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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 28

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

197 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 207▲ 52 vs year ago 145 · +35.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 42▼ 104 vs year ago 168 · −61.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 88▲ 17 vs year ago 96 · +17.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on feeder cattle. due to lack of comparable recites and lower quality than previous week. Slaughter Cows 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady.

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 $389.34/cwt on 30 head, down $25.02 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +27.15 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.

Average price

$389.34

▼ 25.02 vs prior sale

30 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.63

vs TN average

−35.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	395.14	2,214	25
Medium and Large 2	520	360.31	1,873	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $341 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 sale30 hd

389.34

—

TN average14 barns · 635 hd

404.97

−15.63

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−35.85

This barn, trailing median34 sales

362.19

+27.15

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	1,911	197.87	3,781	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	183.06	2,804	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	172.57	2,073	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	152.11	1,541	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,578	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$3,327	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,147	$2,961	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,323	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$3,926	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	623.42/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,733	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,597	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,744	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	449.84/cwt	385.00–520.00	1,520	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,987	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	599.93/cwt	595.00–605.00	2,220	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,971	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	486.08/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,056	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,290	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,478	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,409	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	454.41/cwt	447.00–460.00	2,595	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	591	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,866	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,637	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	332.28/cwt	300.00–367.00	2,210	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,683	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	748	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,745	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,785	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,276	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	317	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,633	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	473.91/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,554	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	433.42/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,599	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	469.61/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,785	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	415.39/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,790	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,232	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,833	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	405.71/cwt	387.00–425.00	1,980	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	366.14/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,871	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	396.99/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,132	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,870	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	393.44/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,290	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	371.38/cwt	357.00–373.00	2,251	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	327.99/cwt	307.00–350.00	2,066	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	369.00/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,399	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	311.04/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,202	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,573	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,497	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,023	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,350	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	465.10/cwt	447.00–485.00	1,953	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	531.34/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,487	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	450.32/cwt	447.00–452.00	2,328	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	435.02/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,253	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	465.30/cwt	463.00–477.00	2,657	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	432.60/cwt	427.00–452.00	2,643	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,488	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	316.02/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,601	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,911	197.87/cwt	191.00–202.00	3,781	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	148.35/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,498	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	159.63/cwt	158.50–160.50	1,628	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	157.38/cwt	156.00–158.50	1,846	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,200	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	168.05/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,050	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,420	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	191.06/cwt	180.50–210.00	2,895	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	172.57/cwt	168.00–178.50	2,715	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,127	3,163.52/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,164	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,131	2,818.65/head	2,775.00–2,850.00	2,819	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	3,150.28/head	2,825.00–3,650.00	3,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,291	3,491.31/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,491	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	3,577.97/head	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,578	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,398	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	3,602.50/head	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,603	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	3,993.72/head	3,400.00–4,350.00	3,994	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	4,181.85/head	4,125.00–4,325.00	4,182	5

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 Mar 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 207Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 42Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 88Year ago 96

No trends established on feeder cattle. due to lack of comparable recites and lower quality than previous week. Slaughter Cows 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	470.00–480.00	473.91
2	350–400	380	460.00–480.00	469.61
10	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	480.00	480.00
12	500–550	537	387.00–410.00	396.99
13	550–600	582	380.00–397.00	393.44
10	600–650	606	357.00–373.00	371.38
3	650–700	650	360.00–387.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	315	400.00–410.00	405.08
5	350–400	369	410.00–455.00	433.42
4	400–450	431	390.00–445.00	415.39
2	450–500	488	387.00–425.00	405.71
4	500–550	511	350.00–380.00	366.14
1	550–600	555	337.00	337.00
2	600–650	630	307.00–350.00	327.99
2	700–750	708	307.00–315.00	311.04
1	750–800	775	332.00	332.00
1	800–850	835	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	317	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	545.00	545.00
4	300–350	338	385.00–520.00	449.84
3	350–400	385	512.00	512.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
3	650–700	665	300.00–367.00	332.28
1	700–750	725	370.00	370.00
1	850–900	865	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	600.00–650.00	623.42
4	300–350	306	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	368	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	423	470.00–510.00	486.08
5	450–500	477	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	545	442.00	442.00
5	550–600	571	447.00–460.00	454.41
1	600–650	640	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	485.00	485.00
3	700–750	748	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	595.00–605.00	599.93
1	500–550	525	472.00	472.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	595.00	595.00
1	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	420	447.00–485.00	465.10
9	450–500	468	510.00–545.00	531.34
3	500–550	517	447.00–452.00	450.32
10	550–600	571	463.00–477.00	465.30
5	600–650	611	427.00–452.00	432.60
1	650–700	660	377.00	377.00
2	800–850	823	315.00–317.00	316.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	635.00	635.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	435.02
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	168.00–178.50	172.57
1	—	1,480	163.50	163.50
9	—	1,515	180.50–210.00	191.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,190	180.00–190.00	184.88
9	—	1,220	162.00–175.00	168.05
3	—	1,173	156.00–158.50	157.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	158.50–160.50	159.63
4	—	1,010	142.00–153.00	148.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	191.00–202.00	197.87

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,305	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,577.97
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,169	2,825.00–3,650.00	3,150.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,398	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,291	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,491.31
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,323	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	2,775.00–2,850.00	2,818.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,127	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,163.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,243	3,400.00–4,350.00	3,993.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	4,125.00–4,325.00	4,181.85

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	5	—	1,200	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,602.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.