Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to lack of comparable recites. However mostly steady to higher undertone noted. Very good quality with several value-added and one load lot. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $456.21/cwt on 132 head, up $87.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +74.19 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.

Average price

$456.21

▲ 87.31 vs prior sale

132 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

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

$134.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+39.24

vs TN average

+39.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	478.50	2,426	101
Medium and Large 1	562	393.20	2,209	25
Medium and Large 2	558	343.61	1,918	6thin

One grade step is worth $134.89/cwt here — about $508 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale132 hd

456.21

—

TN average14 barns · 593 hd

416.98

+39.24

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+39.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.02

+74.19

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	1,366	190.08	2,597	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	171.15	2,085	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	167.64	2,526	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	149.27	1,604	7thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$3,250	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,867	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,067	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,775	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,247	$2,684	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,072	$3,172	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	383.04/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,375	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	399.70/cwt	385.00–414.00	2,330	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	433.42/cwt	417.00–440.00	2,258	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	315.24/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	478.50/cwt	478.50–478.50	2,426	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	388.86/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	397.04/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	326.13/cwt	309.00–334.00	2,055	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	3,283.02/head	3,175.00–3,400.00	3,283	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	1,841	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	680	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	344.33/cwt	315.00–356.00	1,959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	408.77/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,259	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	147.61/cwt	139.50–153.00	1,886	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	192.48/cwt	188.50–194.50	2,063	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	172.47/cwt	167.50–179.50	2,190	5
Bulls	—	—	1,593	200.69/cwt	191.00–210.00	3,197	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,085	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,687	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,280	196.76/cwt	188.00–207.00	2,519	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	149.98/cwt	142.00–158.50	1,548	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	166.93/cwt	163.50–171.50	2,481	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	2,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	347.34/cwt	333.00–362.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	406.14/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	392.43/cwt	365.00–422.00	1,837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	525.16/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	351.12/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	434.28/cwt	431.00–441.00	2,519	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	2,684.09/head	1,925.00–3,350.00	2,684	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	363.14/cwt	354.00–374.00	2,273	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	408.47/cwt	404.00–422.00	2,177	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	491.23/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	472.66/cwt	455.00–492.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	434.53/cwt	429.00–445.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	327.52/cwt	323.00–332.00	2,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	426.32/cwt	417.00–430.50	2,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	383.66/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,187	14

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 May 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 239Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 77Year ago 108

No trends established due to lack of comparable recites. However mostly steady to higher undertone noted. Very good quality with several value-added and one load lot. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	555.00	555.00
6	500–550	521	517.00	517.00
5	550–600	595	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	685	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	420	537.00	537.00
4	450–500	473	480.00–505.00	491.23
2	500–550	535	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	590	406.00	406.00
2	650–700	650	380.00–390.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	515	417.00	417.00
2	650–700	678	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	507.00	507.00
1	500–550	545	417.00	417.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	520.00–535.00	525.16
4	450–500	474	455.00–492.00	472.66
8	500–550	521	417.00–440.00	433.42
8	550–600	583	385.00–414.00	399.70
9	600–650	620	380.00–385.00	383.04
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	723	347.00–355.00	351.12
5	750–800	759	310.00–329.00	315.24
1	800–850	810	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	415	350.00–425.00	388.86
2	450–500	468	365.00–422.00	392.43
2	500–550	528	394.00–400.00	397.04
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	950	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	431.00–441.00	434.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	500–550	507	478.50	478.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	495.00	495.00
10	450–500	467	451.00	451.00
4	550–600	585	413.00	413.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	325	390.00–430.00	408.77
1	350–400	395	466.00	466.00
2	400–450	420	400.00–412.00	406.14
2	450–500	460	333.00–362.00	347.34
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	569	315.00–356.00	344.33
5	600–650	630	309.00–334.00	326.13
2	650–700	650	323.00	323.00
1	900–950	900	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	387	477.50	477.50
3	400–450	425	429.00–445.00	434.53
6	450–500	471	417.00–430.50	426.32
6	500–550	533	404.00–422.00	408.47
14	550–600	570	375.00–390.00	383.66
10	600–650	626	354.00–374.00	363.14
2	700–750	728	323.00–332.00	327.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,625.00	2,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	2,825.00	2,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,067	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,247	1,925.00–3,350.00	2,684.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,252	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,080	2,775.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	3,175.00–3,400.00	3,283.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	139.50–153.00	147.61
3	—	1,072	188.50–194.50	192.48
5	—	1,270	167.50–179.50	172.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	120.00	120.00
1	—	980	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,032	142.00–158.50	149.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	163.50–171.50	166.93
1	—	1,540	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,600	185.50	185.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	191.00–210.00	200.69
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	155.50	155.50
2	—	1,280	188.00–207.00	196.76

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