Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls Steady; Slaughter Cows/Bulls Steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.82/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −171.93 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$215.82

10 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$49.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.28

vs TN average

−51.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	235.66	1,229	6thin
Medium and Large 2	511	186.06	951	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.60/cwt here — about $279 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 sale10 hd

215.82

—

TN average14 barns · 1,003 hd

241.10

−25.28

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−51.23

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−171.93

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	1,579	141.25	2,230	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	106.90	1,265	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	106.01	1,194	3thin

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)	1,125	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	186.06/cwt	172.00–200.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	—	1,602	139.76/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	698	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	909	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,045	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	258.76/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	168.54/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,042	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	152.62/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,050	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	113.93/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,271	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	102.21/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,255	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,196	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	243.88/cwt	240.00–252.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	242.39/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	213.62/cwt	187.00–222.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	793	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,824	66
Steers	Small 1Full	750–800	770	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 571Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls Steady; Slaughter Cows/Bulls Steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
3	500–550	542	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	555	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	845	130.00	130.00
1	850–900	895	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	668	230.00–235.00	232.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	366	240.00–252.00	243.88
4	450–500	491	187.00–222.00	213.62
4	500–550	511	172.00–200.00	186.06
2	650–700	675	167.00–170.00	168.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	217.00	217.00
1	500–550	530	202.00	202.00
2	650–700	698	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	255	287.00	287.00
1	350–400	360	262.00	262.00
5	500–550	520	242.00–243.00	242.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	793	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	900–950	909	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	322.00	322.00
2	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	465	287.00	287.00
5	500–550	529	258.00–260.00	258.76
1	600–650	630	253.00	253.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
Steers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	138.00–141.00	139.76
2	—	1,808	151.00–154.00	152.62
1	—	1,050	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	111.00–117.00	113.93
6	—	1,228	96.00–107.00	102.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	103.00–104.00	103.52
1	—	1,070	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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

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