Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-01-10

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 10
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
103 head
71 vs last sale 174 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
12 vs last sale 45 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
50 vs last sale 74 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Feeder Cattle trends established, due to lack of comparable data. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.63/cwt on 12 head, down $7.68 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 38.39 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$343.63
7.68 vs prior sale
12 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$386
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$73.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.03
vs TN average
66.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548368.162,0188thin
Medium and Large 2554294.581,6324thin
One grade step is worth $73.59/cwt here — about $386 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
470420370319median 382.0201/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
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 sale12 hd
343.63
TN average15 barns · 956 hd
361.67
−18.03
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−66.47
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−38.39
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,592196.703,1316thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519152.702,3193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,366150.782,05911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,268132.271,67710

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)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,316$2,4544thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,3632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,053$2,2752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$2,3751thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,4901
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435464.71/cwt431.00–500.002,0212
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,1361
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550545406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0063
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800753360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7114
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535377.86/cwt374.00–380.002,0225
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465329.97/cwt329.00–331.001,5342
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450415411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,7062
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513309.15/cwt275.00–345.001,5862
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470387.52/cwt371.00–391.001,82115
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850800319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,5521
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3211
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4441
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8881
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485477.88/cwt470.00–479.002,3188
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550539448.36/cwt445.00–450.002,4176
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650605410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4812
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768286.89/cwt280.00–294.002,2032
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950902320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8862
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0352
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5041
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480357.73/cwt350.00–365.001,7172
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy900–950945233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,2021
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600596385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2953
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,3411
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,3363
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500488422.28/cwt419.00–450.002,0619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262138.76/cwt137.00–140.501,7513
CowsLean 85-90%1,142122.94/cwt122.00–123.501,4043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220166.50/cwt166.50–166.502,0311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,431153.68/cwt146.00–162.002,1997
CowsLean 85-90%1,780150.50/cwt150.50–150.502,6791
CowsLean 85-90%1,246133.89/cwt129.50–140.501,6686
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428157.80/cwt155.50–160.002,2532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,4231
Bulls1,592196.70/cwt188.00–201.003,1316
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18902,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0532,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0852,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3162,454.04/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19652,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0752,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383388.07/cwt386.00–390.001,4862
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6662
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5701
HeifersSmall 1350–400375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,2171

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.