Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-06-20

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 20
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
156 vs last sale 225 179 vs year ago 202 · +88.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
5 vs last sale 45 31 vs year ago 19 · +163.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
31 vs last sale 57 22 vs year ago 110 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls not well tested. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality good to very good, with several large groups of Value-Added steers. Demand very good on the Value-Added steers, New-Crop and excessive flesh calves and larger bull calves taking most discount.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $466.99/cwt on 99 head, up $25.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 21 comparable sales and sits +25.78 against this barn's trailing median of $441.21.
Average price
$466.99
25.78 vs prior sale
99 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$830
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$174.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+30.79
vs TN average
+7.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543479.012,59983
Medium and Large 2552411.272,26915thin
Small 1580305.001,7691thin
One grade step is worth $174.01/cwt here — about $830 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

21 sales
525468410353median 441.2101/0303/2105/0906/2008/15
Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.67, low $367.20, median $441.21 across 21 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 sale99 hd
466.99
TN average16 barns · 605 hd
436.20
+30.79
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
+7.94
This barn, trailing median21 sales
441.21
+25.78
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
BullsAverage1,557208.103,2415thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,442179.072,5828thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253171.052,14422
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,083147.781,60111

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)1,353$3,1478
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$3,0859
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,187$2,9716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,033$2,7503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,4503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$2,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$4,2132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$3,5774thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,075$3,1253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,8501thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450412384.04/cwt310.00–435.001,5823
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1721
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478443.63/cwt440.00–447.002,1212
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800765309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,3641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400389433.04/cwt416.00–445.001,6855
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375443.20/cwt440.00–450.001,6623
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425341.26/cwt306.00–380.001,4502
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2471
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
BullsSmall 1450–500468370.44/cwt360.00–381.001,7342
SteersSmall 1550–600580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7691
BullsSmall 1500–550530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
BullsSmall 1550–600560319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,7861
BullsSmall 1400–450435390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6971
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350326453.87/cwt445.00–470.001,4804
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260155.81/cwt152.50–160.501,9636
CowsLean 85-90%1,020135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3771
CowsLean 85-90%1,157159.01/cwt158.00–160.001,8403
CowsLean 85-90%1,061144.80/cwt139.00–152.001,5367
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,328192.48/cwt189.00–198.002,5563
BullsLight Weight1,175197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,3151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1872,970.51/head2,800.00–3,125.002,9716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0332,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950922321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,9603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1502,449.78/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4502
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550514456.78/cwt455.00–476.002,34816
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2313,084.55/head2,700.00–3,900.003,0859
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1005,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0503,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650645337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1741
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1883,576.84/head3,400.00–3,750.003,5774
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605383.80/cwt340.00–390.002,3228
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523326.39/cwt303.00–350.001,7072
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300277398.95/cwt375.00–425.001,1053
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0753,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0202,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700688347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3913
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750706380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6838
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523430.66/cwt411.00–438.002,25212
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568345.07/cwt340.00–350.001,9602
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415388.90/cwt354.00–412.001,6143
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500486378.31/cwt353.00–409.001,8394
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500477498.85/cwt491.00–500.002,38016
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600568490.03/cwt470.00–499.002,78342
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600590378.69/cwt371.00–385.002,2347
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1502
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583372.93/cwt359.00–384.002,17411
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8671
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580414.04/cwt409.00–419.002,4012
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650608413.07/cwt401.00–431.002,5115
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468411.35/cwt407.00–420.001,9253
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650620440.63/cwt437.00–444.002,73279
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650643359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,3082
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428425.07/cwt419.00–432.501,8197
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300289466.22/cwt460.00–500.001,3476
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718335.37/cwt330.00–341.002,4082
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4171
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4031
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440469.50/cwt453.00–485.002,0664
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468472.34/cwt457.50–485.002,2117
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400359507.53/cwt500.00–530.001,8224
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4611
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5641
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530393.62/cwt384.00–414.002,0863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6807
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550513480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,46223
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750711334.77/cwt331.00–336.002,3804
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330410.45/cwt400.00–420.001,3542
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628321.05/cwt309.00–333.002,0162
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540372.20/cwt340.00–405.002,0102
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850810273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,2111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3533,146.82/head2,725.00–3,550.003,1478
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257172.21/cwt163.00–181.502,16512
Bulls1,653210.88/cwt203.00–215.003,4864
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233190.42/cwt187.00–196.002,3484
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510171.02/cwt167.00–179.002,5825
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550501412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0645
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600575416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,3929

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.