Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-07

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 7
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
69 vs last sale 231 81 vs year ago 243 · 33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
2 vs last sale 36 5 vs year ago 29 · +17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
6 vs last sale 84 7 vs year ago 85 · 8.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no sale previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.54/cwt on 15 head, up $23.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +8.52 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$390.54
23.17 vs prior sale
15 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,058
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.71
vs TN average
41.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514410.302,1098thin
Medium and Large 2541367.961,9927thin
One grade step is worth $42.34/cwt here — about $117 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.

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 sale15 hd
390.54
TN average12 barns · 285 hd
397.25
−6.71
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−41.00
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
+8.52
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
BullsAverage1,736181.283,1474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,322173.342,29114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540171.862,6477thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,086136.491,48311

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)1,193$3,2884thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,144$3,2266
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,316$3,0195
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,765$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,345$2,8082thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,7142thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,190$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$2,2673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)988$2,9002thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1800–850830295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2582
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6541
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700669360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4084
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428381.48/cwt350.00–400.001,6333
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9462
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450405480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9441
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5861
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616420.57/cwt417.50–430.002,5914
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5891
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623327.77/cwt320.00–335.002,0422
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500453455.64/cwt445.00–470.002,0648
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600578332.08/cwt300.00–365.001,9192
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472512.87/cwt490.00–525.002,4218
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350343571.08/cwt520.00–600.001,9597
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408464.53/cwt447.50–470.001,89510
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550504413.20/cwt397.50–430.002,0837
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,1281
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583408.27/cwt400.00–425.002,3804
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435538.02/cwt515.00–545.002,3404
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350319445.76/cwt400.00–505.001,4224
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5855
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6604
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1361
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421556.79/cwt555.00–560.002,3448
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520457.28/cwt450.00–465.002,3782
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500462498.74/cwt460.00–505.002,3049
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555411.70/cwt395.00–415.002,2856
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600553475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6273
CowsLean 85-90%1,245160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9921
CowsLean 85-90%1,045142.35/cwt136.00–149.001,4885
CowsLean 85-90%1,115112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2491
CowsLean 85-90%1,091129.40/cwt122.00–133.501,4124
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,586162.13/cwt156.00–166.502,5715
Bulls1,940179.30/cwt173.00–186.503,4782
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425196.18/cwt195.50–197.002,7962
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343171.30/cwt160.50–179.002,30112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193185.60/cwt184.50–187.002,2142
Bulls1,485163.50/cwt163.50–163.502,4281
Bulls1,580203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,2071
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1933,288.20/head3,050.00–3,500.003,2884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 27951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0832,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1102,714.25/head2,375.00–3,000.002,7142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3163,019.21/head2,625.00–3,400.003,0195
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1753,426.86/head3,225.00–3,500.003,4274
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3452,808.18/head2,600.00–2,950.002,8082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1902,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,7652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385462.56/cwt460.00–465.001,7812
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8761
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450400340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578344.19/cwt325.00–375.001,9894
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400388529.06/cwt520.00–560.002,0535
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528378.15/cwt370.00–382.501,9975
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368385.54/cwt352.50–415.001,4194
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575342.49/cwt307.50–380.001,9692

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.