Sale reports / Tennessee / Crossville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-11

Crossville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 11
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
8 vs last sale 195 5 vs year ago 192 · 2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
1 vs last sale 39 1 vs year ago 41 · 2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
42 vs last sale 69 138 vs year ago 165 · 83.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no sale previous holiday week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.48/cwt on 23 head, down $7.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits 8.54 against this barn's trailing median of $382.02.
Average price
$373.48
7.94 vs prior sale
23 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,112
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.54
vs TN average
42.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569380.322,16417thin
Medium and Large 2556354.081,9696thin
One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
470420370319median 382.0201/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
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 sale23 hd
373.48
TN average15 barns · 756 hd
394.01
−20.54
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−42.63
This barn, trailing median30 sales
382.02
−8.54
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
BullsHigh1,783213.453,8054thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,451172.052,4965thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,293163.682,11722
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,259145.901,8376thin

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)1,352$2,7343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,6163thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,168$2,5753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,7251thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1450–500484412.05/cwt405.00–420.001,99410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2802,615.67/head2,425.00–2,950.002,6163
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350313475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4872
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4671
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,0933
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500486386.78/cwt377.00–405.001,8806
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500495459.50/cwt457.50–460.002,2755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2552,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000985244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,4031
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850811358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,9034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0351,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2842
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624362.86/cwt357.00–373.002,2647
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5653
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5411
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600567324.16/cwt314.00–330.001,8383
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550533310.35/cwt300.00–321.001,6542
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521412.42/cwt400.00–419.002,1495
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5871
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7911
CowsLean 85-90%1,230132.45/cwt130.00–135.001,6292
CowsLean 85-90%1,290160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0641
CowsLean 85-90%1,268150.16/cwt145.00–155.001,9043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,8791
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263166.60/cwt159.00–175.002,10413
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6365
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500458383.67/cwt370.00–397.501,7572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435167.56/cwt160.00–175.002,4044
CowsBoner 80-85%1,353149.19/cwt145.00–154.002,0196
Bulls1,905230.00/cwt230.00–230.004,3821
Bulls1,742207.93/cwt200.00–220.003,6223
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624377.88/cwt376.00–388.002,35814
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500496432.46/cwt415.00–439.002,14511
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580352.95/cwt300.00–405.002,0472
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350341415.08/cwt390.00–417.501,41510
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,4381
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400372479.29/cwt460.00–500.001,7837
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673356.90/cwt355.00–358.002,40210
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750745302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1682,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426413.06/cwt405.00–424.001,7606
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600556456.00/cwt456.00–456.002,5355
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600557432.26/cwt407.50–446.002,4089
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700683361.66/cwt355.00–365.002,4706
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3522,733.95/head2,525.00–3,150.002,7343
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612397.60/cwt391.00–413.002,43310
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0472
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600589366.95/cwt350.00–379.002,16112

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.