Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on feeder cattle. due to lack of comparable recites and lower quality than previous week. Slaughter Cows 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.34/cwt on 30 head, down $25.02 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +7.32 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$389.34

▼ 25.02 vs prior sale

30 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.63

vs TN average

−35.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	395.14	2,214	25
Medium and Large 2	520	360.31	1,873	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $341 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

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 sale30 hd

389.34

—

TN average14 barns · 635 hd

404.97

−15.63

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−35.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

+7.32

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	1,911	197.87	3,781	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	183.06	2,804	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	172.57	2,073	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	152.11	1,541	6thin

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)	1,305	$3,578	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$3,327	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,147	$2,961	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,323	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$3,926	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	469.61/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	405.71/cwt	387.00–425.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	433.42/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	366.14/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	415.39/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	311.04/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	473.91/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	332.28/cwt	300.00–367.00	2,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	623.42/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	449.84/cwt	385.00–520.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	748	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	599.93/cwt	595.00–605.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	454.41/cwt	447.00–460.00	2,595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	486.08/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	591	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	465.30/cwt	463.00–477.00	2,657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	465.10/cwt	447.00–485.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	432.60/cwt	427.00–452.00	2,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	531.34/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,487	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	172.57/cwt	168.00–178.50	2,715	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,200	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	168.05/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,050	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	159.63/cwt	158.50–160.50	1,628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	148.35/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	191.06/cwt	180.50–210.00	2,895	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	157.38/cwt	156.00–158.50	1,846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,911	197.87/cwt	191.00–202.00	3,781	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,577.97/head	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,578	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	3,150.28/head	2,825.00–3,650.00	3,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,131	2,818.65/head	2,775.00–2,850.00	2,819	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,127	3,163.52/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,164	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	3,491.31/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,491	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	3,993.72/head	3,400.00–4,350.00	3,994	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,602.50/head	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,603	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	4,181.85/head	4,125.00–4,325.00	4,182	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	450.32/cwt	447.00–452.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	316.02/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	435.02/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	369.00/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,399	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	396.99/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,132	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	371.38/cwt	357.00–373.00	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	327.99/cwt	307.00–350.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	393.44/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,290	13

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 Mar 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 207Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 42Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 88Year ago 96

No trends established on feeder cattle. due to lack of comparable recites and lower quality than previous week. Slaughter Cows 7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	470.00–480.00	473.91
2	350–400	380	460.00–480.00	469.61
10	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	480.00	480.00
12	500–550	537	387.00–410.00	396.99
13	550–600	582	380.00–397.00	393.44
10	600–650	606	357.00–373.00	371.38
3	650–700	650	360.00–387.00	369.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	315	400.00–410.00	405.08
5	350–400	369	410.00–455.00	433.42
4	400–450	431	390.00–445.00	415.39
2	450–500	488	387.00–425.00	405.71
4	500–550	511	350.00–380.00	366.14
1	550–600	555	337.00	337.00
2	600–650	630	307.00–350.00	327.99
2	700–750	708	307.00–315.00	311.04
1	750–800	775	332.00	332.00
1	800–850	835	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	378.00	378.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	317	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	545.00	545.00
4	300–350	338	385.00–520.00	449.84
3	350–400	385	512.00	512.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
3	650–700	665	300.00–367.00	332.28
1	700–750	725	370.00	370.00
1	850–900	865	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	600.00–650.00	623.42
4	300–350	306	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	368	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	423	470.00–510.00	486.08
5	450–500	477	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	545	442.00	442.00
5	550–600	571	447.00–460.00	454.41
1	600–650	640	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	485.00	485.00
3	700–750	748	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	595.00–605.00	599.93
1	500–550	525	472.00	472.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	595.00	595.00
1	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	420	447.00–485.00	465.10
9	450–500	468	510.00–545.00	531.34
3	500–550	517	447.00–452.00	450.32
10	550–600	571	463.00–477.00	465.30
5	600–650	611	427.00–452.00	432.60
1	650–700	660	377.00	377.00
2	800–850	823	315.00–317.00	316.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	635.00	635.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	435.02
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	168.00–178.50	172.57
1	—	1,480	163.50	163.50
9	—	1,515	180.50–210.00	191.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,190	180.00–190.00	184.88
9	—	1,220	162.00–175.00	168.05
3	—	1,173	156.00–158.50	157.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	158.50–160.50	159.63
4	—	1,010	142.00–153.00	148.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	191.00–202.00	197.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,305	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,577.97
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,169	2,825.00–3,650.00	3,150.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,398	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,291	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,491.31
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,323	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	2,775.00–2,850.00	2,818.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,127	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,163.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,243	3,400.00–4,350.00	3,993.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	4,125.00–4,325.00	4,181.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,602.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle