589318.86/cwt313.00–320.001,8786
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,1295
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1641280.74/cwt280.00–283.001,8004
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1691306.40/cwt304.00–310.002,1175
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8562
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1451
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865243.50/cwt239.00–248.002,1062
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,2971
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,3901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265308.00/cwt308.00–308.008161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,1141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383329.82/cwt321.00–339.001,2632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added402349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,4032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430318.62/cwt310.00–325.001,37011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462302.91/cwt288.00–316.001,3993
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,4521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481320.35/cwt319.00–323.001,54111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed502332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,66714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527271.73/cwt260.00–291.001,4323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536313.53/cwt308.50–324.001,68112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558314.43/cwt308.00–327.001,75519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,5011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy582273.02/cwt248.00–287.001,5893
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623256.24/cwt249.00–260.001,5963
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638289.50/cwt289.50–289.501,8473
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657272.08/cwt265.00–274.501,7884
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715253.23/cwt249.00–259.001,8114
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8871
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9051
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,0331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355260.00/cwt260.00–260.009231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1448383.29/cwt380.00–389.001,71710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458314.16/cwt301.00–336.001,4393
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513271.69/cwt249.00–285.001,3943
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529319.37/cwt315.00–331.001,6895
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553326.88/cwt320.00–332.001,8087
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575255.83/cwt251.00–261.001,4712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Full618255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5762
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635285.67/cwt277.00–290.001,8143
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664273.96/cwt270.00–278.001,8194
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675250.20/cwt241.00–259.001,6892
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,0284
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780259.17/cwt250.00–268.002,0222
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1681
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405171.50/cwt171.50–171.502,4101
Bulls——1,654185.99/cwt180.00–194.503,0769
Bulls——2,230202.50/cwt202.50–202.504,5161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159114.85/cwt112.00–119.001,3314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,191126.33/cwt125.00–130.001,5057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243146.01/cwt140.00–151.001,8159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248156.60/cwt155.00–158.501,9542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267133.93/cwt126.00–138.001,69711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,634150.54/cwt146.50–155.502,4606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,728163.85/cwt160.50–166.002,8313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,760137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,4111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28502,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28431,889.62/head1,625.00–2,125.001,8903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18572,156.98/head1,975.00–2,250.002,1573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29481,981.93/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29551,832.01/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29841,956.85/head1,825.00–2,000.001,9574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1262,386.12/head2,375.00–2,400.002,3862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1982,339.48/head2,175.00–2,525.002,3392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2571,929.49/head1,825.00–2,175.001,9295

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.