Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/ Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady; Sale consisted of 8 loads; 111 , 870lbs, 50% blk 50% mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed $235; 57, 921lbs , Steers, Black, M/L, 6 fleshed, $231; 104, 981lbs , Steers, 70% black 30% mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed, $225; 66, 750lbs, Heifers, 100% black, 5 fleshed, M/L, $242.5; 126, 804lbs, Heifers, 100 black 26 mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed, $236; 47, 826lbs, Heifers 50% black 50% mixed, M/L, 5 fleshed, $230.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.55/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −158.08 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$278.55

18 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.49

vs TN average

−19.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	284.67	1,563	12thin
Medium and Large 1	513	273.48	1,403	2thin
Large 1-2	582	267.00	1,554	3thin
Medium and Large 2	595	250.00	1,488	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd

278.55

—

TN average12 barns · 477 hd

288.04

−9.49

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−19.27

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−158.08

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	—	Low	1,095	149.00	1,632	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	143.32	2,092	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	135.58	1,573	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	116.16	1,173	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,767	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,748	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,367	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	981	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,207	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.86/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,819	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	226.96/cwt	202.00–246.00	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	274.21/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	245.28/cwt	227.00–264.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	255.62/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Small 2	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	267.01/cwt	255.00–282.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	292.06/cwt	272.00–310.00	789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	134.95/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,493	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	128.38/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,530	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	152.08/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,525	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	139.81/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,929	5
Bulls	—	—	1,095	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	273.48/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,128	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	234.34/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,898	173
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,839.46/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,839	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,825.24/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	248.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,067	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	1,595.34/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,595	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	96.79/cwt	92.00–102.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	113.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,109	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	144.46/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,839	3
Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,075	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	582	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	2

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 24, 2024

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Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	271.00–275.00	274.21
2	550–600	595	249.00–250.00	249.50
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	548	249.50	249.50
4	600–650	620	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	750	242.50	242.50
173	800–850	810	230.00–236.00	234.34
5	850–900	858	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	227	255.00–282.00	267.01
2	350–400	383	255.00–257.00	256.03
4	400–450	426	242.00–260.00	255.62
4	450–500	476	245.00–255.00	248.74
4	500–550	525	202.00–246.00	226.96
1	600–650	635	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	690	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	710	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	805	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	561	284.00	284.00
57	900–950	921	231.00	231.00
104	950–1000	981	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	270	272.00–310.00	292.06
1	300–350	305	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	473	265.00–271.00	267.86
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	638	227.00–264.00	245.28
1	800–850	815	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	272.00–275.00	273.48
1	900–950	910	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	525	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	172.00	172.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	850–900	870	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	131.00–138.00	134.95
3	—	1,192	127.00–129.00	128.38
3	—	1,273	142.00–146.00	144.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	151.00–153.00	152.08
5	—	1,380	136.00–143.00	139.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	120.00–127.00	123.63
2	—	945	92.00–102.00	96.79
6	—	974	110.00–116.00	113.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,290	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,839.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,595.34

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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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