Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $245.41/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −191.22 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$245.41

5 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$11.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.61

vs TN average

−23.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	250.00	1,438	3thin
Medium and Large 2	523	238.53	1,248	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale5 hd

245.41

—

TN average11 barns · 283 hd

251.02

−5.61

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−23.99

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−191.22

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	1,637	153.14	2,506	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	147.17	2,224	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	136.34	1,736	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	118.04	1,294	25

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,568	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,450	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%	—	1,568	151.42/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,374	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	142.07/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	727	233.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,698	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,450.17/head	1,410.00–1,490.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	269.60/cwt	250.00–286.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	245.68/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	816	224.96/cwt	222.00–225.50	1,836	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	256.71/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,604	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	895	225.90/cwt	225.90–225.90	2,022	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,578	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	223.39/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	906	217.81/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,973	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,908	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	246.25/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	196.08/cwt	175.00–209.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	219.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	266.03/cwt	262.00–270.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	238.53/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	247.28/cwt	242.00–250.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	187.99/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	228.45/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,083	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	205.10/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,212	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	1,568.11/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	130.66/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	149.69/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,175	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	106.11/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,113	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	116.30/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,275	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,686	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	164.56/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,863	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	127.79/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,444	10
Bulls	—	—	1,533	141.71/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	217.62/cwt	215.00–220.00	914	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,568	147.00–155.00	151.42
5	—	1,443	138.00–145.00	142.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	129.00–133.00	130.66
2	—	1,453	146.00–154.00	149.69
6	—	1,243	135.00–137.00	135.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	100.00–111.00	106.11
8	—	1,096	115.00–121.00	116.30
10	—	1,130	125.00–133.00	127.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	163.00–166.00	164.56
2	—	1,533	140.00–143.00	141.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	625	256.00–258.00	256.71
27	700–750	727	230.00–235.00	233.62
26	800–850	816	222.00–225.50	224.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	250.00–286.00	269.60
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	232.00	232.00
2	500–550	523	232.00–245.00	238.53
1	600–650	625	237.00	237.00
2	750–800	758	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	244.00–250.00	245.68
1	650–700	650	242.00	242.00
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	800–850	817	233.50	233.50
177	850–900	895	225.90	225.90
22	900–950	906	217.00–218.00	217.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	486	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	631	221.00–225.00	223.39
1	650–700	655	212.00	212.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	237.00	237.00
6	300–350	347	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	363	242.00–250.00	247.28
2	400–450	420	215.00–220.00	217.62
9	450–500	474	222.00–230.00	228.45
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
10	550–600	591	180.00–210.00	205.10
4	650–700	673	170.00–200.00	187.99
2	700–750	728	180.00	180.00
5	750–800	771	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	551	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	724	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	262.00–270.00	266.03
8	400–450	414	232.00–257.00	246.25
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	217.00	217.00
2	550–600	565	215.00–225.00	219.87
6	650–700	679	175.00–209.00	196.08
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	197.00	197.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,410.00–1,490.00	1,450.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,568.11

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle