Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $6.00-$10.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend, Feeder Heifers steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.67/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −162.07 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$225.67

13 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$10.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs TN average

−11.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	229.71	1,223	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	219.21	1,184	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.50/cwt here — about $39 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 sale13 hd

225.67

—

TN average13 barns · 733 hd

225.83

−0.16

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−11.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−162.07

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	1,467	146.00	2,142	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,678	121.49	2,039	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	112.70	1,375	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	100.63	1,133	40

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,593	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	400–450	425	223.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	212.04/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	209.51/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,085	2
Bulls	—	—	1,288	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,855	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	227.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	227.03/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,693	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	224.37/cwt	220.50–230.00	1,147	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	214.62/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	225.68/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	983	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,484	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	214.56/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,221	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	870	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	124.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	107.96/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,292	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	94.73/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,046	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	103.47/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,175	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,039	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	115.08/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,387	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	854	214.10/cwt	214.10–214.10	1,828	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	238.61/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	228.78/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	216.35/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	277.95/cwt	276.00–282.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,369	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 69Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	382	222.00	222.00
2	400–450	425	220.00–227.00	223.58
5	450–500	482	207.00–217.00	212.04
2	500–550	518	207.00–212.00	209.51
3	550–600	555	225.00–227.00	225.68
4	600–650	617	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	720	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	755	185.00	185.00
2	950–1000	980	178.00–179.00	178.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	257.00	257.00
3	450–500	477	222.00	222.00
5	500–550	511	220.50–230.00	224.37
3	550–600	568	237.00–242.00	238.61
5	600–650	637	215.00–222.00	216.35
2	650–700	668	205.00	205.00
4	750–800	791	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	815	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	854	214.10	214.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	615	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	670	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	276.00–282.00	277.95
2	450–500	483	250.00–255.00	252.44
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	627	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	780	217.00	217.00
5	800–850	811	212.00–217.00	214.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	690	236.50	236.50
10	700–750	721	225.00–232.00	227.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	257.00	257.00
2	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	534	226.00–237.00	228.78
4	550–600	561	220.00–230.00	227.42
2	600–650	622	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	690	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	533	212.00–217.00	214.56
1	550–600	560	218.00	218.00
1	600–650	615	206.00	206.00
5	950–1000	983	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	142.00–146.00	144.00
1	—	1,825	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	120.00–129.00	124.52
15	—	1,197	102.00–112.00	107.96
20	—	1,205	113.00–119.00	115.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,104	84.00–99.00	94.73
27	—	1,136	99.00–111.00	103.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	121.00–122.00	121.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle