Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to holiday break. Strong under tones noted, with good quality and demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.31/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −30.71 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$351.31

14 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.19

vs TN average

−43.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	351.31	1,910	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $333.47, median $382.02 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

351.31

—

TN average4 barns · 141 hd

355.50

−4.19

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

−43.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

−30.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,916	200.97	3,851	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	165.56	2,207	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	164.17	2,442	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	150.81	1,742	2thin

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)	1,255	$2,941	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,510	$2,714	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,253	$2,273	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,237	$2,189	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$3,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$2,917	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	371.20/cwt	363.00–381.00	1,704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	256.47/cwt	251.00–262.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	339.39/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	400.40/cwt	391.00–410.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	382.15/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	430.81/cwt	414.00–445.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	330	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	312	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	395.61/cwt	395.00–396.00	1,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	398.52/cwt	392.00–419.00	2,347	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	507.05/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	350.13/cwt	341.00–362.00	2,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	418.67/cwt	400.00–439.00	1,976	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	319.13/cwt	308.00–339.00	2,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	418.20/cwt	400.00–436.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	450.84/cwt	450.00–451.00	2,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.25/cwt	353.00–364.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	401.16/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	376.37/cwt	369.00–380.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	346.43/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	377.37/cwt	351.00–394.00	1,796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	421.46/cwt	409.00–430.00	2,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	351.46/cwt	314.00–390.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	328.00/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,362	4
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	525	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,859	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	179.59/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,284	7
Bulls	—	—	1,916	200.97/cwt	191.50–210.50	3,851	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	162.42/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,246	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	150.64/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,793	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	160.12/cwt	155.50–169.00	2,427	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	172.27/cwt	170.00–174.50	2,463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	150.81/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	2,439.58/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,440	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,940.54/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,941	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,171	2,001.85/head	1,780.00–2,175.00	2,002	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	2,714.24/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	2,280.38/head	2,125.00–2,425.00	2,280	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 174Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 39Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 55Year ago 55

No trends established, due to holiday break. Strong under tones noted, with good quality and demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	307.50	307.50
5	450–500	476	351.00–394.00	377.37
2	500–550	533	314.00–390.00	351.46
1	550–600	570	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	400.00–436.00	418.20
9	450–500	472	400.00–439.00	418.67
3	500–550	513	409.00–430.00	421.46
3	550–600	598	371.00	371.00
2	600–650	635	325.00–331.00	328.00
5	650–700	675	308.00–339.00	319.13
4	700–750	720	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	450.00–451.00	450.84
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	322	414.00–445.00	430.81
8	350–400	369	391.00–410.00	400.40
5	400–450	432	395.00–396.00	395.61
7	450–500	459	363.00–381.00	371.20
8	500–550	520	353.00–364.00	360.25
6	550–600	575	324.00–345.00	339.39
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	286.00	286.00
2	800–850	840	251.00–262.00	256.47
1	900–950	925	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	397.00–405.00	401.16
4	350–400	385	375.00–387.00	382.15
3	400–450	445	369.00–380.00	376.37
6	450–500	471	325.00–360.00	346.43
1	600–650	620	312.00	312.00
1	750–800	750	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	419.00	419.00
4	450–500	478	389.00	389.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	373	500.00–515.00	507.05
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	545	427.00	427.00
10	550–600	589	392.00–419.00	398.52
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	682	341.00–362.00	350.13
8	700–750	718	364.00	364.00
2	800–850	813	338.00	338.00
1	850–900	875	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	406.00	406.00
4	550–600	598	375.00	375.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	600.00	600.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,375.00	3,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,325.00	3,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,324	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,439.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,261	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,940.54
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,510	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,714.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,278	2,125.00–2,425.00	2,280.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,171	1,780.00–2,175.00	2,001.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,272	174.00–184.00	179.59
17	—	1,383	156.00–171.00	162.42
3	—	1,190	147.00–154.00	150.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	155.50–169.00	160.12
2	—	1,430	170.00–174.50	172.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	150.00–152.00	150.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,916	191.50–210.50	200.97

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.

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Crossville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle