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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 22

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

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Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 251▼ 58 vs year ago 296 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 40▲ 26 vs year ago 52 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 31▼ 91 vs year ago 136 · −66.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable sales. However lower undertones prevailed. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 15.00 lower on a light test. Quality average or below and demand moderate.

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 $315.01/cwt on 30 head, down $29.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.18 against this barn's trailing median of $362.19.

Average price

$315.01

▼ 29.56 vs prior sale

30 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$24.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.66

vs TN average

−35.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	325.67	1,848	17thin
Medium and Large 2	558	301.08	1,679	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.59/cwt here — about $170 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 sale30 hd

315.01

—

TN average17 barns · 565 hd

350.67

−35.66

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−35.91

This barn, trailing median34 sales

362.19

−47.18

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	1,832	202.00	3,700	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	168.86	2,417	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	162.58	2,140	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	143.68	1,615	18

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)	1,115	$3,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,943	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,514	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,201	$2,471	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$3,659	2thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,224	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	383.09/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,226	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	390.34/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,475	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	414.37/cwt	407.00–422.00	1,732	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	382.28/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,682	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,852	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	353.64/cwt	341.00–361.00	1,874	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,782	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	340.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,016	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	347.39/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,136	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	333.59/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,195	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,464	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,488	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,622	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	357.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	957	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	379.03/cwt	377.00–381.00	1,289	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	385.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,474	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	329.69/cwt	300.00–372.00	1,381	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	388.85/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,699	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	344.88/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,604	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	303.92/cwt	262.00–332.00	1,438	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	339.28/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,808	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	314.54/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,680	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	295.10/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,676	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	323.96/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,879	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,717	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,836	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	315.31/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,917	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	316.11/cwt	308.00–321.00	2,118	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	304.51/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,071	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,073	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,489	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	278.00/cwt	272.00–284.00	2,252	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,619	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	310.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,272	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	354.82/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,508	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	444	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,732	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	298.81/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,440	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	343.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,671	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	299.07/cwt	280.00–328.00	1,537	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	355.11/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,836	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	329.99/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,897	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	298.10/cwt	275.00–309.00	1,717	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	314.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,974	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	289.55/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,827	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,030	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	316.39/cwt	312.00–317.50	2,145	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	311.65/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,269	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,258	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	964	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,304	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,823	201.16/cwt	200.00–203.50	3,667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	3,578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,925	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	145.72/cwt	138.00–152.50	1,601	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	157.70/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,752	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	131.62/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,533	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	164.75/cwt	160.50–170.50	2,079	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	186.12/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,410	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	153.53/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,120	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	170.14/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,380	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	158.98/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,310	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	180.47/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,671	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	2,571.46/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,571	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	3,113.34/head	2,925.00–3,300.00	3,113	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	2,961.30/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,961	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	2,455.19/head	1,875.00–2,900.00	2,455	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,208	2,487.53/head	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,488	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	3,658.51/head	3,575.00–3,750.00	3,659	2

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 Aug 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 251Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 40Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 31Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	377.00–381.00	379.03
7	350–400	382	380.00–400.00	385.86
3	400–450	437	380.00–397.00	388.85
8	450–500	465	342.00–365.00	344.88
3	500–550	533	331.00–345.00	339.28
12	550–600	580	309.00–329.00	323.96
9	600–650	608	308.00–325.00	315.31
6	650–700	670	308.00–321.00	316.11
4	800–850	803	310.00	310.00
3	850–900	870	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	350.00–365.00	357.15
2	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	419	300.00–372.00	329.69
5	450–500	473	262.00–332.00	303.92
4	500–550	534	300.00–324.00	314.54
9	550–600	568	286.00–301.00	295.10
1	600–650	600	306.00	306.00
2	650–700	680	304.00–305.00	304.51
1	700–750	710	292.00	292.00
2	800–850	810	272.00–284.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	306	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	418	407.00–422.00	414.37
1	450–500	455	407.00	407.00
8	500–550	530	341.00–361.00	353.64
2	550–600	593	330.00–350.00	340.04
3	600–650	615	346.00–350.00	347.39
4	650–700	658	331.00–341.00	333.59
1	700–750	740	333.00	333.00
1	750–800	775	321.00	321.00
1	800–850	835	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	377.00–390.00	383.09
5	350–400	378	375.00–405.00	390.34
3	400–450	440	345.00–400.00	382.28
1	500–550	545	327.00	327.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	410	300.00–320.00	310.26
6	450–500	482	275.00–320.00	298.81
5	500–550	514	280.00–328.00	299.07
4	550–600	576	275.00–309.00	298.10
7	600–650	631	285.00–294.00	289.55
1	650–700	670	303.00	303.00
1	850–900	865	261.00	261.00
6	950–1000	964	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	354.82
10	450–500	487	330.00–350.00	343.20
4	500–550	517	351.00–368.00	355.11
13	550–600	575	310.00–339.00	329.99
3	600–650	627	310.00–325.00	314.79
5	650–700	678	312.00–317.50	316.39
6	700–750	728	310.00–316.00	311.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,487.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,875.00–2,900.00	2,455.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,571.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,925.00–3,300.00	3,113.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,173	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,961.30

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	2	—	1,153	3,575.00–3,750.00	3,658.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	4,250.00	4,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,262	160.50–170.50	164.75
4	—	1,295	184.00–190.00	186.12
14	—	1,381	144.00–158.00	153.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	155.00–163.00	157.70
6	—	1,165	121.00–136.00	131.62
8	—	1,099	138.00–152.50	145.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	157.00–163.00	158.98
5	—	1,399	165.00–177.00	170.14
2	—	1,480	180.00–181.00	180.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	200.00–203.50	201.16
1	—	1,860	211.00	211.00
1	—	1,830	195.50	195.50

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.