Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate reciepts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −149.42 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$287.20

5 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs TN average

−3.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	302.00	1,570	1thin
Medium and Large 2	538	283.51	1,525	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $504.18, low $402.15, median $436.63 across 15 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 sale5 hd

287.20

—

TN average14 barns · 555 hd

286.52

+0.69

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−3.89

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−149.42

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	1,905	158.75	3,024	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	136.94	1,940	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	132.33	1,704	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,174	117.34	1,377	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,162	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$943	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	307.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,281	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	138.27/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,965	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	124.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,547	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	102.98/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	213.99/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	231.95/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,766	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,458	10
Bulls	—	—	2,050	165.00/cwt	160.00–167.00	3,383	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,058	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,794	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,719	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	112.70/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,307	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	125.16/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	227.47/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,319	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	1,118.55/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,119	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	943.24/head	850.00–1,025.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	188.53/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	206.78/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	255.22/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	211.10/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	237.17/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	235.09/cwt	222.00–260.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	286.01/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	255.18/cwt	245.00–265.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,105	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	254.84/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	266.31/cwt	242.00–290.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	259.95/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	308.82/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	239.49/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	990	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,282	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to inadequate reciepts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	245.00–265.00	255.18
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	415	247.00–265.00	254.84
5	450–500	481	245.00–265.00	255.22
3	500–550	535	210.00–250.00	237.17
11	550–600	580	200.00–245.00	227.47
3	600–650	615	200.00–220.00	206.78
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
5	750–800	767	200.00–217.00	211.10
1	900–950	935	197.00	197.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	207.00	207.00
1	450–500	475	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	227.00–237.00	231.95
2	650–700	660	228.00–232.00	230.00
1	700–750	745	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	810	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	417	300.00–315.00	307.29
2	600–650	632	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	242.00–290.00	266.31
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	478	250.00–270.00	259.95
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	576	222.00–260.00	235.09
3	600–650	637	212.00–215.00	213.99
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	763	180.00–197.00	188.53
2	800–850	810	167.00–170.00	168.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	648	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–317.00	308.82
1	500–550	520	302.00	302.00
2	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	730	252.00	252.00
4	750–800	774	238.00–240.00	239.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	486	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	317.00	317.00
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	513	285.00–287.00	286.01
2	550–600	563	280.00–282.00	281.00
2	600–650	625	250.00–252.00	251.02
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	950–1000	990	230.50	230.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,421	134.00–141.00	138.27
1	—	1,375	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	120.00–128.00	124.46
3	—	1,003	100.00–107.00	102.98
3	—	1,160	111.00–116.00	112.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	135.00–140.00	136.63
3	—	1,245	122.00–127.00	125.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,050	160.00–167.00	165.00
1	—	1,470	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,118.55
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	770	850.00–1,025.00	943.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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Columbia 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

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

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Replacement Cattle