Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on Feeder Cattle, due to lack of comparable sales. Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls not established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.05/cwt on 18 head, up $0.53 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −92.86 against this barn's trailing median of $438.91.

Average price

$346.05

▲ 0.53 vs prior sale

18 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.22

vs TN average

−44.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	346.05	1,842	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.67, low $342.16, median $438.91 across 25 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 sale18 hd

346.05

—

TN average13 barns · 202 hd

350.26

−4.22

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−44.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.91

−92.86

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	1,701	165.49	2,815	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	144.18	2,243	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,435	142.51	2,045	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,141	107.19	1,223	13

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)	1,223	$2,838	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,526	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	700–750	737	339.75/cwt	339.75–339.75	2,504	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	329.55/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	355.66/cwt	346.00–362.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	336.45/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	356.04/cwt	341.00–379.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	317.87/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,990	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	319.41/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,980	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	365.75/cwt	365.00–366.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	308.85/cwt	305.00–318.00	2,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	294.97/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	303.68/cwt	303.00–304.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	296.50/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	313.28/cwt	275.00–352.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	301.74/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.49/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	186.38/cwt	185.50–187.00	3,485	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,322	130.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,728	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	137.47/cwt	136.00–138.50	1,901	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	145.35/cwt	139.50–151.00	2,289	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	86.27/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,040	4
Bulls	—	—	2,045	179.55/cwt	179.00–180.00	3,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	339.01/cwt	334.00–343.00	1,604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.58/cwt	319.00–332.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	331.47/cwt	315.00–338.00	2,204	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	330.07/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	310.98/cwt	309.00–313.00	2,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	343.24/cwt	337.00–349.00	1,812	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	343.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	343.15/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,838.45/head	2,825.00–2,850.00	2,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	2,525.94/head	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	370.83/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	364.78/cwt	346.00–395.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	319.58/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,844	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	128.15/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	335.26/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	294.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	268.11/cwt	261.00–275.00	2,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,453	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	110.66/cwt	100.00–119.50	1,231	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	134.73/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,999	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	147.37/cwt	142.50–153.00	2,028	7

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 Sep 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 139Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 22Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 204

No trends established on Feeder Cattle, due to lack of comparable sales. Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls not established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	365.00–366.00	365.75
11	600–650	609	341.00–345.00	343.15
34	700–750	737	339.75	339.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	477	346.00–395.00	364.78
11	500–550	528	337.00–349.00	343.24
3	550–600	577	325.00–340.00	330.07
2	600–650	623	319.00–332.00	325.58
10	650–700	665	315.00–338.00	331.47
2	700–750	705	326.00	326.00
2	800–850	828	309.00–313.00	310.98
1	850–900	865	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	935	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	308.00	308.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	372.00	372.00
4	400–450	438	346.00–362.00	355.66
12	450–500	473	334.00–343.00	339.01
2	500–550	518	335.00–338.00	336.45
5	550–600	571	325.00–339.00	329.55
11	600–650	626	308.00–320.00	317.87
1	650–700	685	307.00	307.00
3	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	303.00	303.00
2	850–900	885	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	331.00	331.00
2	400–450	423	331.00–340.00	335.26
1	450–500	470	328.00	328.00
2	550–600	558	285.00–305.00	294.96
3	600–650	627	303.00–304.00	303.68
2	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	778	261.00–275.00	268.11
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	413	370.00–372.00	370.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	455	341.00–379.00	356.04
11	500–550	525	330.00–350.00	343.00
11	550–600	577	312.00–328.00	319.58
7	600–650	620	316.00–320.00	319.41
6	650–700	678	305.00–318.00	308.85
1	700–750	710	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	275.00–352.00	313.28
2	450–500	480	315.00–316.00	315.49
2	500–550	505	280.00–313.00	296.50
6	550–600	590	294.00–305.00	301.74
4	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	690	285.00–300.00	294.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,875.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,825.00–2,850.00	2,838.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,176	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,525.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	185.50–187.00	186.38
2	—	2,045	179.00–180.00	179.55
1	—	1,810	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	130.00–132.00	130.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	136.00–138.50	137.47
8	—	1,575	139.50–151.00	145.35
1	—	1,915	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	81.00–92.00	86.27
3	—	1,112	125.00–134.00	128.15
6	—	1,112	100.00–119.50	110.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	163.00	163.00
7	—	1,484	130.00–138.50	134.73
7	—	1,376	142.50–153.00	147.37

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

Steers · 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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