Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-11-15

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 15
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 239▲ 13 vs year ago 227 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 70▲ 16 vs year ago 37 · +43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 131▲ 75 vs year ago 42 · +178.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, with Breaking Cows 2.00 lower, Boning and Lean Cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. 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 $310.58/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.61 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$310.58
19 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.11
vs TN average
−53.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558312.141,74317thin
Medium and Large 2530297.291,5762thin
One grade step is worth $14.85/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd
310.58
—
TN average16 barns · 764 hd
327.69
−17.11
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−53.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−51.61
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—Low1,627180.402,93612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,552152.142,36116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,257144.301,81433
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,154126.591,4619thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,5022thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$2,2623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,19418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,1719
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,164$1,9434thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,064$1,6918
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$2,4382thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$2,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,015$2,1382thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316410.29/cwt392.50–420.001,2973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,5561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,7974
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,9201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486375.84/cwt370.00–381.001,8275
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,8493
Steers500–550Small 1520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571288.77/cwt249.00–321.001,6497
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573345.09/cwt330.00–360.001,9776
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625324.97/cwt313.00–330.002,0315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2722
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773307.35/cwt305.00–312.002,3763
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added351361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,2674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371326.31/cwt320.00–340.001,2114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,1481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407290.43/cwt276.00–302.001,1823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425323.87/cwt318.50–336.001,37611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,4072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475333.26/cwt333.00–336.001,58315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484293.76/cwt275.00–322.001,4225
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530297.29/cwt275.00–320.001,5762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,6452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537330.19/cwt325.00–333.001,7736
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571312.53/cwt300.00–325.001,7856
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy592278.38/cwt270.00–295.001,6483
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,8962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623300.83/cwt289.00–304.001,8749
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7692
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,5551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366382.38/cwt365.00–405.001,4005
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383307.43/cwt250.00–350.001,1773
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434392.15/cwt385.00–403.001,70211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,3011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460378.68/cwt376.00–380.001,7423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483315.43/cwt300.00–321.001,5244
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523342.14/cwt333.00–350.001,7894
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536315.54/cwt313.00–327.001,6916
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy562341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,9162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590313.19/cwt294.00–322.001,8487
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6931
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,8274
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628252.36/cwt230.00–276.001,5852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660253.42/cwt248.00–259.001,6732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673281.77/cwt275.00–290.001,8968
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728282.53/cwt281.00–284.002,0572
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1752288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,1664
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7821
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8191
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,454171.25/cwt166.00–175.002,4906
Bulls——1,660201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,3371
Bulls——1,829187.27/cwt180.00–194.003,4255
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067116.60/cwt112.00–120.001,2443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198131.58/cwt127.50–136.501,5766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208148.62/cwt140.50–153.001,79516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303159.13/cwt156.00–160.002,0735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303132.37/cwt124.50–139.501,72512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478161.84/cwt159.50–165.002,3926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609148.24/cwt140.00–154.502,3859
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19802,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0152,138.12/head2,075.00–2,200.002,1382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1202,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19902,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0331,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,682.51/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1641,943.34/head1,575.00–2,050.001,9434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1842,170.88/head2,050.00–2,425.002,1719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2252,312.54/head2,150.00–2,400.002,31315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2282,517.83/head2,485.00–2,550.002,5182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3152,502.38/head2,250.00–2,700.002,5022

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.