Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-06-06

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 6
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
48 vs last sale 225 15 vs year ago 162 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
9 vs last sale 42 1 vs year ago 34 · 2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
16 vs last sale 64 62 vs year ago 110 · 56.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to lack of comparable sales.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $392.98/cwt on 21 head, down $40.72 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits 17.52 against this barn's trailing median of $410.50.
Average price
$392.98
40.72 vs prior sale
21 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$501
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$102.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.43
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522417.412,17716thin
Medium and Large 2532314.781,6765thin
One grade step is worth $102.63/cwt here — about $501 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

28 sales
486435383331median 410.5001/0303/1405/0206/2708/15
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.37, low $344.89, median $410.50 across 28 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 sale21 hd
392.98
TN average16 barns · 325 hd
405.41
−12.43
This barn, trailing median28 sales
410.50
−17.52
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
BullsAverage1,718210.913,6246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,681181.713,0549thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,320168.222,2215thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,092136.881,4945thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,353$3,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,347$3,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$2,7003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$4,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$4,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,8002thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4004,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3502,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1252,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
BullsLight Weight1,155190.45/cwt182.50–200.002,2002
Bulls2,165204.50/cwt204.50–204.504,4271
Bulls1,945226.68/cwt225.00–230.004,4093
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3904,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700667317.38/cwt314.00–319.002,1173
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800785282.61/cwt265.00–300.002,2182
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618311.14/cwt307.50–315.001,9232
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455337.50/cwt330.00–345.001,5362
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400366343.59/cwt300.00–395.001,2585
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528322.23/cwt319.00–326.001,7014
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471338.98/cwt317.50–366.001,5974
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300273437.66/cwt420.00–455.001,1952
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523293.61/cwt270.00–317.001,5362
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450409382.29/cwt315.00–415.001,5644
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,6491
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250245465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1391
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800795340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7031
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5381
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600550351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,9313
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426369.55/cwt297.50–401.001,5746
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500491416.57/cwt408.00–419.002,04516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320168.22/cwt163.00–176.002,2215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,745178.94/cwt171.50–188.003,1237
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455191.41/cwt189.50–193.002,7852
CowsLean 85-90%1,093136.14/cwt133.00–140.501,4883
CowsLean 85-90%1,160151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7521
CowsLean 85-90%1,020125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4181
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850835308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,5721
BullsSmall 1350–400395295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1651
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700688372.38/cwt355.00–381.002,5623
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624368.38/cwt355.00–375.002,2995
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3473,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3533,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450445391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,7401
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518420.84/cwt402.00–441.002,1802
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475441.58/cwt437.50–448.002,0983
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475427.00/cwt404.00–450.002,0282
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600550427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,3493
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700656340.36/cwt319.00–351.002,2333
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419468.41/cwt420.00–490.001,9636
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260508.65/cwt505.00–510.001,3224
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600562423.39/cwt390.00–435.002,3794
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300253458.36/cwt455.00–475.001,1606
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515415.20/cwt361.00–420.002,13813
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614373.43/cwt364.00–375.002,29316
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1532
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7751
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,7531
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,5151
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525401.53/cwt400.00–404.002,10814

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.