Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The sale included the following load;

54, 938lbs, Steers, M/L, 1's, 6 fleshed, 45Blk/9 colored, $241, Total weight 50,635.

No trends could be established due to no reporting last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.62/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −141.01 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$295.62

7 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.05

vs TN average

−31.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	295.62	1,715	7thin

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 sale7 hd

295.62

—

TN average12 barns · 391 hd

305.67

−10.05

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−31.01

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−141.01

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	1,835	140.00	2,569	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	120.32	1,584	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	118.43	1,561	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	92.00	851	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,901	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$1,839	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$1,688	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	948	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,423	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,688	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,450	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	—	—	1,835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	128.64/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,807	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	118.43/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	1,437.60/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	1,710.24/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	938	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,261	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	377.34/cwt	370.00–385.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	290.27/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,707	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,890.58/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,891	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	2,110.05/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,181	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,586.30/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,586	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	1,423.24/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,896	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 339Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 24Year ago 0

The sale included the following load;

54, 938lbs, Steers, M/L, 1's, 6 fleshed, 45Blk/9 colored, $241, Total weight 50,635.

No trends could be established due to no reporting last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,405	126.00–131.00	128.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	118.00–119.00	118.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	92.00	92.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	424	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	162.00	162.00
1	900–950	900	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	276.00	276.00
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	860	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	309.00	309.00
3	600–650	632	279.50	279.50
1	800–850	800	237.00	237.00
54	900–950	938	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	370.00–385.00	377.34
3	300–350	328	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	588	280.00–297.00	290.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,586.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,685.00	1,685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,423.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,309	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,710.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,890.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,148	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,110.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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Columbia Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle