Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-21

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 21
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 232▼ 163 vs year ago 370 · −44.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 30▼ 27 vs year ago 69 · −39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 83▲ 23 vs year ago 65 · +35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on feeder cattle, due to lack of comparable recites. Although higher undertones were noted. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.36/cwt on 16 head, up $25.53 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +34.05 against this barn's trailing median of $380.31.
Average price
$414.36
▲ 25.53 vs prior sale
16 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,193
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.01
vs TN average
−1.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524424.912,22612thin
Medium and Large 2546382.732,0884thin
One grade step is worth $42.18/cwt here — about $138 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

33 sales
470413356299median 380.3102/0704/0405/3008/0109/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $313.48, median $380.31 across 33 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 sale16 hd
414.36
—
TN average15 barns · 557 hd
404.35
+10.01
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−1.76
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.31
+34.05
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
Bulls—Low1,682192.613,2397thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,462169.992,4858thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225165.512,02716
CowsLean 85-90%High1,080140.861,52110

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,443$3,8895
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$3,4982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$3,07528
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,124$2,7828
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,267$2,7003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,6468
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$3,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,6882thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1Fleshy400–450420419.34/cwt417.50–420.001,7614
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500483404.98/cwt402.00–408.001,9562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650610339.73/cwt336.00–341.002,0724
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,9561
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800758362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,7443
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6821
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390387.10/cwt362.50–432.501,5109
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373467.01/cwt444.00–510.001,7423
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350327499.41/cwt455.00–525.001,6333
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5781
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480467.06/cwt425.00–510.002,2422
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850840326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,7381
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490403.00/cwt387.00–419.001,9752
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650611369.89/cwt358.00–376.002,2606
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8471
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405523.33/cwt520.00–530.002,1193
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300258609.81/cwt590.00–630.001,5732
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429436.39/cwt430.00–445.001,8724
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521427.17/cwt410.00–431.002,22611
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2201
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550547461.99/cwt460.00–468.002,5274
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350305640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9522
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333575.15/cwt550.00–620.001,9153
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578441.64/cwt440.00–445.002,5533
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550524419.34/cwt400.00–441.002,1975
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500478485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3183
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5734
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615423.91/cwt413.00–435.002,6072
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500489541.75/cwt540.00–542.502,64913
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,4871
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2721
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350311464.81/cwt427.00–475.001,4465
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350531.00/cwt531.00–531.001,8591
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468411.20/cwt402.50–420.001,9242
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600557457.97/cwt451.00–460.002,55113
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523469.70/cwt460.00–480.002,4577
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450446535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,3863
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500455530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4122
CowsLean 85-90%—943154.46/cwt154.00–155.001,4572
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,495185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,7661
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,457167.84/cwt160.50–177.002,4457
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,133152.97/cwt151.00–154.501,7333
Bulls——1,550182.00/cwt178.00–185.502,8213
Bulls——1,862196.76/cwt190.50–202.003,6643
CowsLean 85-90%—1,164143.15/cwt135.50–151.001,6665
CowsLean 85-90%—1,030127.99/cwt121.00–133.501,3183
Bulls——1,535212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,2541
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,290177.46/cwt176.00–179.002,2892
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,238166.75/cwt159.50–174.002,06411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0903,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2452,646.32/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6468
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1503,875.00/head3,875.00–3,875.003,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0183,497.67/head3,250.00–3,700.003,4982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4433,888.54/head3,850.00–3,950.003,8895
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1002,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0372,420.99/head2,385.00–2,525.002,4215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2763,075.52/head2,700.00–3,675.003,07627
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2582,775.60/head2,675.00–2,875.002,7762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2703,383.53/head3,250.00–3,525.003,3843
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388462.79/cwt430.00–495.001,7963
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424482.74/cwt475.00–505.002,0475
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500451465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0974
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850810324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,6242
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532414.82/cwt340.00–437.502,2076
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433399.33/cwt307.50–430.001,7294
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800780289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479429.34/cwt420.00–457.502,05710
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000955248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,3681
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350316423.76/cwt417.50–447.501,3395
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400368525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9323
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700695365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5371
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,4653
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573376.46/cwt368.00–385.002,1572

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.