Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, insufficient feeder receipts to develop a trend. Slaughter lean cows/bulls steady to 2.00 higher, breaker/boning 4.00 to 5.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.52/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −167.23 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$220.52

7 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$13.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.61

vs TN average

−18.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	224.33	1,197	5thin
Medium and Large 2	578	211.00	1,220	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about −$23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale7 hd

220.52

—

TN average15 barns · 1,215 hd

227.13

−6.61

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−18.09

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−167.23

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	1,695	161.47	2,737	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	137.41	1,978	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	128.49	1,644	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	113.17	1,332	18

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,725	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,595	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,555	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,031	$1,425	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,370	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,340	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,513	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,250	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,188	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	787	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,688	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	220.41/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	252.36/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	225.99/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	1,269.62/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	251.64/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,193	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	144.45/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,138	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	136.35/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,972	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	118.39/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,421	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,162.50/head	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	208.47/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	99.61/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,113	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	118.69/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,581	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	130.94/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,658	12
Bulls	—	—	1,798	165.26/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,971	5
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,264	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.00/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,002	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	948	1,276.80/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	216.20/cwt	205.00–220.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	223.01/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	228.19/cwt	220.00–237.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	715	214.12/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,357	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,340.10/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	228.54/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,287	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,521.78/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,725.04/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,586.24/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	239.89/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,555.35/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	217.98/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	200.03/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	999	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	264.67/cwt	245.00–282.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	271.76/cwt	262.00–282.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	224.16/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	214.96/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	278.70/cwt	270.00–287.00	900	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,894	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 533Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to this same sale last week, insufficient feeder receipts to develop a trend. Slaughter lean cows/bulls steady to 2.00 higher, breaker/boning 4.00 to 5.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	220.00–237.00	228.19
2	500–550	535	205.00–212.00	208.47
1	550–600	555	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	775	167.00	167.00
1	850–900	870	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	302.00	302.00
2	400–450	420	242.00–262.00	251.64
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	513	230.00–235.00	232.46
2	550–600	563	220.00–237.00	228.54
2	600–650	610	217.00–219.00	217.98
1	800–850	825	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	239.00–240.00	239.49
4	400–450	424	205.00–220.00	216.20
2	550–600	578	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	735	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	780	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
58	750–800	787	214.50	214.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	245.00–282.00	264.67
2	300–350	318	262.00–282.00	271.76
4	450–500	464	217.00–224.00	220.41
4	500–550	522	221.00–230.00	224.16
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	612	211.00–223.00	214.96
1	650–700	685	202.00	202.00
2	750–800	785	198.00–202.00	200.03
1	850–900	875	194.00	194.00
3	950–1000	999	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	715	208.00–218.00	214.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.00	302.00
2	300–350	323	270.00–287.00	278.70
4	450–500	467	245.00–260.00	252.36
3	550–600	581	237.00–246.00	239.89
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	705	220.00–229.00	225.99
1	750–800	765	222.00	222.00
3	800–850	807	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	390	257.00	257.00
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	565	240.00–247.00	242.00
2	600–650	640	222.00–224.00	223.01
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	253.00	253.00

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)	1	—	980	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,269.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	948	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,276.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,090	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,521.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,725.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,153	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,586.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,555.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,162.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,340.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	143.00–147.00	144.45
12	—	1,446	133.00–140.00	136.35
1	—	1,245	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,200	111.00–125.00	118.39
5	—	1,117	96.00–106.00	99.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	118.00–119.00	118.69
12	—	1,266	125.00–137.00	130.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,798	160.00–172.00	165.26
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	154.00	154.00

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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