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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 3

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 258▲ 58 vs year ago 295 · +19.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 40▼ 74 vs year ago 101 · −73.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 33▼ 44 vs year ago 89 · −49.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.84/cwt on 40 head, up $47.68 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −40.16 against this barn's trailing median of $430.00.

Average price

$389.84

▲ 47.68 vs prior sale

40 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$68.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.84

vs TN average

−24.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	395.01	2,208	37
Medium and Large 2	558	326.07	1,819	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.94/cwt here — about $389 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd

389.84

—

TN average15 barns · 483 hd

365.01

+24.84

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−24.82

This barn, trailing median25 sales

430.00

−40.16

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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.86, low $333.49, median $430.00 across 25 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	1,512	177.67	2,686	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	135.77	1,925	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	133.09	1,670	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,283	119.84	1,538	5thin

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)	1,193	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,633	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

71 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 2	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	419.90/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,629	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,652	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	382.85/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,654	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,778	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,185	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	326.07/cwt	301.00–355.00	1,819	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	402.75/cwt	402.75–402.75	2,280	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,293	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,972	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	349.20/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,127	5
Steers	600–650	Small 1	635	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,765	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	357.71/cwt	350.50–360.00	2,390	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,295	2
Steers	650–700	Small 1	695	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,148	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,286	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,408	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	310.06/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,744	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,885	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,183	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	356.52/cwt	352.00–372.00	1,562	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	343.19/cwt	332.00–346.00	1,589	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,508	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	357.45/cwt	349.00–362.00	1,852	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	339.25/cwt	328.00–344.00	1,791	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	301.24/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,627	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	548	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,847	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	334.61/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,917	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	319.59/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,850	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	316.55/cwt	314.00–319.00	1,988	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	294.19/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,986	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,988	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	344.69/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,665	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	340.86/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,851	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	338.98/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,919	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	297.36/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,713	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	308.09/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,904	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	300.83/cwt	298.00–309.00	2,016	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	295.25/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,981	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	306.67/cwt	304.00–312.00	2,285	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	278.07/cwt	275.00–281.00	2,136	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,078	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,440	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,862	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	134.55/cwt	127.50–144.50	1,639	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	119.84/cwt	108.00–128.00	1,538	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	128.00/cwt	124.50–133.00	1,770	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	135.77/cwt	128.00–144.50	1,925	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,265	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,455	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1

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 Oct 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 258Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 40Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 33Year ago 89

No trends could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	349.00–362.00	357.45
5	550–600	590	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	352.00–372.00	356.52
5	450–500	463	332.00–346.00	343.19
5	500–550	528	328.00–344.00	339.25
5	550–600	573	334.00–335.00	334.61
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	675	280.00–307.00	294.19
2	700–750	700	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	311.00	311.00
3	500–550	540	280.00–312.00	301.24
7	550–600	579	315.00–322.00	319.59
2	600–650	628	314.00–319.00	316.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	548	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	410.00	410.00
26	550–600	566	402.75	402.75
9	600–650	605	379.00	379.00
47	650–700	668	350.50–360.00	357.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	415.00–425.00	419.90
2	500–550	505	352.00	352.00
5	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
5	600–650	609	349.00–350.00	349.20
1	950–1000	965	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	398	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	432	355.00–400.00	382.85
3	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	558	301.00–355.00	326.07
1	600–650	605	326.00	326.00
2	650–700	675	335.00–345.00	339.96
1	700–750	735	311.00	311.00
1	800–850	800	301.00	301.00
2	850–900	885	305.00–315.00	310.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	695	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	483	337.00–352.00	344.69
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	576	285.00–305.00	297.36
10	600–650	618	285.00–323.00	308.09
4	650–700	671	293.00–300.00	295.25
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	768	275.00–281.00	278.07
1	900–950	935	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	543	340.00–341.00	340.86
8	550–600	566	325.00–341.00	338.98
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
11	650–700	670	298.00–309.00	300.83
3	700–750	745	304.00–312.00	306.67
1	850–900	857	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,125.00	3,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	194.00	194.00
1	—	1,645	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,283	108.00–128.00	119.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	128.00–144.50	135.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	124.50–133.00	128.00
7	—	1,218	127.50–144.50	134.55

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.