Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-01

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 230▼ 98 vs year ago 260 · −37.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 34▼ 12 vs year ago 41 · −29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 27▼ 39 vs year ago 80 · −48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on Feeder Cattle, due to lack of comparable sales. However steady undertones observed. Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.41/cwt on 38 head, up $12.07 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −5.78 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.
Average price
$356.41
▲ 12.07 vs prior sale
38 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.03
vs TN average
−4.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549366.992,01422
Medium and Large 2546341.871,86716thin
One grade step is worth $25.12/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale38 hd
356.41
—
TN average16 barns · 455 hd
356.44
−0.03
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−4.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
362.19
−5.78
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
470412354296median 362.1903/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,373181.482,4922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,351179.872,43016
CowsLean 85-90%High1,087154.431,6797thin

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)1,274$2,8418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,172$2,6252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,390$2,4444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,074$2,3512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$2,0012thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)850$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,5752thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323342.09/cwt335.00–350.001,1052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4451
Steers300–350Small 1340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,9691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579367.16/cwt355.00–374.002,12619
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626364.50/cwt351.00–370.002,2827
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2933
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718340.01/cwt336.00–348.002,4416
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,4491
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423392.89/cwt387.00–399.001,6622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added426408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,7385
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486372.86/cwt370.00–389.001,81214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530378.84/cwt369.00–390.002,00814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added547360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9696
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2556329.98/cwt312.00–333.001,8358
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,8791
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582349.42/cwt349.00–350.002,0347
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,0717
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0742
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2882
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773317.68/cwt311.00–321.002,4563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428408.73/cwt405.00–410.001,7494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428346.38/cwt336.00–357.001,4833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458354.99/cwt354.00–356.001,6262
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505345.94/cwt340.00–352.001,7472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540292.50/cwt275.00–310.001,5802
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561359.56/cwt340.00–366.002,0177
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612337.92/cwt334.00–340.002,0683
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1352
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,2791
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2621
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,1981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072152.67/cwt148.00–159.001,6376
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215198.18/cwt197.00–201.002,4083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359181.52/cwt174.00–189.002,4678
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373181.48/cwt178.00–185.002,4922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,420166.24/cwt160.50–170.502,3615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29902,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,001.22/head1,950.00–2,050.002,0012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0742,350.74/head2,150.00–2,550.002,3512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1722,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2742,841.03/head2,550.00–3,075.002,8418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3552,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3902,444.38/head2,325.00–2,700.002,4444
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 28502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.