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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 15

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 223▼ 48 vs year ago 299 · −16.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 29▲ 0 vs year ago 40 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 40▼ 101 vs year ago 132 · −76.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to lack of comparable sales. However sharply lower undertones noted on Feeder Cattle. Fair quality and moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.57/cwt on 31 head, down $14.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −17.62 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.

Average price

$344.57

▼ 14.60 vs prior sale

31 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$56.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.49

vs TN average

−22.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	350.03	1,875	28
Medium and Large 2	555	293.67	1,630	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.36/cwt here — about $246 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 sale31 hd

344.57

—

TN average16 barns · 690 hd

373.06

−28.49

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−22.08

This barn, trailing median34 sales

362.19

−17.62

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,870	205.41	3,842	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	181.95	2,670	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	162.30	2,066	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,195	132.91	1,589	9thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,817	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,034	$2,249	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,937	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$2,775	1thin

Every lot

74 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	402.67/cwt	402.00–403.00	1,772	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	334.65/cwt	305.00–349.00	1,573	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,998	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	389.13/cwt	381.00–392.00	2,051	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	338.51/cwt	336.00–341.00	1,923	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	361.77/cwt	358.00–373.00	2,084	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	350.02/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,135	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	342.96/cwt	332.00–347.00	2,298	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	343.22/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,492	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,469	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	337.61/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,131	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,543	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,739	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	321.67/cwt	267.00–350.00	1,351	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	391.76/cwt	379.00–410.00	1,716	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	354.27/cwt	340.00–368.00	1,693	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	354.45/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,822	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,826	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	346.50/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,944	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	278.50/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,587	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	309.73/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,880	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,161	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	309.27/cwt	306.00–311.00	2,221	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,231	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,358	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	915	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,695	8
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,109	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,662	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,496	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	391.84/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,673	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	378.40/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,771	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	326.89/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,546	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	345.62/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,818	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	348.83/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,974	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	292.88/cwt	273.00–307.00	1,807	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	308.01/cwt	307.00–309.00	2,058	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	292.58/cwt	291.00–295.00	2,174	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,178	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	198.12/cwt	193.00–205.00	3,295	2
Bulls	—	—	2,285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	5,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,213	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	130.92/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,534	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,852	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	135.85/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,661	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	154.30/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,940	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,704	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	175.64/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,283	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	173.26/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,639	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	790	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	998	2,092.98/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,093	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,937.32/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,937	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,405.26/head	2,375.00–2,425.00	2,405	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,357	2,889.77/head	2,725.00–3,100.00	2,890	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Sat Aug 15, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 223Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 40Year ago 132

No trends established, due to lack of comparable sales. However sharply lower undertones noted on Feeder Cattle. Fair quality and moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	417.00	417.00
9	400–450	438	379.00–410.00	391.76
7	450–500	478	340.00–368.00	354.27
15	500–550	514	333.00–360.00	354.45
12	550–600	561	344.00–348.00	346.50
2	600–650	630	343.00	343.00
3	700–750	718	306.00–311.00	309.27
2	800–850	820	285.00–290.00	287.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	335	330.00–345.00	337.61
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	420	267.00–350.00	321.67
2	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	324.00	324.00
2	550–600	570	271.00–286.00	278.50
6	600–650	607	308.00–318.00	309.73
1	750–800	780	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	915	294.50	294.50
6	1100–1150	1,109	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	417	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	560	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	427	385.00–402.00	391.84
4	450–500	468	365.00–387.00	378.40
6	500–550	526	340.00–349.00	345.62
10	550–600	566	346.00–350.00	348.83
4	650–700	668	307.00–309.00	308.01
5	700–750	743	291.00–295.00	292.58
1	750–800	775	281.00	281.00
1	850–900	885	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	473	318.00–340.00	326.89
3	600–650	617	273.00–307.00	292.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	440	402.00–403.00	402.67
3	450–500	491	407.00	407.00
12	500–550	527	381.00–392.00	389.13
7	550–600	576	358.00–373.00	361.77
21	600–650	610	335.00–355.00	350.02
8	650–700	670	332.00–347.00	342.96
9	700–750	726	336.00–345.00	343.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	470	305.00–349.00	334.65
2	550–600	568	336.00–341.00	338.51
6	750–800	755	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,937.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,092.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	2,375.00–2,425.00	2,405.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,357	2,725.00–3,100.00	2,889.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,775.00	2,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,257	143.00–165.00	154.30
6	—	1,300	168.00–183.00	175.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,223	135.00–138.00	135.85
3	—	1,172	129.00–133.00	130.92
1	—	1,155	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	169.00–179.00	173.26
1	—	1,300	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	193.00–205.00	198.12
1	—	2,285	220.00	220.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.