Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.38/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −189.25 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$247.38

33 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.40

vs TN average

−21.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	257.21	1,438	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	239.60	1,279	10thin
Medium and Large 2	564	238.65	1,347	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.56/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale33 hd

247.38

—

TN average13 barns · 438 hd

256.78

−9.40

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−21.17

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−189.25

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	1,478	159.95	2,365	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	144.36	1,810	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	138.29	1,897	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,104	125.74	1,388	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,485	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,300	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	219.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	512	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	947	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	120.11/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	874	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	220.49/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	922	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	208.33/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	238.20/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	215.95/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	258.69/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,400	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,377	4
Bulls	—	—	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	164.92/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	142.54/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,272	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	144.07/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,830	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	725	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	222.83/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	217.54/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	242.67/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	228.97/cwt	220.00–241.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	199.68/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Small 2	700–750	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	194.90/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	226.60/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	233.02/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	203.37/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	235.95/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	205.89/cwt	198.00–222.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	243.51/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	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 Aug 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 256Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	257.00	257.00
2	500–550	523	212.00–240.00	226.60
6	550–600	578	240.00–247.00	242.67
2	650–700	668	210.00–235.00	222.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	710	226.00	226.00
10	850–900	874	231.00	231.00
2	900–950	922	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	312.00	312.00
9	500–550	541	256.00–259.00	258.69
6	550–600	586	255.00	255.00
6	600–650	616	242.00–245.00	243.51
1	750–800	770	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	980	207.00	207.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	402	270.00	270.00
6	500–550	506	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	576	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	220.00–241.00	228.97
5	450–500	480	212.00–240.00	217.54
2	500–550	533	218.00–220.00	219.02
7	550–600	577	215.00–225.00	219.87
3	600–650	627	197.00–202.00	199.68
4	650–700	668	180.00–210.00	194.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	535	237.00–239.00	238.20
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
6	650–700	688	217.00–222.00	220.49
2	700–750	743	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	995	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	820	206.00–209.00	208.33
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	512	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	227.00–245.00	235.95
3	450–500	480	232.00–235.00	233.02
1	500–550	540	222.00	222.00
2	550–600	555	210.00–222.00	215.95
3	600–650	644	198.00–222.00	205.89
2	650–700	678	192.00–215.00	203.37
1	800–850	815	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,033	119.00–121.00	120.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	142.00–143.00	142.54
1	—	1,535	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	141.00–147.00	144.07
2	—	1,473	132.00–133.00	132.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,640	164.00–166.00	164.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,485.00	1,485.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle