Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls/Heifers steady; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady; Quality excellent, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.49/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −135.26 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$252.49

19 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$16.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs TN average

−14.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	256.71	1,354	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	240.66	1,360	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.06/cwt here — about −$6 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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.72, low $343.81, median $387.75 across 14 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 sale19 hd

252.49

—

TN average14 barns · 535 hd

259.04

−6.56

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−14.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−135.26

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	1,581	156.91	2,480	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	145.57	1,883	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	131.59	1,482	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	116.83	1,260	10

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)	1,505	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,690	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,454	$2,307	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,436	$2,225	8

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia 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 1-2	350–400	370	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	275.61/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,356	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,805	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	2,216.23/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	287.10/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	207.92/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	122.36/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,374	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,239	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	140.35/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	159.75/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,380	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,282	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	169.47/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Small 2-3	300–350	325	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	886	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	287.69/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	263.50/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	261.06/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	245.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,490	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,476.40/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,476	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,204.71/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,205	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	2,624.77/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	226.34/cwt	225.50–227.50	1,664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	260.08/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,932	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,561	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	251.50/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,977	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	228.06/cwt	227.50–229.00	1,569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	249.98/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,822	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	263.44/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,372	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	245.40/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	268.57/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	242.49/cwt	241.00–244.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	287.65/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	239.27/cwt	239.00–240.00	2,067	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	267.14/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	235.82/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	219.70/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	251.58/cwt	242.50–260.00	838	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	143.36/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	126.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,335	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,593	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	485	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,271	1

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 →

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

Wed Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls/Heifers steady; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady; Quality excellent, Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	571	280.00–296.00	287.65
5	600–650	617	268.00–280.00	275.61
1	650–700	685	258.00	258.00
2	800–850	833	241.00–244.00	242.49
11	850–900	864	239.00–240.00	239.27
1	1050–1100	1,050	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	483	280.00–291.00	287.69
2	550–600	575	262.00–265.00	263.50
1	600–650	610	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	534	306.00	306.00
12	600–650	622	293.00	293.00
8	650–700	676	282.00	282.00
12	700–750	743	260.00–261.00	260.08
22	750–800	786	250.00–253.00	251.50
1	850–900	855	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
5	350–400	370	280.00–289.00	287.10
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	456	266.00–274.00	268.57
1	500–550	505	258.00	258.00
5	550–600	552	245.00–246.00	245.40
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	685	224.00–226.00	225.00
2	750–800	758	218.00	218.00
2	850–900	873	204.00–212.00	207.92
1	1000–1050	1,030	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	242.50–260.00	251.58
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	480	258.00–264.00	261.06
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	575	222.50–240.00	235.82
4	600–650	615	216.00–225.00	219.70
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	945	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	267.00	267.00
16	600–650	637	245.00	245.00
8	650–700	688	227.50–229.00	228.06
14	700–750	735	225.50–227.50	226.34
3	800–850	820	219.00	219.00
3	850–900	883	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	645	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	267.14
2	500–550	512	240.00–250.00	245.08
1	650–700	650	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	580	261.00–266.00	263.44
2	600–650	638	244.00–256.00	249.98
1	700–750	720	231.00	231.00
2	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,805	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,397	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,216.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,476.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,690	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,520	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,204.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,378	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,624.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,010.00	2,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	121.00–125.00	122.36
6	—	1,068	115.00–118.00	116.03
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	137.00–144.00	140.35
1	—	1,170	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	141.00–145.00	143.36
12	—	1,058	120.00–130.00	126.20
8	—	1,178	130.00–140.00	135.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	156.00–164.00	159.75
2	—	1,680	135.00–137.00	135.85
2	—	1,753	166.00–172.00	169.47

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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