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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 29

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 238▼ 44 vs year ago 225 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 78▼ 23 vs year ago 71 · −32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 45▼ 66 vs year ago 122 · −54.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to lack of comparable sales. However, lower undertones continued.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $309.55/cwt on 22 head, down $13.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −81.76 against this barn's trailing median of $391.30.

Average price

$309.55

▼ 13.46 vs prior sale

22 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$39.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.93

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	324.03	1,840	14thin
Medium and Large 2	561	284.20	1,594	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.83/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 sale22 hd

309.55

—

TN average13 barns · 348 hd

323.48

−13.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.30

−81.76

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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.37, low $309.23, median $391.30 across 33 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	—	Average	1,904	187.95	3,578	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	160.41	2,399	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	152.18	2,026	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	123.81	1,502	12

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)	1,255	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,512	$2,445	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,360	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$2,113	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,050	2thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	366.93/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,204	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,367	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	336.37/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,228	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	396.58/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,455	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	351.77/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,460	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	332.15/cwt	321.00–338.00	1,694	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	347.99/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,036	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	335.72/cwt	323.00–345.00	2,065	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	324.70/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,130	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	325.49/cwt	323.00–328.00	2,304	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	317.09/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,616	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	334.37/cwt	315.00–362.00	1,097	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,267	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	331.43/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,220	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,507	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	345.84/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,456	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	314.62/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,334	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	294.95/cwt	251.00–320.00	1,398	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	330.28/cwt	322.00–339.00	1,579	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	318.80/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,683	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	294.53/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,599	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	318.07/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,819	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	286.69/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,648	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	309.43/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,943	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	312.96/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,056	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,006	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	274.55/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,861	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	289.29/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,097	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	389.08/cwt	372.00–394.00	1,490	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	395.41/cwt	392.00–397.00	1,661	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,292	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	341.96/cwt	333.00–347.00	1,645	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	292.99/cwt	283.00–304.00	1,409	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,804	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	338.61/cwt	329.00–342.00	1,771	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,662	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	268.72/cwt	240.00–284.00	1,548	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	318.20/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,865	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	304.32/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,908	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	307.99/cwt	296.00–314.00	2,067	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	300.16/cwt	299.00–306.00	2,131	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,790	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	233.47/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,933	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,969	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,005	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,237	1
Bulls	—	—	2,038	182.92/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,728	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	119.25/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,306	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	132.03/cwt	125.50–136.50	1,636	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	154.62/cwt	150.50–160.50	1,992	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	101.88/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,322	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,332	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	144.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,979	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,538	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	150.62/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,317	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	2,360.44/head	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,360	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,512	2,445.09/head	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,445	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 238Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 78Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 45Year ago 122

No trends established, due to lack of comparable sales. However, lower undertones continued.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	372.00–394.00	389.08
3	400–450	420	392.00–397.00	395.41
4	450–500	481	333.00–347.00	341.96
4	500–550	523	329.00–342.00	338.61
10	550–600	586	316.00–326.00	318.20
6	600–650	627	303.00–305.00	304.32
4	650–700	671	296.00–314.00	307.99
6	700–750	710	299.00–306.00	300.16
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	425	304.00	304.00
8	450–500	481	283.00–304.00	292.99
3	500–550	536	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	576	240.00–284.00	268.72
1	750–800	765	234.00	234.00
2	800–850	828	232.00–235.00	233.47
1	850–900	860	229.00	229.00
1	950–1000	950	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	355	357.00	357.00
3	400–450	421	330.00–354.00	345.84
2	450–500	478	322.00–339.00	330.28
6	500–550	528	310.00–334.00	318.80
13	550–600	572	310.00–322.00	318.07
3	600–650	628	305.00–317.00	309.43
3	650–700	657	305.00–320.00	312.96
3	700–750	725	285.00–293.00	289.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	315.00–362.00	334.37
3	350–400	368	325.00–335.00	331.43
4	400–450	424	295.00–329.00	314.62
6	450–500	474	251.00–320.00	294.95
2	500–550	543	289.00–300.00	294.53
2	550–600	575	275.00–299.00	286.69
2	650–700	678	260.00–289.00	274.55
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	673	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	340	402.00	402.00
5	350–400	367	375.00–405.00	396.58
4	500–550	510	321.00–338.00	332.15
4	550–600	585	346.00–350.00	347.99
5	600–650	615	323.00–345.00	335.72
10	650–700	656	324.00–328.00	324.70
2	700–750	708	323.00–328.00	325.49
4	800–850	825	308.00–320.00	317.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	355.00–385.00	366.93
2	350–400	365	310.00–365.00	336.37
3	400–450	415	335.00–360.00	351.77
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00

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)	1	—	1,065	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,025.00	2,025.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,340	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,512	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,445.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,189	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,360.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	125.50–136.50	132.03
2	—	1,298	100.00–104.00	101.88
3	—	1,095	118.00–120.00	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	147.00–154.00	150.62
1	—	1,410	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	170.00–180.00	174.95
8	—	1,288	150.50–160.50	154.62
8	—	1,374	138.00–148.00	144.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	198.00	198.00
2	—	2,038	180.00–186.00	182.92

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.