Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.14/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −182.49 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$254.14

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$41.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.32

vs TN average

−20.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	263.09	1,451	11thin
Medium and Large 2	557	221.33	1,233	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.76/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

254.14

—

TN average16 barns · 559 hd

274.46

−20.32

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−20.94

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−182.49

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	1,365	165.25	2,256	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	150.17	1,953	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	137.64	1,533	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	121.15	1,258	15

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1Value Added	500–550	520	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	248.18/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	217.93/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	259.19/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,319	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	219.28/cwt	197.00–240.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	222.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	243.97/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	226.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	131.23/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,426	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	147.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	139.37/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,580	19
Bulls	—	—	1,043	151.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	177.43/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	166.30/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	260.00/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,424	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	221.33/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,567	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	152.20/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,030	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	128.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,412	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	102.93/cwt	95.00–110.00	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	118.09/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,197	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	252.91/cwt	232.00–270.00	941	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 90Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	277.00	277.00
3	550–600	587	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	273.00	273.00
3	450–500	485	268.00	268.00
5	500–550	524	259.00–260.00	259.19
2	550–600	583	259.00–261.00	260.00
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
5	700–750	724	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	268.00	268.00
7	650–700	671	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	435	220.00–230.00	226.59
1	450–500	485	257.00	257.00
3	550–600	557	220.00–222.00	221.33
2	600–650	623	197.00–240.00	219.28
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	460	253.00	253.00
2	500–550	525	240.00–257.00	248.18
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	363	255.00–257.00	256.03
2	450–500	465	243.00–245.00	243.97
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	610	220.00–227.00	222.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	232.00–270.00	252.91
2	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	645	207.00	207.00
2	650–700	670	215.00–221.00	217.93
1	800–850	815	169.00	169.00
2	850–900	873	157.00–160.00	158.51
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	586	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,087	124.00–134.00	131.23
5	—	1,106	145.00–150.00	147.70
19	—	1,134	135.00–144.00	139.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,334	146.00–156.00	152.20
1	—	1,135	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,095	125.00–133.00	128.97
2	—	913	95.00–110.00	102.93
6	—	1,014	114.00–121.00	118.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	149.00–154.00	151.51
2	—	1,458	170.00–183.00	177.43
3	—	1,518	164.00–169.00	166.30

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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