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Crossville Stockyard Market Report

Crossville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 18, 2026

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 bulls $270.34/cwt ≈ $2,549/hd at 943 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $484.73/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,515/hd at 519 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $425.11/cwt -8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,168/hd at 510 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 394 199
Feeder cattle 173 261 127
Slaughter cattle 60 40 30
Replacement cattle 193 93 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Trends established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable sales. However, some lower undertones were noted, with new crop and heavily flesh receiving considerable discounts. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 565.00–625.00 $594.71 $1,564 +24.92
300–340 327 3 575.00–595.00 $581.12 $1,900 +26.12
335 335 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,776 -25.00
370–395 389 4 540.00–545.00 $541.19 $2,105 -3.81
440 440 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,112 +10.00
443 443 3 522.50 $522.50 $2,315 +52.50
470 thin fleshed 470 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,585 —
490 490 1 497.50 $497.50 $2,438 +17.50
505–525 517 3 425.00–450.00 $433.15 $2,239 -68.23
535 535 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,622 -11.38
565 565 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,486 -11.29
630 630 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,552 -3.00
675 675 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,700 +10.00
715 715 1 371.00 $371.00 $2,653 +4.00
863 863 4 336.50 $336.50 $2,904 +9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 507.50 $507.50 $1,193 —
270 270 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,215 -60.00
412 412 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,833 -2.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,455 -65.16
330 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 -50.16
355–385 366 5 502.00–510.00 $507.31 $1,857 -17.47
425 425 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 -62.00
475–495 484 6 430.00–465.00 $440.13 $2,130 +11.13
500–535 510 10 417.50–433.00 $425.11 $2,168 -8.61
615–640 628 2 356.00–365.00 $360.59 $2,265 -8.41
785 785 1 281.00 $281.00 $2,206 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–220 218 3 445.00–505.00 $465.18 $1,014 —
255 255 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,084 -82.00
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 -33.18
390 390 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,443 -77.34
430 430 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,763 +3.47
455–475 465 2 390.00–410.00 $400.22 $1,861 +42.72
510–515 512 3 390.00–402.50 $394.19 $2,018 +10.94
570 570 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,921 -19.61
605–635 620 2 337.50–345.00 $341.34 $2,116 +30.34
695 695 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,307 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 545.00 $545.00 $1,869 —
390 390 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,067 -35.23
405–445 425 2 505.00–525.00 $514.53 $2,187 -10.47
455 455 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,275 -10.91
510–521 518 13 480.00–507.00 $488.17 $2,529 +41.10
530 530 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,332 -7.07
560–570 563 3 445.00–460.00 $454.94 $2,561 +4.83
603–620 606 5 405.00–430.00 $424.89 $2,575 +49.89
663–690 670 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,479 +5.26
700–715 708 2 350.00–365.00 $357.42 $2,531 -0.58
840 840 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,562 +1.00
920–944 943 26 270.00–279.00 $270.34 $2,549 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 384 4 425.00–445.00 $439.85 $1,689 -47.57
437 437 2 467.50 $467.50 $2,043 +12.50
491 491 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,087 -13.74
507 507 2 412.00 $412.00 $2,089 -8.00
627–640 631 3 317.00–366.00 $333.56 $2,105 +15.56
810 810 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,592 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1190 1148 80-85% 3 160.00–166.00 $163.26 $1,874 —
1025–1440 1177 80-85% 9 185.00–203.00 $192.93 $2,271 —
890–1655 1228 80-85% 13 168.00–180.00 $172.52 $2,119 +3.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1055 988 85-90% 2 132.00–138.00 $134.79 $1,332 +2.70
965–1035 998 85-90% 3 155.50–157.00 $155.98 $1,557 +23.89
880–1440 1044 85-90% 6 143.00–153.00 $146.33 $1,528 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,000 —
1315–1620 1430 75-80% 3 175.00–180.00 $178.11 $2,547 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 209.00 $209.00 $3,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,972 —
1225–2000 1632 8 189.00–206.00 $198.34 $3,237 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
883–1335 996 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,867.02
1095–1258 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 2,450.00–3,025.00 $2,841.44
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1120–1248 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 2,375.00–2,925.00 $2,702.75
1220–1235 1230 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,000.00–3,050.00 $3,033.47
1100–1390 1233 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,925.00–3,150.00 $3,075.15
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 3,900.00 $3,900.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1020 1020 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,175.00 $2,175.00
940–1103 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,850.00–4,250.00 $3,743.80
990–1270 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,625.00 $2,280.39
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
832 832 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,525.00 $2,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —
925–1225 1047 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,000.00–4,350.00 $3,556.13 —
985–1200 1062 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,700.00–3,950.00 $3,841.29 —
995–1170 1083 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00–3,200.00 $2,901.27 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,825.00 $3,825.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,600.00 $4,600.00 —
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,900.00 $4,900.00 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 -580.88
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 -1,000.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.