Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.45/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −167.29 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$220.45

16 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$14.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.80

vs TN average

−23.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	221.35	1,240	15thin
Medium and Large 2	590	207.00	1,221	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $18 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale16 hd

220.45

—

TN average15 barns · 955 hd

236.26

−15.80

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−23.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−167.29

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	1,462	145.70	2,129	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	147.66	2,065	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	140.96	1,875	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	119.47	1,305	9thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,781	2thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	155.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,059	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	144.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	230.77/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	226.29/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	234.11/cwt	230.00–240.50	1,573	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	238.77/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	225.72/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,537	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	222.50/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,357	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,780.56/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	742	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,699	15
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	203.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	169.45/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	156.28/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	130.74/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	126.09/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,485	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	101.94/cwt	98.00–110.00	946	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,243	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,845	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	142.96/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	239.74/cwt	236.00–242.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	245.97/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	777	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	817	231.11/cwt	231.00–231.25	1,888	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	709	237.67/cwt	237.50–239.50	1,685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	772	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	249.18/cwt	242.00–257.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	227.07/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	215.50/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	893	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,862	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	226.38/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.27/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	237.74/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,132	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	222.99/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	231.13/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 62Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	152.00–160.00	155.64
5	—	1,429	140.00–150.00	144.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	153.00–160.00	156.28
3	—	1,182	127.00–135.00	130.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	120.00–132.00	126.09
3	—	928	98.00–110.00	101.94
1	—	1,155	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	147.00–150.00	148.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	142.00–144.00	142.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	483	245.00	245.00
6	500–550	537	233.00–242.00	238.77
4	550–600	580	227.00–232.00	230.77
2	600–650	610	221.00–224.00	222.50
1	800–850	815	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	242.00	242.00
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
3	450–500	492	220.00–232.00	226.29
2	500–550	508	222.00–232.00	227.07
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	248.00	248.00
3	350–400	385	236.00–242.00	239.74
1	450–500	490	228.00	228.00
1	550–600	590	207.00	207.00
3	600–650	625	200.00–210.00	203.39
2	650–700	665	190.00–200.00	195.08
2	850–900	885	160.00–179.00	169.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	576	224.00–231.00	226.38
13	650–700	681	217.00–231.00	225.72
15	700–750	742	229.00	229.00
3	750–800	777	213.00	213.00
54	850–900	893	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	282.00	282.00
6	350–400	367	242.00–257.00	249.18
14	450–500	476	230.00–243.00	237.74
3	500–550	532	220.00–226.00	222.99
6	550–600	558	213.00–216.00	215.50
3	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	510	242.00–258.00	252.27
1	600–650	640	241.00	241.00
18	650–700	672	230.00–240.50	234.11
4	700–750	715	228.00–232.50	231.13
1	850–900	855	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	240.00–252.00	245.97
1	450–500	475	247.00	247.00
1	500–550	540	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	705	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	709	237.50–239.50	237.67
4	750–800	772	233.50	233.50
22	800–850	817	231.00–231.25	231.11

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,780.56

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle