Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available at this time due to limited receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.75/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −149.00 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$238.75

8 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.10

vs TN average

−19.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	242.50	1,386	4thin
Medium and Large 2	592	235.00	1,391	2thin
Large 1	550	235.00	1,293	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $93 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

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 sale8 hd

238.75

—

TN average14 barns · 847 hd

251.85

−13.10

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−19.71

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−149.00

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	2,090	155.00	3,240	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	140.43	1,973	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	138.53	1,971	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	120.86	1,182	6thin

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)	1,060	$1,554	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2Value Added	550–600	592	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	269.10/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	234.56/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	211.14/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	295.97/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,909	14
Steers	Small 1	450–500	495	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,553.77/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	108.11/cwt	106.00–110.00	955	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	127.24/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,305	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,971	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	140.43/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,973	4
Bulls	—	—	2,090	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	467	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	223.47/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	257.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	226.91/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	829	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,540	3

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 627Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

No trends available at this time due to limited receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	262.00	262.00
2	550–600	592	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	488	222.00–247.00	234.56
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
7	650–700	673	211.00–212.00	211.14
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	650	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	262.00	262.00
4	400–450	421	250.00–260.00	257.54
2	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	681	220.00–228.00	226.91
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	257.00–275.00	269.10
3	550–600	581	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	763	220.00–227.00	223.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	702	272.00	272.00
5	800–850	829	239.50	239.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	247.00	247.00
3	500–550	520	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	555	240.00–250.00	244.95
1	650–700	665	227.00	227.00
1	850–900	895	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	302.00	302.00
2	350–400	363	292.00–300.00	295.97
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,553.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	106.00–110.00	108.11
4	—	1,026	119.00–130.00	127.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	137.00–140.00	138.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	135.00–146.00	140.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	155.00	155.00

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle