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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 1, 2025

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $355.46/cwt +60.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 480 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.19/cwt ≈ $1,564/hd at 521 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.13/cwt +7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 582 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 442 222 532
Feeder cattle 317 123 362
Slaughter cattle 57 56 42
Replacement cattle 68 43 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 4 to 5 lower. There were insufficient receipts of Slaughter Bulls and Feeder Cattle to establish a market comparison, however Feeders trended higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 403.00 $403.00 $1,189 —
322 thin fleshed 322 3 426.00 $426.00 $1,372 —
375 375 1 401.00 $401.00 $1,504 —
405–435 420 2 389.00–400.00 $394.30 $1,656 —
420 thin fleshed 420 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,764 —
450 450 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,688 +50.12
495 495 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,589 -3.88
515–526 value added 524 5 344.00–355.00 $352.84 $1,849 —
525–535 533 4 304.00–308.00 $307.01 $1,636 +5.01
572–575 value added 573 3 319.00–320.50 $320.00 $1,834 —
575–589 586 8 291.00–312.00 $306.43 $1,796 +4.10
615 615 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,943 +28.00
650–685 668 2 280.00–284.00 $281.95 $1,883 —
703–715 708 4 258.00–282.00 $271.69 $1,924 +20.69
780 780 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,888 —
827 value added 827 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,068 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,100 —
395 395 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,560 +89.29
400–425 417 3 340.00–370.00 $360.40 $1,503 —
460–490 475 2 336.00–355.00 $345.20 $1,640 +47.10
550–565 560 3 253.00–271.00 $265.11 $1,485 —
725 725 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,914 —
880 880 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,112 —
910 910 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,314 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 3 337.50–375.00 $356.03 $1,186 —
365 thin fleshed 365 2 344.00 $344.00 $1,256 —
355–385 368 4 320.00–340.00 $333.24 $1,226 +32.24
405–440 425 8 323.00–339.00 $334.86 $1,423 +31.77
455–495 value added 468 3 334.00–336.00 $335.30 $1,569 —
450–490 469 6 305.00–324.00 $317.26 $1,488 +14.92
502 value added 502 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,536 —
500–510 thin fleshed 505 2 316.00–320.00 $318.02 $1,606 —
505–548 525 8 291.00–298.00 $294.82 $1,548 —
540 fancy 540 2 298.00 $298.00 $1,609 —
555–595 571 7 264.00–284.00 $276.33 $1,578 +18.33
605–627 616 10 259.00–274.00 $265.01 $1,632 +18.01
710 710 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,754 —
780–790 781 10 235.00–237.00 $236.80 $1,849 —
895 895 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 263 3 300.00–320.00 $307.34 $808 +8.34
310–330 320 2 330.00–350.00 $339.69 $1,087 +32.69
363–395 383 8 255.00–310.00 $284.74 $1,091 -5.91
413–445 428 4 280.00–327.00 $311.69 $1,334 —
480–495 487 3 280.00–297.00 $289.09 $1,408 +11.95
520 520 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,451 +23.00
520 thin fleshed 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
560–590 573 3 249.00–270.00 $259.78 $1,489 —
626 thin fleshed 626 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,653 —
635 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 —
660 660 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,736 —
720–740 733 3 204.00–229.00 $214.09 $1,569 +5.09
770 770 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,578 —
810 810 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 540 2 230.00–236.00 $232.97 $1,258 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 -29.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,328 —
390–395 393 2 400.00–407.50 $403.73 $1,587 —
415–435 429 4 367.00–369.00 $368.26 $1,580 +35.31
455–490 480 14 350.00–370.00 $355.46 $1,706 +60.46
510–535 523 7 300.00–320.00 $310.74 $1,625 +7.74
550–552 551 4 294.00–315.00 $309.76 $1,707 +19.74
625–647 634 6 270.00–285.00 $278.74 $1,767 —
655–695 674 10 260.00–285.00 $272.18 $1,834 —
700–725 710 3 258.00–261.00 $259.65 $1,844 —
775 775 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,922 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,273 +67.00
352 thin fleshed 352 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,130 —
360–395 379 5 330.00–380.00 $360.80 $1,367 —
415–435 425 4 325.00–370.00 $346.60 $1,473 +51.04
460–495 482 3 314.00–330.00 $319.77 $1,541 +30.77
480–486 thin fleshed 484 5 323.00–344.00 $335.66 $1,625 —
520 thin fleshed 520 2 319.00 $319.00 $1,659 —
500–540 523 4 299.00–301.00 $300.00 $1,569 +10.00
570–595 588 5 254.00–275.00 $267.90 $1,575 —
600–630 614 6 250.00–275.00 $264.47 $1,624 —
650–665 658 2 250.00–260.00 $254.94 $1,678 —
715–740 728 2 240.00–242.00 $240.98 $1,754 —
820 820 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,648 —
855 855 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,830 —
900 900 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,773 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,555 —
490 490 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,411 —
505–510 508 2 231.00–243.00 $237.03 $1,204 —
630 630 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,512 —
660 660 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,676 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1515 1194 80-85% 17 134.50–151.00 $142.66 $1,703 -6.11
920–1320 1207 80-85% 7 126.00–134.00 $130.93 $1,580 -2.55
1295 1295 80-85% 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,046 -4.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1235 1097 85-90% 10 103.00–122.50 $111.85 $1,227 -3.77
1060–1250 1168 85-90% 9 119.50–133.50 $126.97 $1,483 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1355 1300 75-80% 2 123.00–127.00 $124.92 $1,624 —
1275–1800 1473 75-80% 3 139.50–150.00 $144.51 $2,129 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1500 1363 2 140.00–141.00 $140.45 $1,914 —
1905 1905 1 180.50 $180.50 $3,439 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,060.00 $2,060.00
1212 1212 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,425.00 $2,425.00
1185–1425 1310 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,820.00–2,200.00 $2,011.15
1380 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,020.00 $2,020.00
1370–1400 1388 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,910.00–2,625.00 $2,343.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1110–1132 1125 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,050.00 $2,016.45
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,120.00 $2,120.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,080.00 $2,080.00
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,353.06
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.