Crossville Stockyard market report — October 24, 2026

Crossville, TN · Saturday sale · USDA report published 10/24/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

403

Last week 234 (+169)
Last year 472

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$385.42 /cwt

$2,067 per head · 10 hd
vs last week +35.92

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$323.18 /cwt

$2,379 per head · 6 hd
vs last week +4.15

No trends established due to lack of comparable sales.
USDA Market News reporter, October 24, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 24

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 17. Last year = sale of Oct 25. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	2	345 lb	$475.00†	$1,639	+3.33	+75.00	$335.00 (1 hd)†
400–499 lb	9	447 lb	$476.83	$2,131	+73.15	+102.28	$375.00 (1 hd)†
500–599 lb	10	536 lb	$385.42	$2,067	+35.92	+26.56	—
600–699 lb	23	659 lb	$329.05	$2,170	−31.95	−6.11	—
700–799 lb	6	736 lb	$323.18	$2,379	+4.15	+19.18	$290.00 (4 hd)†
800–899 lb	2	875 lb	$314.00†	$2,748	—	+25.00	—
900–999 lb	2	918 lb	$307.02†	$2,818	—	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 24

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 17. Last year = sale of Oct 25. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	3	378 lb	$370.67†	$1,402	—	+31.93	—	$306.07 (3 hd)†
400–499 lb	21	450 lb	$371.67	$1,674	+41.51	+44.26	—	$329.35 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	16	550 lb	$331.44	$1,822	+16.13	+11.07	$358.10 (9 hd)	$291.65 (6 hd)
600–699 lb	17	619 lb	$315.99	$1,956	+12.35	+16.09	—	$293.98 (2 hd)†
700–799 lb	2	748 lb	$306.50†	$2,291	+26.50	+52.07	—	$269.67 (4 hd)†
900–999 lb	3	935 lb	$234.00†	$2,188	—	−16.00	—	$230.00 (1 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 24

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	3	1,387 lb	$143.13	$140.00–$149.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	14	1,283 lb	$131.55	$126.00–$139.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	7	1,312 lb	$115.70	$110.00–$120.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	1	1,485 lb	$139.00	$139.00–$139.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	6	1,543 lb	$130.16	$125.00–$135.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	2	1,290 lb	$115.00	$115.00–$115.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	6	1,105 lb	$121.07	$115.00–$132.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	11	1,182 lb	$104.55	$100.00–$108.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	4	1,103 lb	$89.46	$85.00–$93.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $385.42/cwt
4-week average: $361.44
13-week average: $361.58
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $335.78high $481.20

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $323.18/cwt
4-week average: $320.28
13-week average: $328.22
4-week vs 13-week: −2.4%

52-wk low $294.39high $384.00

Sales in 9 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $331.44/cwt
4-week average: $327.10
13-week average: $337.00
4-week vs 13-week: −2.9%

52-wk low $306.62high $425.33

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Apr and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+4.3%	80%	5
Feb	+6.0%	80%	5
Mar	+9.0%	100%	4
Apr	+7.5%	100%	4
May	+7.4%	100%	4
Jun	+3.9%	80%	5
Jul	−0.1%	60%	5
Aug	−0.9%	67%	6
Sep	−4.5%	20%	5
Oct	−8.2%	0%	5
Nov	−9.5%	0%	5
Dec	−5.2%	20%	5

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and May and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+1.1%	60%	5
Feb	+1.5%	60%	5
Mar	+1.5%	75%	4
Apr	+5.3%	75%	4
May	+5.3%	75%	4
Jun	+3.1%	80%	5
Jul	+2.1%	80%	5
Aug	+1.9%	67%	6
Sep	−1.0%	60%	5
Oct	−3.2%	0%	5
Nov	−6.2%	0%	5
Dec	−3.9%	20%	5

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Sat Oct 24	403	$385.42	$323.18	$331.44
Sat Oct 17	234	$349.50†	$319.03†	$315.31
Sat Oct 10	325	$353.13	$318.63†	$324.73
Sat Oct 3	425	$357.71	—	$336.93
Sat Sep 26	331	$360.16	$331.43	$332.31
Sat Sep 19	253	$351.39	—	$330.35
Sat Sep 12	325	$340.42	$326.00†	$331.52
Sat Sep 5	187	$350.00†	—	$331.60
Sat Aug 29	285	$340.07	$325.49†	$318.30
Sat Aug 22	361	$350.92	$327.00†	$327.02
Sat Aug 15	322	$379.05	$343.22	$350.92
Sat Aug 8	292	$415.59	—	$381.50
Sat Aug 1	232	$367.16	$340.01	$369.03
Sat Jul 25	291	$390.51†	—	$357.93

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Tennessee sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
East Tennessee Livestock Center, Sweetwater	39 mi	Oct 21	—	$317.50†
Athens Regional Stockyard, Athens	42 mi	Oct 20	$359.35	$330.80
Warren Co. Livestock Auction, McMinnville	46 mi	Oct 19	—	—
Smith County Commission Co., Carthage	55 mi	Oct 24	$386.83	$315.00
Knoxville Livestock Center, Knoxville	60 mi	Oct 20	$409.94	$334.26
Browning Livestock Market, Lafayette	68 mi	Oct 21	$375.75	$310.40

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Saturday	October 24, 2026	403	46	AMS_2061

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Crossville Stockyard - Crossville, TN” (AMS_2061). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.