Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-01-03

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 3
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 174▼ 58 vs year ago 232 · −25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 39▲ 1 vs year ago 44 · +2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 55▲ 19 vs year ago 55 · +34.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to holiday break. Strong under tones noted, with good quality and demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.31/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −10.88 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$351.31
14 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.19
vs TN average
−43.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544351.311,91014thin
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 sale14 hd
351.31
—
TN average4 barns · 141 hd
355.50
−4.19
National average24 barns · 3,641 hd
394.70
−43.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−10.88
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
470412354296median 362.1903/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,916200.973,8514thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,333165.562,20727
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487164.172,4426thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,155150.811,7422thin

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)1,255$2,9412thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,510$2,7142thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$2,3503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,253$2,2738
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,237$2,1897
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$3,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,310$2,9173thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy312600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Steers300–350Small 1330356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,1751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373507.05/cwt500.00–515.001,8912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,8471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,3271
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589398.52/cwt392.00–419.002,34710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2598375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2434
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682350.13/cwt341.00–362.002,3884
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,6148
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,7482
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318401.16/cwt397.00–405.001,2762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322430.81/cwt414.00–445.001,3873
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369400.40/cwt391.00–410.001,4778
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added382419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,6016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385382.15/cwt375.00–387.001,4714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432395.61/cwt395.00–396.001,7095
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445376.37/cwt369.00–380.001,6753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459371.20/cwt363.00–381.001,7047
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471346.43/cwt325.00–360.001,6326
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,8594
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520360.25/cwt353.00–364.001,8738
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575339.39/cwt324.00–345.001,9516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,9341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,0741
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840256.47/cwt251.00–262.002,1542
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440418.20/cwt400.00–436.001,8402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy463450.84/cwt450.00–451.002,0876
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472418.67/cwt400.00–439.001,9769
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476377.37/cwt351.00–394.001,7965
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513421.46/cwt409.00–430.002,1623
Bulls500–550Small 1525346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,8171
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533351.46/cwt314.00–390.001,8732
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1598371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2193
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635328.00/cwt325.00–331.002,0832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675319.13/cwt308.00–339.002,1545
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Full700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,3624
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,916200.97/cwt191.50–210.503,8514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155150.81/cwt150.00–152.001,7422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190150.64/cwt147.00–154.001,7933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272179.59/cwt174.00–184.002,2847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,383162.42/cwt156.00–171.002,24617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430172.27/cwt170.00–174.502,4632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516160.12/cwt155.50–169.002,4274
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1503,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2002,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3503,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4302,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0802,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1712,001.85/head1,780.00–2,175.002,0024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,940.54/head2,600.00–3,250.002,9412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2612,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2782,280.38/head2,125.00–2,425.002,2807
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3242,439.58/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5102,714.24/head2,400.00–3,050.002,7142

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.