Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls under 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500lbs steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs 5.00 lower, over 500lbs steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher with better quality than the previous week; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.17/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −150.57 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$237.17

17 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$27.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs TN average

−20.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	243.69	1,305	13thin
Medium and Large 2	540	215.99	1,166	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.70/cwt here — about $139 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

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 sale17 hd

237.17

—

TN average13 barns · 742 hd

235.97

+1.21

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−20.64

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−150.57

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	1,564	154.04	2,410	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	135.28	1,819	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	133.72	1,728	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	104.23	1,146	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1	900–950	900	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	212.32/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	226.50/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	448	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	241.74/cwt	222.00–260.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	249.85/cwt	249.50–250.00	1,562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	252.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	249.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	215.49/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	231.10/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	676	254.12/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	249.16/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,281	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	439	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	250.75/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,186	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	110.87/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,205	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	128.61/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,605	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	138.83/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,856	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	95.84/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,025	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	125.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,525	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,897	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	127.00/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,213	146.60/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,778	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,863	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	232.13/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,455	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	240.24/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	220.50/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	206.50/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	223.54/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	192.58/cwt	190.00–195.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	250.52/cwt	235.00–260.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	218.73/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	228.48/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	214.67/cwt	205.00–222.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 237Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	242.00	242.00
6	600–650	618	225.00–231.00	228.48
2	650–700	668	222.00–225.00	223.54
3	700–750	718	212.00–222.00	218.73
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	900	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	246.00	246.00
6	450–500	452	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	528	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	217.00	217.00
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00
4	700–750	730	206.00–207.00	206.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	445	175.00	175.00
2	450–500	480	190.00–195.00	192.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
4	350–400	378	235.00–260.00	250.52
3	400–450	435	205.00–222.00	214.67
7	450–500	481	200.00–235.00	226.50
3	500–550	523	202.00–225.00	212.32
1	550–600	590	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	246.00	246.00
4	550–600	558	247.00	247.00
8	600–650	600	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	770	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	222.00–260.00	241.74
1	450–500	480	257.00	257.00
1	550–600	575	246.00	246.00
1	800–850	840	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.00	302.00
1	500–550	545	254.00	254.00
5	550–600	569	250.00–260.00	252.53
10	600–650	625	249.50–250.00	249.85
7	650–700	685	245.00–250.00	249.28
2	700–750	708	222.00–240.00	231.10
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	803	211.00–220.00	215.49
3	850–900	873	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	618	256.00	256.00
9	650–700	676	253.00–255.00	254.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	515	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	514	245.00–252.00	249.16
2	550–600	555	255.00–260.00	257.50
14	600–650	627	227.00–236.00	232.13
1	650–700	680	227.00	227.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	236.00–245.00	240.24
2	500–550	530	210.00–231.00	220.50
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	257.00	257.00
4	450–500	473	250.00–251.00	250.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	108.00–113.00	110.87
10	—	1,069	91.00–102.00	95.84
3	—	1,215	120.00–129.00	125.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	124.00–133.00	128.61
8	—	1,337	136.00–145.00	138.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,379	135.00–140.00	137.54
3	—	1,220	122.00–133.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	145.00–148.00	146.60
2	—	1,780	160.00–161.00	160.51
1	—	1,835	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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

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