Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-25

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 173▲ 5 vs year ago 175 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 60▼ 8 vs year ago 59 · −13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 193▼ 1 vs year ago 71 · −1.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle and Slaughter Bull trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable data. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $452.09/cwt on 16 head, down $38.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 24 comparable sales and sits +30.63 against this barn's trailing median of $421.46.
Average price
$452.09
▼ 38.77 vs prior sale
16 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.98
vs TN average
−26.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570455.392,59614thin
Medium and Large 2555429.002,3812thin
One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale16 hd
452.09
—
TN average15 barns · 435 hd
461.07
−8.98
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−26.94
This barn, trailing median24 sales
421.46
+30.63
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—Low1,425192.502,7432thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,400179.802,51718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,144176.242,01516
CowsLean 85-90%Low998149.811,49610

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)1,247$3,24514
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$2,9384thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,303$2,7884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,410$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$3,16011
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,1002thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,6091
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337514.13/cwt495.00–550.001,7333
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added345600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400562.50/cwt562.50–562.502,2502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437502.33/cwt501.00–505.002,1953
Steers450–500Small 1450380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy458470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480501.22/cwt497.00–510.002,4066
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540471.33/cwt462.50–480.002,5452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,3331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,6782
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,4281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579446.78/cwt440.00–475.002,58710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645394.83/cwt391.00–418.002,5477
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy677358.82/cwt352.00–380.002,4294
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278512.34/cwt510.00–515.001,4242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409441.50/cwt440.00–442.001,8064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0703
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1454432.91/cwt429.00–442.001,96512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0541
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,1335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,2401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570378.18/cwt371.00–385.002,1562
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,1305
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1641358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,2954
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full705319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,2491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,5661
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2828279.92/cwt275.00–285.002,3182
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387515.97/cwt515.00–517.001,9974
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,1541
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,8791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468490.63/cwt470.00–498.002,29611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,2671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522466.66/cwt437.50–475.002,43617
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555447.61/cwt435.00–460.002,4842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610352.00/cwt330.00–374.002,1472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy662320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1182
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,5001
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,9111
Bulls——1,430180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%840133.86/cwt132.00–135.501,1242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038153.80/cwt145.50–169.001,5968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099176.79/cwt170.50–184.001,9439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140165.15/cwt154.00–170.001,8835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,213194.28/cwt188.00–200.002,3572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353201.49/cwt193.50–210.002,7262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395181.36/cwt176.50–187.002,53011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486170.58/cwt166.50–173.502,5355
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0602,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0902,376.38/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1152,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1152,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2573,304.09/head2,800.00–3,900.003,30413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0682,718.15/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0733,331.68/head3,200.00–3,400.003,3323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,2002,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3683,775.33/head3,675.00–3,900.003,7753

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.