Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to lack of comparable sales. However, lower undertones continued.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $309.55/cwt on 22 head, down $13.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −99.63 against this barn's trailing median of $409.18.

Average price

$309.55

▼ 13.46 vs prior sale

22 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$39.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.93

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	324.03	1,840	14thin
Medium and Large 2	561	284.20	1,594	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.83/cwt here — about $246 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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.37, low $309.23, median $409.18 across 32 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 sale22 hd

309.55

—

TN average13 barns · 348 hd

323.48

−13.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.18

−99.63

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	1,904	187.95	3,578	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	160.41	2,399	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	152.18	2,026	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	123.81	1,502	12

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)	1,255	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,512	$2,445	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,360	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$2,113	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	338.61/cwt	329.00–342.00	1,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	318.20/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	389.08/cwt	372.00–394.00	1,490	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	395.41/cwt	392.00–397.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	345.84/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.16/cwt	299.00–306.00	2,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	341.96/cwt	333.00–347.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	304.32/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	314.62/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	274.55/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	331.43/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	334.37/cwt	315.00–362.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	292.99/cwt	283.00–304.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	286.69/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	233.47/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	351.77/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,460	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	336.37/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,292	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	366.93/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	132.03/cwt	125.50–136.50	1,636	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	101.88/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	119.25/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,306	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	150.62/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,317	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	154.62/cwt	150.50–160.50	1,992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	312.96/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	318.07/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,819	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	396.58/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	317.09/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	289.29/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,097	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	309.43/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	324.70/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	330.28/cwt	322.00–339.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	318.80/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,683	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,512	2,445.09/head	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	325.49/cwt	323.00–328.00	2,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	332.15/cwt	321.00–338.00	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	347.99/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	335.72/cwt	323.00–345.00	2,065	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,507	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	2,360.44/head	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	307.99/cwt	296.00–314.00	2,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	268.72/cwt	240.00–284.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	294.95/cwt	251.00–320.00	1,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,237	1
Bulls	—	—	2,038	182.92/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	144.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,979	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	294.53/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,599	2

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 Aug 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 238Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 78Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 45Year ago 122

No trends established, due to lack of comparable sales. However, lower undertones continued.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	372.00–394.00	389.08
3	400–450	420	392.00–397.00	395.41
4	450–500	481	333.00–347.00	341.96
4	500–550	523	329.00–342.00	338.61
10	550–600	586	316.00–326.00	318.20
6	600–650	627	303.00–305.00	304.32
4	650–700	671	296.00–314.00	307.99
6	700–750	710	299.00–306.00	300.16
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	425	304.00	304.00
8	450–500	481	283.00–304.00	292.99
3	500–550	536	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	576	240.00–284.00	268.72
1	750–800	765	234.00	234.00
2	800–850	828	232.00–235.00	233.47
1	850–900	860	229.00	229.00
1	950–1000	950	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	355	357.00	357.00
3	400–450	421	330.00–354.00	345.84
2	450–500	478	322.00–339.00	330.28
6	500–550	528	310.00–334.00	318.80
13	550–600	572	310.00–322.00	318.07
3	600–650	628	305.00–317.00	309.43
3	650–700	657	305.00–320.00	312.96
3	700–750	725	285.00–293.00	289.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	315.00–362.00	334.37
3	350–400	368	325.00–335.00	331.43
4	400–450	424	295.00–329.00	314.62
6	450–500	474	251.00–320.00	294.95
2	500–550	543	289.00–300.00	294.53
2	550–600	575	275.00–299.00	286.69
2	650–700	678	260.00–289.00	274.55
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	673	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	340	402.00	402.00
5	350–400	367	375.00–405.00	396.58
4	500–550	510	321.00–338.00	332.15
4	550–600	585	346.00–350.00	347.99
5	600–650	615	323.00–345.00	335.72
10	650–700	656	324.00–328.00	324.70
2	700–750	708	323.00–328.00	325.49
4	800–850	825	308.00–320.00	317.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	355.00–385.00	366.93
2	350–400	365	310.00–365.00	336.37
3	400–450	415	335.00–360.00	351.77
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,340	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,512	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,445.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,189	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,360.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	125.50–136.50	132.03
2	—	1,298	100.00–104.00	101.88
3	—	1,095	118.00–120.00	119.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	147.00–154.00	150.62
1	—	1,410	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	170.00–180.00	174.95
8	—	1,288	150.50–160.50	154.62
8	—	1,374	138.00–148.00	144.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	198.00	198.00
2	—	2,038	180.00–186.00	182.92

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

Bulls · 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

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