Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to limited receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.08/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −148.67 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$239.08

13 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$4.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs TN average

−12.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	241.67	1,297	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	236.86	1,311	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.80/cwt here — about −$14 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

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 sale13 hd

239.08

—

TN average14 barns · 669 hd

238.87

+0.21

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−12.86

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−148.67

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	1,874	180.30	3,378	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	157.20	2,171	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	148.92	1,721	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	116.04	1,152	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,140	3thin

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 1-2	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,522	5
Bulls	—	—	2,340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	4,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	107.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	147.53/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,683	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	136.77/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	182.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,139	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	206.98/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	242.33/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	219.45/cwt	204.00–228.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	782	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	2,360.74/head	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.14/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	237.61/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	870	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	254.29/cwt	240.00–270.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	257.31/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,387	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	157.59/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,915	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,131	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	159.50/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,179	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	118.70/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	242.36/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to limited receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	537	237.00–238.00	237.61
2	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	250.00–259.00	257.31
1	450–500	455	256.00	256.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	723	206.00–209.00	206.98
1	750–800	760	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	277.50	277.50
2	350–400	368	240.00–270.00	254.29
2	450–500	478	236.00–249.00	242.33
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	568	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	275.00–276.00	275.14
1	800–850	830	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	571	235.00–247.00	242.36
3	650–700	660	204.00–228.00	219.45
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,340	173.00	173.00
3	—	1,718	180.00–185.00	182.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	105.00–110.00	107.06
1	—	850	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,095	118.00–120.00	118.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	141.00–151.00	147.53
3	—	1,080	135.00–139.00	136.77
5	—	1,215	154.00–160.00	157.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,366	156.00–164.00	159.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,548	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,360.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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Replacement Cattle