Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-18

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 18
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 261▲ 46 vs year ago 127 · +36.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 40▲ 30 vs year ago 30 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 93▲ 151 vs year ago 42 · +359.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable sales. However, some lower undertones were noted, with new crop and heavily flesh receiving considerable discounts. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $472.37/cwt on 19 head, up $6.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +81.07 against this barn's trailing median of $391.30.
Average price
$472.37
▲ 6.28 vs prior sale
19 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,478
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$436
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$67.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.14
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527479.472,52517thin
Medium and Large 2507412.002,0892thin
One grade step is worth $67.47/cwt here — about $436 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 sale19 hd
472.37
—
TN average15 barns · 383 hd
445.23
+27.14
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.30
+81.07
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—Average1,608199.643,2109thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,396180.672,5225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200178.762,14525
CowsLean 85-90%High1,021146.861,50011

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,9003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$3,2437
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,233$3,07510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,230$3,0333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,9882thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,66913
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,172$2,62213
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,057$2,2006
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)832$2,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$4,0132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$3,9905
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,062$3,8413thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,8002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,061$3,2945

Every lot

93 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,1932
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263594.71/cwt565.00–625.001,5642
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327581.12/cwt575.00–595.001,9003
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy335530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7761
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389541.19/cwt540.00–545.002,1054
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1443522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,3153
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,5851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,4381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy517433.15/cwt425.00–450.002,2393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,6221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4861
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,6531
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,9044
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218465.18/cwt445.00–505.001,0143
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy300485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366507.31/cwt502.00–510.001,8575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465400.22/cwt390.00–410.001,8612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484440.13/cwt430.00–465.002,1306
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510425.11/cwt417.50–433.002,16810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512394.19/cwt390.00–402.502,0183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,9211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620341.34/cwt337.50–345.002,1162
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628360.59/cwt356.00–365.002,2652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3071
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy785281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,2061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8694
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384439.85/cwt425.00–445.001,6894
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425514.53/cwt505.00–525.002,1872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,0432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2491425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2507412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518488.17/cwt480.00–507.002,52913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563454.94/cwt445.00–460.002,5613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1606424.89/cwt405.00–430.002,5755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631333.56/cwt317.00–366.002,1053
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4794
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708357.42/cwt350.00–365.002,5312
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5921
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy840305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5627
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1943270.34/cwt270.00–279.002,54926
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,9721
Bulls——1,632198.34/cwt189.00–206.003,2378
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988134.79/cwt132.00–138.001,3322
Cows—Lean 85-90%998155.98/cwt155.50–157.001,5573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044146.33/cwt143.00–153.001,5286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148163.26/cwt160.00–166.001,8743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177192.93/cwt185.00–203.002,2719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228172.52/cwt168.00–180.002,11913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430178.11/cwt175.00–180.002,5473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,0101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19962,867.02/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0052,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0483,743.80/head2,850.00–4,250.003,7443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0682,280.39/head1,900.00–2,625.002,2804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1582,841.44/head2,450.00–3,025.002,8419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,702.75/head2,375.00–2,925.002,70311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2303,033.47/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2333,075.15/head2,925.00–3,150.003,07510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2352,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29753,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0473,556.13/head3,000.00–4,350.003,5563
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0623,841.29/head3,700.00–3,950.003,8413
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0803,825.00/head3,825.00–3,825.003,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0832,901.27/head2,550.00–3,200.002,9012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1004,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1254,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1753,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18322,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5252

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.