Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-12

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 12
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 139▲ 128 vs year ago 112 · +114.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 22▼ 3 vs year ago 55 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 171 vs year ago 204 · −83.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on Feeder Cattle, due to lack of comparable sales. Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls not established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $346.05/cwt on 18 head, up $0.53 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −75.41 against this barn's trailing median of $421.46.
Average price
$346.05
▲ 0.53 vs prior sale
18 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.22
vs TN average
−44.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532346.051,84218thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
346.05
—
TN average13 barns · 202 hd
350.26
−4.22
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−44.54
This barn, trailing median24 sales
421.46
−75.41
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—Average1,701165.492,8158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,555144.182,24312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,435142.512,04515
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,141107.191,22313

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)1,223$2,8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,176$2,5268
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,2003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$2,8751thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,8751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,4291
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477364.78/cwt346.00–395.001,7403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510365.75/cwt365.00–366.001,8654
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528343.24/cwt337.00–349.001,81211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577330.07/cwt325.00–340.001,9053
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added609343.15/cwt341.00–345.002,09011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623325.58/cwt319.00–332.002,0282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,9401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665331.47/cwt315.00–338.002,20410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,2982
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added737339.75/cwt339.75–339.752,50434
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828310.98/cwt309.00–313.002,5752
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,7021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,3951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,2741
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413370.83/cwt370.00–372.001,5327
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423335.26/cwt331.00–340.001,4182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438355.66/cwt346.00–362.001,5584
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,5421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473339.01/cwt334.00–343.001,60412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518336.45/cwt335.00–338.001,7432
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,6842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558294.96/cwt285.00–305.001,6462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571329.55/cwt325.00–339.001,8825
Heifers550–600Small 1590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626317.87/cwt308.00–320.001,99011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627303.68/cwt303.00–304.001,9043
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1302
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2573
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,2731
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778268.11/cwt261.00–275.002,0862
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,6202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443313.28/cwt275.00–352.001,3882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455356.04/cwt341.00–379.001,6205
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480315.49/cwt315.00–316.001,5142
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505296.50/cwt280.00–313.001,4972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525343.00/cwt330.00–350.001,80111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577319.58/cwt312.00–328.001,84411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590301.74/cwt294.00–305.001,7806
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620319.41/cwt316.00–320.001,9807
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9054
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678308.85/cwt305.00–318.002,0946
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690294.97/cwt285.00–300.002,0353
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,1941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,322130.69/cwt130.00–132.001,7283
Bulls——1,810200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,6201
Bulls——1,870186.38/cwt185.50–187.003,4852
Bulls——2,045179.55/cwt179.00–180.003,6722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112128.15/cwt125.00–134.001,4253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112110.66/cwt100.00–119.501,2316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20686.27/cwt81.00–92.001,0404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376147.37/cwt142.50–153.002,0287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383137.47/cwt136.00–138.501,9013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,484134.73/cwt130.00–138.501,9997
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,505163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,4531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575145.35/cwt139.50–151.002,2898
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,915155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,9681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29902,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1702,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1762,525.94/head2,450.00–2,625.002,5268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2232,838.45/head2,825.00–2,850.002,8382

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.