Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-07

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 7
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 221▲ 45 vs year ago 203 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 57▼ 12 vs year ago 52 · −23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 67▼ 26 vs year ago 124 · −21.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to lack of comparable recites.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $408.27/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +16.96 against this barn's trailing median of $391.30.
Average price
$408.27
37 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.83
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559417.082,33030
Medium and Large 2537370.501,9917thin
One grade step is worth $46.58/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd
408.27
—
TN average15 barns · 436 hd
425.09
−16.83
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.30
+16.96
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
486423359295median 391.3003/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,881188.043,5376thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246162.862,03013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,487162.652,4195thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,058137.991,46115

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$3,0537
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,206$2,8217
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,318$2,7632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)980$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$3,9695
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)896$3,8718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,308$2,6632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$2,5752thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275546.76/cwt505.00–570.001,5043
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed316685.00/cwt685.00–685.002,1653
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324586.78/cwt535.00–600.001,9015
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325472.00/cwt440.00–505.001,5342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439510.18/cwt500.00–550.002,2409
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465442.50/cwt400.00–485.002,0582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,2964
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518469.32/cwt450.00–490.002,4312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618395.67/cwt395.00–396.002,4453
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733361.90/cwt356.00–368.002,6532
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,6321
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,4841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324532.31/cwt525.00–540.001,7256
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325423.36/cwt390.00–515.001,3764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381400.25/cwt400.00–401.001,5254
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383441.31/cwt413.00–470.001,6902
Heifers350–400Small 1385365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432417.29/cwt398.00–445.001,80316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469429.22/cwt428.00–430.002,0135
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482404.18/cwt402.50–405.001,9483
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519404.44/cwt390.00–426.002,09910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540339.50/cwt331.00–365.001,8334
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed560420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560385.29/cwt371.00–390.002,1584
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,2703
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580333.04/cwt326.00–340.001,9323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623354.05/cwt349.00–357.002,2065
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659351.72/cwt347.00–366.002,3184
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682311.75/cwt295.00–330.002,1263
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,5241
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375492.24/cwt475.00–515.001,84611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,2881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415397.21/cwt320.00–450.001,6485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427499.48/cwt495.00–500.002,1339
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472410.17/cwt402.50–418.001,93610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474489.93/cwt437.50–515.002,32219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516463.79/cwt425.00–490.002,3938
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527386.33/cwt327.50–410.002,0365
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy537400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563330.93/cwt317.50–344.001,8632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565387.48/cwt381.00–389.002,1898
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy585420.72/cwt419.00–425.002,46110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy592347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0572
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605385.13/cwt377.50–389.002,3303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606354.02/cwt340.00–361.002,1453
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5191
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,745175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,0541
Bulls——1,908190.65/cwt185.50–202.003,6385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%947110.17/cwt106.00–115.001,0433
Cows—Lean 85-90%970129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,072147.34/cwt138.50–153.001,5793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083156.72/cwt156.00–157.501,6972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100144.10/cwt135.00–150.501,5859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289165.74/cwt156.00–172.002,1369
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385183.50/cwt183.50–183.502,5411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510160.81/cwt158.50–163.002,4284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0952,445.43/head2,200.00–2,700.002,4452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0963,295.47/head2,950.00–3,750.003,2955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2062,821.45/head2,625.00–3,000.002,8217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3252,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18963,870.69/head3,750.00–4,000.003,8718
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0103,969.24/head3,950.00–4,000.003,9695
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29502,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29603,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1053,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2953,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.