Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts. Feeder Cattle quality good with moderate demand. Slaughter Cattle quality fair with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.21/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −155.53 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$232.21

28 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs TN average

−26.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	236.10	1,246	24
Medium and Large 2	549	208.89	1,147	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

232.21

—

TN average13 barns · 696 hd

230.71

+1.50

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−26.18

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−155.53

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	1,840	148.00	2,723	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	117.60	1,482	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	115.82	1,771	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	90.41	976	8thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	198.00/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	237.18/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,236	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	254.27/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	271.11/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,440	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	216.70/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	246.67/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	227.99/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	254.67/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,541	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	87.61/cwt	81.00–93.00	950	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	202.72/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	247.12/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	230.70/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	193.34/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,270	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	196.21/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	215.07/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	475	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	888	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	111.13/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,723	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,726	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	117.15/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,474	4

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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	340	257.00	257.00
4	350–400	366	257.00	257.00
2	400–450	428	242.00	242.00
4	450–500	486	242.00	242.00
20	500–550	521	232.00–243.00	237.18
4	550–600	561	227.00–232.00	230.70
4	600–650	609	212.00–225.00	216.70
4	700–750	723	197.00–199.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	242.00	242.00
1	350–400	370	242.00	242.00
2	400–450	438	232.00	232.00
4	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	518	200.00–230.00	215.07
2	550–600	580	190.00–215.00	202.72
5	600–650	620	190.00–201.00	196.21
10	650–700	657	180.00–199.00	193.34
1	750–800	765	177.00	177.00
2	800–850	820	150.00–160.00	154.97
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	342.00	342.00
2	300–350	318	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	430	284.00	284.00
2	450–500	478	275.00–280.00	277.43
9	500–550	531	260.00–273.00	271.11
12	550–600	590	252.00–255.00	254.27
3	600–650	628	246.00–247.00	246.67
1	650–700	655	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	770	227.00–230.00	227.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	605	252.00–256.00	254.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	277.00	277.00
4	400–450	432	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
7	550–600	551	228.00	228.00
4	600–650	614	222.00	222.00
2	700–750	700	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	410	242.00–252.00	247.12
4	450–500	468	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	520	192.00	192.00
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	675	201.00	201.00
1	700–750	725	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
7	—	1,084	81.00–93.00	87.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,370	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,258	113.00–122.00	117.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	110.00–112.00	111.13
1	—	1,275	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,585	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	148.00	148.00

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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