Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-14

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 248▲ 144 vs year ago 88 · +163.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 40▲ 3 vs year ago 27 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 98▲ 60 vs year ago 23 · +260.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to limited comparable recites.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $411.24/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 12 of 24 comparable sales and sits −10.21 against this barn's trailing median of $421.46.
Average price
$411.24
10 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,237
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−39.74
vs TN average
−60.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543432.692,3505thin
Medium and Large 2545389.802,1245thin
One grade step is worth $42.90/cwt here — about $226 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 sale10 hd
411.24
—
TN average15 barns · 430 hd
450.98
−39.74
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−60.96
This barn, trailing median24 sales
421.46
−10.21
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—Low1,923187.253,6002thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,491166.082,4768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,211160.171,9408thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,005133.031,3376thin

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)1,294$2,7784thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,085$2,4325
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$2,4002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,213$2,3423thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$2,2382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,072$2,2263thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$4,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,210$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,8752thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,7171
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525436.78/cwt427.50–442.502,2933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525375.99/cwt350.00–401.001,9742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,2263
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570426.56/cwt423.00–430.002,4312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added635420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,66712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,4673
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added794370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,93866
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1848313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,6543
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added895327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,93111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343412.34/cwt390.00–435.001,4142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363490.55/cwt460.00–505.001,7813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390411.23/cwt410.00–412.501,6042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428377.38/cwt320.00–409.001,6155
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429435.56/cwt427.50–437.501,8695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483412.54/cwt410.00–415.001,9932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520352.94/cwt341.00–364.001,8352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526395.81/cwt390.00–413.002,08210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0141
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1031
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557394.00/cwt391.00–395.002,1954
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613359.91/cwt354.00–375.002,2066
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,2141
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy835307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,5681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380426.29/cwt396.00–475.001,6204
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387540.95/cwt500.00–575.002,0933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,6841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1447434.78/cwt431.00–450.001,9435
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462494.59/cwt485.00–512.002,2855
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471403.39/cwt368.00–432.501,9004
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530410.13/cwt409.00–415.002,1746
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1538445.68/cwt441.00–460.002,3988
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557420.75/cwt419.00–422.502,34410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570377.94/cwt365.00–390.002,1542
Bulls550–600Small 1585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620379.54/cwt370.00–388.002,3533
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,890194.50/cwt194.50–194.503,6761
Bulls——1,955180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,5191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998137.12/cwt133.00–140.001,3684
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020124.84/cwt124.00–125.501,2732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211160.17/cwt152.50–166.501,9408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491166.08/cwt161.00–172.002,4768
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29052,088.40/head1,925.00–2,250.002,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0352,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0352,349.88/head2,325.00–2,375.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0722,433.76/head2,200.00–2,825.002,4344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1352,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1932,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2532,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2942,778.26/head2,700.00–3,000.002,7784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5004,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501

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.