Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2025-11-22

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 22
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 240▼ 34 vs year ago 224 · −15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 53▼ 17 vs year ago 67 · −25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 117▲ 37 vs year ago 65 · +56.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower, on a light test of market. Slaughter Cows, steady on Boners and Leans, 10.00 higher Breakers. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality fair, 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 $294.45/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.74 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$294.45
36 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$828
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$153.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.72
vs TN average
−62.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552306.621,69328
Medium and Large 2564265.951,4997thin
Small 1565153.008641thin
One grade step is worth $153.62/cwt here — about $828 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 sale36 hd
294.45
—
TN average15 barns · 999 hd
324.17
−29.72
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−62.44
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−67.74
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—Low1,646179.872,96010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477161.182,38010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,355146.111,98014
CowsLean 85-90%High1,070129.041,38114

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)1,085$2,3557
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,188$2,26515
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,312$2,2008
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,113$2,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,8564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,9001thin

Every lot

71 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 1270403.64/cwt400.00–410.001,0903
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008702
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318471.60/cwt465.00–505.001,5006
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335255.00/cwt255.00–255.008541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,4342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,7193
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511338.04/cwt337.00–340.001,7273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610314.02/cwt313.00–315.001,9162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652306.99/cwt303.00–309.002,0023
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290315.00/cwt315.00–315.009141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318343.61/cwt329.00–370.001,0933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385326.99/cwt310.00–345.001,2595
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy458284.97/cwt280.00–290.001,3052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,5864
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469315.72/cwt310.00–319.001,4814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476291.66/cwt244.00–304.001,3885
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508285.02/cwt280.00–290.001,4482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522304.43/cwt301.00–309.001,58913
Heifers550–600Small 1565153.00/cwt153.00–153.008641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578308.52/cwt299.00–320.001,78315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586258.32/cwt221.00–270.001,5145
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,8396
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635252.02/cwt250.00–254.001,6002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6911
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425392.50/cwt388.00–397.001,6682
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438300.69/cwt260.00–340.001,3172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,4652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468338.25/cwt329.00–349.001,5838
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy481387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524329.25/cwt309.00–333.001,72511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525291.10/cwt281.00–301.001,5282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579246.90/cwt240.00–261.001,4303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1586293.82/cwt289.00–304.001,7223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611286.76/cwt280.00–299.001,7525
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615223.37/cwt200.00–246.001,3742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666255.42/cwt250.00–275.001,7016
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710244.62/cwt236.00–265.001,7375
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1791210.33/cwt204.00–230.001,6644
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,517182.86/cwt175.50–193.502,7748
Bulls——2,160167.92/cwt165.00–171.003,6272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026117.76/cwt110.00–122.501,2086
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045167.30/cwt160.00–174.001,7482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112134.57/cwt127.00–147.001,4967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201134.31/cwt127.00–139.001,6135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448175.76/cwt171.00–180.002,5452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472159.89/cwt152.00–165.002,3547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,554148.49/cwt143.00–154.502,3087
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,2071
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0381,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0512,096.78/head2,075.00–2,175.002,0975
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1132,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1301,953.88/head1,925.00–1,985.001,9544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2092,378.33/head2,050.00–2,500.002,37811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3122,199.79/head2,000.00–2,375.002,2008

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.