Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-05

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 5
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 181▼ 52 vs year ago 191 · −27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 48▼ 30 vs year ago 52 · −57.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 56▼ 133 vs year ago 159 · −83.6%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to lack of comparable sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.95/cwt on 18 head, up $13.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −68.35 against this barn's trailing median of $391.30.
Average price
$322.95
▲ 13.40 vs prior sale
18 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$375
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$82.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534327.541,74717thin
Small 1560245.001,3721thin
One grade step is worth $82.54/cwt here — about $375 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 sale18 hd
322.95
—
TN average13 barns · 261 hd
321.69
+1.26
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.30
−68.35
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—Average1,230189.002,3251thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,550144.342,2378thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,309130.271,7057thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$2,4763thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,047$1,8254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)892$1,8252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,032$1,6193thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,1751thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343429.85/cwt410.00–450.001,4742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8894
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8694
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,9584
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0991
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,1021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4261
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8351
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361338.53/cwt332.00–341.001,2224
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414292.01/cwt285.00–310.001,2095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480313.16/cwt297.00–330.001,5032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,6754
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508331.83/cwt329.00–335.001,6867
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519318.11/cwt307.00–324.001,6517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,7441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633307.99/cwt305.00–311.001,9502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664313.52/cwt308.00–317.002,0824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718293.49/cwt292.00–295.002,1072
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1351
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2384
Bulls400–450Small 1405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2993
Bulls450–500Small 1450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487316.85/cwt312.00–318.001,5435
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1496339.33/cwt339.00–340.001,6833
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518337.46/cwt329.00–340.001,74810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Full535307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,6422
Bulls550–600Small 1560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564315.90/cwt310.00–323.001,7825
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614311.00/cwt309.00–321.001,9106
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675303.42/cwt299.00–310.002,0485
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,1451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,230189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,3251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165122.66/cwt116.00–127.001,4292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335154.72/cwt150.00–159.002,0662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,366133.31/cwt130.00–137.001,8215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,621140.88/cwt137.50–145.002,2846
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18921,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0321,618.62/head1,450.00–1,775.001,6193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0471,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2822,476.40/head2,050.00–2,750.002,4763
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18002,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751

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.