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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 265▲ 62 vs year ago 123 · +50.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 40▼ 31 vs year ago 56 · −55.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 104▲ 19 vs year ago 43 · +44.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to lack of comparable receipts.

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 $397.37/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +35.18 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.

Average price

$397.37

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$23.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs TN average

−31.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	398.77	2,196	16thin
Medium and Large 2	575	375.00	2,156	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about $39 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 sale17 hd

397.37

—

TN average17 barns · 929 hd

405.31

−7.94

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−31.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

362.19

+35.18

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	—	Average	2,043	202.00	4,126	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	168.68	2,578	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	163.82	1,978	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	146.79	1,563	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,317	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,147	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$2,862	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,838	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,782	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,205	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,227	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,180	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,275	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	569.55/cwt	525.00–615.00	1,441	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	539.50/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,012	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	508.67/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,126	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	507.39/cwt	495.00–521.00	2,446	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,627	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	416.54/cwt	415.00–418.00	2,395	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	403.40/cwt	396.00–411.00	2,461	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	395.67/cwt	383.00–410.00	2,639	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	376.22/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,739	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,795	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	450.53/cwt	405.00–505.00	1,207	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	489.41/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,595	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	444.77/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,481	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	476.32/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,991	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	413.26/cwt	370.00–455.00	1,727	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,242	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	408.55/cwt	395.00–421.00	1,941	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	458.74/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,229	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	423.75/cwt	423.00–424.00	2,225	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,399	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	374.39/cwt	350.00–399.00	2,014	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	394.91/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,243	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,841	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	376.96/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,333	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	337.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,400	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,526	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	485.26/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,844	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,219	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,901	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	443.16/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,096	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	504.41/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,401	30
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	530	335.47/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,778	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	425.87/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,410	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	414.83/cwt	384.00–431.00	2,572	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	375.98/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,594	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,468	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,335	1
Bulls	—	—	2,215	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	4,596	1
Bulls	—	—	2,250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,950	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	139.69/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,481	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,731	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	159.62/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,824	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,860	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	176.83/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,343	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	164.22/cwt	160.50–171.50	2,450	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,266	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	931	2,100.10/head	1,875.00–2,375.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	3,316.92/head	3,250.00–3,375.00	3,317	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,138	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,147	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	2,226.77/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,227	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	3,089.96/head	2,775.00–3,350.00	3,090	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	2,862.45/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,862	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	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 Feb 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 265Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 104Year ago 43

No trends established, due to lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	405.00–505.00	450.53
2	300–350	333	435.00–455.00	444.77
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	418	370.00–455.00	413.26
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	475.00–500.00	489.41
1	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	418	460.00–485.00	476.32
15	450–500	486	435.00–470.00	458.74
4	500–550	525	423.00–424.00	423.75
5	550–600	568	380.00–401.00	394.91
7	600–650	619	365.00–387.50	376.96
4	700–750	711	330.00–340.00	337.52
1	800–850	820	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	467	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	538	446.00	446.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	395.00–421.00	408.55
2	500–550	538	350.00–399.00	374.39
2	550–600	590	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	525.00–615.00	569.55
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	373	525.00–555.00	539.50
3	400–450	418	500.00–525.00	508.67
10	450–500	482	495.00–521.00	507.39
2	500–550	535	491.00	491.00
2	550–600	575	415.00–418.00	416.54
5	600–650	610	396.00–411.00	403.40
3	650–700	667	383.00–410.00	395.67
3	700–750	728	365.00–400.00	376.22
1	850–900	860	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	515	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	475.00–495.00	485.26
30	450–500	476	465.00–515.00	504.41
10	550–600	566	390.00–430.00	425.87
3	600–650	620	384.00–431.00	414.83
6	650–700	690	372.00–380.00	375.98
3	750–800	796	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	855	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	310.00–360.00	335.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	420	452.50	452.50
3	450–500	473	430.00–450.00	443.16
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	3,250.00–3,375.00	3,316.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	2,775.00–3,350.00	3,089.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,345	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,862.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,147	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	931	1,875.00–2,375.00	2,100.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,226.77

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	—	1,100	3,275.00	3,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,492	160.50–171.50	164.22
1	—	1,710	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	154.00–171.00	159.62
1	—	1,240	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,325	175.00–179.00	176.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,060	134.00–146.00	139.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,215	207.50	207.50
1	—	1,455	160.50	160.50
2	—	2,250	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.