Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Heifers 12.00 to 15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 17.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair, Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.13/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −138.62 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$249.13

5 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.19

vs TN average

−49.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	261.79	1,372	2thin
Medium and Large 2	517	240.69	1,244	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $127 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

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 sale5 hd

249.13

—

TN average15 barns · 1,054 hd

271.32

−22.19

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−49.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−138.62

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	1,742	162.87	2,837	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	143.27	2,199	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	138.54	1,767	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,199	117.39	1,407	4thin

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)	1,470	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	500–550	524	261.79/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	242.06/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	344.17/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	302.25/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,933	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	280.63/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	273.49/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	173.99/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	283.52/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	121.52/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,602	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	155.12/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,572	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	141.13/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,809	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	149.31/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	219.48/cwt	217.00–222.00	2,059	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	297.33/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,192	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	269.85/cwt	269.85–269.85	1,924	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	260.78/cwt	240.00–270.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	210.03/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	220.07/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	245.77/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	233.49/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.47/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,578	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	240.69/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	252.33/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,446	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,623	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	142.06/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,208	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	149.72/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,316	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	128.44/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,579	5
Bulls	—	—	2,030	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,654	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,881	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 310Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	401	295.00–298.00	297.33
1	450–500	450	282.00	282.00
2	500–550	524	257.00–267.00	261.79
2	600–650	608	237.00–247.00	242.06
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
2	850–900	865	207.00–213.00	210.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
7	350–400	361	240.00–270.00	260.78
1	400–450	425	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	495	247.00	247.00
3	500–550	517	235.00–245.00	240.69
1	600–650	605	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	700–750	713	269.85	269.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	340.00–352.00	344.17
1	450–500	455	312.00	312.00
3	550–600	571	300.00–307.00	302.25
2	600–650	615	272.00–275.00	273.49
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	227.00	227.00
2	900–950	938	217.00–222.00	219.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	700–750	703	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	550	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	685	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	465	312.00	312.00
2	500–550	518	280.00–287.00	283.52
3	550–600	567	277.00–285.00	280.63
1	700–750	710	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	814	210.00–220.00	214.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	235.00–265.00	245.77
3	550–600	573	220.00–270.00	252.33
3	600–650	627	217.00–242.00	233.49
4	650–700	670	222.00–247.00	235.47
2	700–750	723	217.00–223.00	220.07
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	930	172.00–176.00	173.99
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	495	222.00	222.00
2	600–650	615	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	118.00–126.00	121.52
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,282	137.00–146.00	141.13
3	—	1,337	149.00–150.00	149.31
5	—	1,229	123.00–134.00	128.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	141.00–145.00	142.06
1	—	1,400	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,547	148.00–151.00	149.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	151.00–158.00	155.12
1	—	2,030	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,705	169.00	169.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle