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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 29, 2025

409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.34/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 417 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 409 504 498
Feeder cattle 145 370 261
Slaughter cattle 168 69 70
Replacement cattle 96 65 167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cows steady Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher compared to last week. Feeder Steers not well established this week. Feder Heifers under 450 lbs 15.00 to 24.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher and over 450 lbs steady to 11.00 higher. Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs 8.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 —
415 415 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,606 -42.00
530–545 535 3 335.00–365.00 $354.81 $1,898 +9.97
580–585 583 3 340.00–350.00 $346.69 $2,021 -2.54
618–620 619 4 319.00–338.50 $333.61 $2,065 +33.93
665–685 669 5 306.00–309.50 $308.78 $2,066 +45.78
795 795 1 256.00 $256.00 $2,035 -9.96
810 810 1 253.00 $253.00 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 344.00–400.00 $370.49 $1,371 -33.51
425 thin fleshed 425 1 409.00 $409.00 $1,738 —
450 thin fleshed 450 1 406.00 $406.00 $1,827 +12.00
465 465 2 310.00–390.00 $350.00 $1,628 +18.83
525 525 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,759 —
565 565 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 +19.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,140 —
375 thin fleshed 375 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,462 —
365–390 382 3 380.00–387.00 $384.77 $1,470 +43.05
403–435 417 12 366.00–379.00 $375.34 $1,565 +30.60
450–475 463 2 350.00–356.00 $352.92 $1,634 +16.80
505–513 thin fleshed 510 3 326.00–328.00 $326.66 $1,666 —
525–530 528 4 290.00–317.00 $302.03 $1,595 -5.36
550–588 564 8 290.00–309.00 $300.50 $1,695 +21.50
640 640 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,734 -11.54
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 —
685 685 5 262.50–276.00 $265.20 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 319.00 $319.00 $941 +2.90
320 320 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,248 +63.59
321 thin fleshed 321 4 382.00 $382.00 $1,226 —
385–395 393 4 314.00–360.00 $331.57 $1,303 +24.28
410–443 433 9 325.00–361.00 $349.24 $1,512 +25.24
465 465 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,534 +17.27
625 625 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,344 -57.00
690 690 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,532 -28.00
800 800 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,584 —
880 880 1 213.50 $213.50 $1,879 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,234 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,679 +15.32
405–448 432 6 398.00–411.00 $402.58 $1,739 +3.36
450–462 456 6 380.00–399.00 $392.59 $1,790 +21.69
505–520 517 5 344.00–350.00 $348.83 $1,803 +8.74
560–591 577 8 305.00–320.00 $311.27 $1,796 -14.20
603 603 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 400.00–417.50 $408.67 $1,136 —
360–386 381 5 291.00–335.00 $326.68 $1,245 -51.91
425 thin fleshed 425 3 391.00 $391.00 $1,662 -20.00
443 443 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,595 +15.44
465–480 473 3 350.00–379.00 $363.55 $1,720 +9.09
560 560 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,540 -19.30
630 630 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,525 —
760 760 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,900 +11.53
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,377 —
545 545 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,526 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1390 1177 80-85% 6 125.00–132.50 $130.24 $1,533 —
925–1550 1240 80-85% 16 135.00–147.00 $140.30 $1,740 +9.44
1360 1360 80-85% 1 152.50 $152.50 $2,074 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1210 1045 85-90% 8 125.00–133.00 $128.01 $1,338 +1.58
1045–1245 1120 85-90% 4 110.00–117.00 $114.88 $1,287 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1485 1409 75-80% 4 136.50–144.50 $140.06 $1,973 +0.40
1440–1630 1535 75-80% 2 149.50–151.00 $150.20 $2,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1470 1293 3 152.50–161.50 $158.31 $2,047 —
1105–1895 1568 4 164.00–170.00 $167.31 $2,623 —
1745 1745 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,228 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
1066 1066 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,410.00 $2,410.00
1018–1380 1176 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,775.00–2,200.00 $1,958.28
1285–1385 1343 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,860.00–2,500.00 $2,168.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,690.00 $1,690.00
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1098–1115 1104 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,410.00–1,530.00 $1,489.59
1115–1450 1241 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,560.00–2,150.00 $1,774.90
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00 —
1200–1250 1220 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 14 2,650.00–3,350.00 $3,112.52 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,410.00 $3,410.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,135.00 $3,135.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 3,280.00 $3,280.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,725.00 $2,725.00 —
1280 1280 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,430.00 $3,430.00 —

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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.