Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.82/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −149.81 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$286.82

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.92

vs TN average

−38.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	286.82	1,571	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale30 hd

286.82

—

TN average13 barns · 456 hd

285.90

+0.92

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−38.55

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−149.81

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	1,540	149.00	2,295	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	116.73	1,597	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	115.80	1,696	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	101.25	1,206	6thin

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)	1,262	$1,877	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,818	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,542	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,233	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	350–400	390	264.50/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	248.30/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.36/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	250.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,279	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	915	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	250.45/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	292.37/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,085	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	249.10/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	829	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,886	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	231.66/cwt	217.00–250.00	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	280.08/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	105.19/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,389	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	88.45/cwt	85.00–91.00	993	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	118.27/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	253.12/cwt	230.00–275.00	924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,295	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	108.38/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,580	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	122.72/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	109.92/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,771	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	116.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,475	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	258.54/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Small 1	900–950	945	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	480	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	565	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	316.56/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	310.68/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	313.88/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	885	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	224.47/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	257.48/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	268.28/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,272	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,666.73/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	232.50/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	193.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,425.94/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	756	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,969.50/head	1,925.00–2,025.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	229.43/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,808	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,364	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	267.92/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,133	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,898.41/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	294.87/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	876	234.19/cwt	234.00–234.25	2,052	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	241.02/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	294.84/cwt	287.00–307.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	272.02/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	308.44/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	235.40/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	279.61/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,124	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 2Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to no sale last week. Quality good, Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	257.00–272.00	264.50
2	400–450	418	257.00–260.00	258.54
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	560	210.00–250.00	230.36
1	700–750	725	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	317.00	317.00
4	400–450	423	307.00–310.00	308.44
3	500–550	523	267.00–282.00	272.02
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
7	600–650	615	240.00–257.00	249.10
2	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	365	230.00–275.00	253.12
5	400–450	430	217.00–250.00	231.66
4	450–500	484	240.00–251.00	248.30
2	500–550	515	232.00–233.00	232.50
2	550–600	570	190.00–197.00	193.50
1	800–850	840	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	945	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	511	250.00–255.00	250.28
59	800–850	829	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	317	287.00–307.00	294.84
12	350–400	371	285.00–302.00	292.37
7	400–450	423	262.00–285.00	267.92
4	450–500	474	263.00–270.00	268.28
4	500–550	531	237.00–245.00	241.02
5	550–600	562	235.00–236.00	235.40
4	600–650	613	220.00–225.00	222.52
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
8	800–850	834	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	905	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	217.00	217.00
1	900–950	945	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	248	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	300	302.00	302.00
1	400–450	440	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	468	217.00–242.00	229.43
4	850–900	888	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	330.00	330.00
6	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
10	550–600	559	290.00–297.00	294.87
2	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
6	700–750	726	249.00	249.00
75	850–900	876	234.00–234.25	234.19
2	900–950	915	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	324	310.00–322.00	316.56
5	400–450	442	305.00–316.00	313.88
4	450–500	463	298.00–315.00	310.68
3	500–550	525	267.00–287.00	280.08
11	550–600	570	272.00–281.00	279.61
2	600–650	605	244.00–257.00	250.45
3	650–700	677	250.00–261.00	257.48
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	785	220.00–229.00	224.47
2	850–900	852	211.00	211.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	104.00–107.00	105.19
1	—	940	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,123	85.00–91.00	88.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	117.00–119.00	118.27
2	—	1,403	121.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	1,458	104.00–112.00	108.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	121.00–124.00	122.72
4	—	1,611	105.00–112.00	109.92
13	—	1,447	114.00–119.00	116.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,666.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,737.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,273	1,925.00–2,025.00	1,969.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,898.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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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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