Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 11.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder Quality good, Demand good. Slaughter Cow quality pour to fair with steady demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.65/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −177.97 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$258.65

89 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs TN average

−46.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	269.68	1,400	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	256.00	1,431	66
Medium and Large 2	554	254.00	1,407	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about −$8 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

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 sale89 hd

258.65

—

TN average14 barns · 603 hd

260.23

−1.57

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−46.79

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−177.97

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	1,510	139.00	2,099	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,242	112.15	1,393	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	111.11	1,312	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	99.90	1,139	5thin

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)	915	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,019	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	500–550	527	227.49/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	222.18/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	232.72/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,122	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	198.46/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,071	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	240.23/cwt	230.00–245.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	244.71/cwt	235.00–254.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	269.68/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,786	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	240.38/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	284.57/cwt	282.00–287.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,537	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	1,747	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,621	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,310	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	222.57/cwt	212.00–225.00	901	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,391	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	248.85/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,033	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,374	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	234.12/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	218.98/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,208	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,493	2,040.44/head	2,000.00–2,085.00	2,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,356	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,855	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,682	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,147	107.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,238	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	104.13/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,185	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	116.22/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,482	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	107.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,192	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	246.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,621	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,431	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	230.55/cwt	220.00–242.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	216.91/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	969	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	255.72/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	223.26/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	258.15/cwt	235.00–272.00	991	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,345	3

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 159Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	235.00–254.00	244.71
3	350–400	383	230.00–245.00	240.23
14	400–450	405	212.00–225.00	222.57
8	450–500	482	232.00–235.00	232.72
8	500–550	527	225.00–229.00	227.49
5	550–600	580	219.00–224.00	222.18
6	600–650	624	195.00–202.00	198.46
3	700–750	738	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	850	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	231.00	231.00
14	450–500	454	236.00	236.00
16	500–550	543	220.00	220.00
15	650–700	650	214.00	214.00
2	700–750	742	208.00	208.00
5	800–850	825	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	282.00	282.00
9	400–450	415	245.00–250.00	248.85
8	500–550	514	235.00	235.00
4	600–650	633	218.00–222.00	218.98
10	650–700	651	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	624	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
18	500–550	519	267.00–270.00	269.68
2	600–650	622	245.00	245.00
22	650–700	658	240.00–250.00	246.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	674	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	317.00	317.00
2	300–350	335	282.00–287.00	284.57
7	350–400	359	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	428	220.00–242.00	230.55
7	450–500	480	230.00–260.00	240.38
2	500–550	518	257.00	257.00
3	550–600	578	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	675	200.00–225.00	216.91
1	800–850	840	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	252.00	252.00
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	467	280.50	280.50
66	550–600	559	256.00	256.00
52	600–650	646	238.00	238.00
21	700–750	744	234.75	234.75
10	800–850	842	223.50	223.50
2	900–950	900	212.00	212.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	277.00	277.00
10	500–550	504	262.00	262.00
6	600–650	613	230.00–235.00	234.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	235.00–272.00	258.15
6	400–450	432	230.00–267.00	255.72
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	500	232.00	232.00
4	550–600	572	212.00–227.00	223.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	810	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,493	2,000.00–2,085.00	2,040.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,395	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,147	105.00–110.00	107.92
1	—	1,380	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	98.00–108.00	104.13
1	—	1,150	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	114.00–118.00	116.22
8	—	1,111	106.00–110.00	107.27

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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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

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