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Crossville Livestock Auction

Name: Crossville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crossville, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 17

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2061

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Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 200▼ 104 vs year ago 227 · −45.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 3 vs year ago 68 · −4.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 75▼ 52 vs year ago 98 · −53.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established due to lack of comparable sales.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.60/cwt on 13 head, down $12.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.09 against this barn's trailing median of $366.69.

Average price

$309.60

▼ 12.34 vs prior sale

13 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$12.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.29

vs TN average

−63.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	315.31	1,708	7thin
Medium and Large 2	532	302.93	1,611	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

309.60

—

TN average16 barns · 772 hd

339.89

−30.29

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−63.16

This barn, trailing median34 sales

366.69

−57.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.21, low $309.60, median $366.69 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,718	177.14	3,043	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	133.99	2,077	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	132.06	1,694	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,183	100.33	1,187	15

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)	1,359	$2,373	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,943	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,802	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,770	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	457.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,624	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	403.68/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,704	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	347.62/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,592	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,695	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,077	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,347	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	319.03/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,361	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,251	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	300.06/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,266	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,450	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	330.16/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,591	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	310.52/cwt	262.00–320.00	1,515	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	307.52/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,608	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	324.79/cwt	319.00–328.00	1,702	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	302.67/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,710	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	610	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,745	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	314.63/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,951	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	281.66/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,935	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,217	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,588	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	308.04/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,272	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,952	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	316.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,651	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	307.80/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,758	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	577	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,904	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,644	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	316.68/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,989	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,066	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,970	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,007	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,979	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	177.14/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,043	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	98.98/cwt	89.00–103.00	995	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	75.16/cwt	65.00–80.00	791	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	141.42/cwt	140.50–143.00	1,567	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	130.54/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,717	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	113.42/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,491	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	152.90/cwt	151.50–154.00	2,252	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,498	118.43/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,774	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	132.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,999	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	121.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,171	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,068	1,770.26/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,770	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,943.29/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	1,943	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	1,802.37/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,802	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,359	2,372.67/head	2,100.00–2,525.00	2,373	6

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 Oct 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 200Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 50Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 75Year ago 98

No trends established due to lack of comparable sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	355	450.00–465.00	457.50
3	400–450	422	395.00–420.00	403.68
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	349.00	349.00
1	650–700	650	361.00	361.00
3	700–750	740	315.00–321.00	319.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	325.00–370.00	347.62
1	500–550	545	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	460	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	325.00–338.00	330.16
4	500–550	524	319.00–328.00	324.79
3	550–600	565	298.00–310.00	302.67
6	600–650	620	305.00–320.00	314.63
3	650–700	687	271.00–294.00	281.66
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	385	300.00–350.00	325.00
3	400–450	422	270.00–327.00	300.06
8	450–500	488	262.00–320.00	310.52
5	500–550	523	300.00–311.00	307.52
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	286.00	286.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	402.00	402.00
2	400–450	413	302.00–314.00	308.04
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	522	300.00–325.00	316.22
2	550–600	577	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	268.00	268.00
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	885	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	577	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	515	379.00	379.00
4	550–600	571	300.00–312.00	307.80
2	600–650	628	310.00–323.00	316.68
1	650–700	675	306.00	306.00
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	790	254.00	254.00
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	975	203.00	203.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,802.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,359	2,100.00–2,525.00	2,372.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,189	1,700.00–2,600.00	1,943.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,068	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,770.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	174.00–180.00	177.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	65.00–80.00	75.16
8	—	1,315	108.00–118.00	113.42
3	—	1,005	89.00–103.00	98.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	140.50–143.00	141.42
19	—	1,315	123.00–138.00	130.54
2	—	1,498	115.00–121.00	118.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	151.50–154.00	152.90
2	—	1,790	118.00–124.00	121.29
8	—	1,509	128.00–140.00	132.44

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.