Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher with a light test. Quality good, Demand strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.74/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −137.89 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$298.74

20 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$127.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.21

vs TN average

−43.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	309.06	1,730	17thin
Medium and Large 2	523	269.39	1,409	2thin
Medium and Large 3	555	182.00	1,010	1thin

One grade step is worth $127.06/cwt here — about $720 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

298.74

—

TN average11 barns · 561 hd

316.95

−18.21

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−43.71

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−137.89

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	1,798	154.30	2,775	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	144.37	2,103	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	137.00	1,770	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	116.57	1,217	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	600–650	628	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	319.86/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	748	264.93/cwt	263.50–265.25	1,982	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	263.19/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,619	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	871	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	244.84/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,741	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	306.19/cwt	306.00–307.00	1,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	827	262.78/cwt	256.00–263.00	2,173	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	231.51/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	300.61/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,897	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	264.92/cwt	263.00–265.50	2,019	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	274.38/cwt	252.00–295.00	1,312	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	321.38/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	218.97/cwt	190.00–237.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	108.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,048	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	122.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,411	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	141.89/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,087	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,064	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	147.68/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,124	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,356	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,733	2
Bulls	—	—	1,722	161.93/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	308.99/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	269.39/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	266.52/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	753	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,822	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	872	252.35/cwt	250.00–254.00	2,200	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	353.54/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	313.53/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	244.51/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	301.00/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	277.00/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	258.23/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,996	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	240.56/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	274.87/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,556	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	268.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,842	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	288.24/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	300.03/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	326.18/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	304.18/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,667	6

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 15Year 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	280	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	378	317.00–335.00	326.18
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	478	287.00–292.00	288.24
7	500–550	541	278.00	278.00
30	550–600	566	268.00–279.00	274.87
4	600–650	628	245.00–250.00	247.49
7	650–700	670	242.00–248.00	244.51
1	700–750	730	237.00	237.00
2	750–800	798	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	307.00–312.00	308.99
5	450–500	490	306.00–307.00	306.19
3	550–600	568	286.00	286.00
20	600–650	615	262.00–266.00	263.19
6	650–700	658	252.00	252.00
77	700–750	711	240.00–246.00	244.84
37	750–800	753	242.00	242.00
6	850–900	871	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	470	245.00–260.00	252.50
3	600–650	638	190.00–237.00	218.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	247.00	247.00
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	327.00	327.00
2	400–450	420	312.00–327.00	319.86
2	450–500	483	307.00–320.00	313.53
7	500–550	528	292.00–302.00	300.03
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	628	265.00–268.00	266.52
2	700–750	718	235.00–246.00	240.56
2	750–800	753	227.00–236.00	231.51
1	800–850	810	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	302.00	302.00
1	400–450	410	267.00	267.00
5	450–500	478	252.00–295.00	274.38
1	500–550	500	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	327.00	327.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	520	317.00	317.00
5	550–600	567	315.00–323.00	321.38
37	600–650	631	298.00–306.00	300.61
44	700–750	748	263.50–265.25	264.93
61	750–800	762	263.00–265.50	264.92
64	800–850	827	256.00–263.00	262.78
29	850–900	872	250.00–254.00	252.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	275	392.00	392.00
2	350–400	375	352.00–355.00	353.54
1	400–450	445	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	475	302.00	302.00
6	500–550	548	300.00–305.00	304.18
5	550–600	575	295.00–310.00	301.00
2	600–650	630	272.00–282.00	277.00
17	650–700	686	265.00–270.00	268.51
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
9	750–800	773	256.00–260.00	258.23
5	850–900	892	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	267.00–272.00	269.39
1	600–650	630	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	106.00–110.00	108.34
4	—	1,151	120.00–126.00	122.63
1	—	845	117.00	117.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	140.00–144.00	141.89
3	—	1,438	147.00–149.00	147.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,405	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,085	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	140.00–145.00	142.86
3	—	1,722	158.00–167.00	161.93

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,500.00	1,500.00

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

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