Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −118.63 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$318.00

7 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$65.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.69

vs TN average

−30.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	327.33	1,768	6thin
Medium and Large 2	555	262.00	1,454	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.33/cwt here — about $314 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 sale7 hd

318.00

—

TN average14 barns · 469 hd

338.69

−20.69

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−30.24

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−118.63

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	1,788	169.47	3,029	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	148.32	2,308	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	144.80	1,768	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	115.42	1,165	5thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	400–450	429	322.46/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	819	269.75/cwt	269.75–269.75	2,209	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	260.32/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	282.55/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	270.00/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,955	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	301.21/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	281.76/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	264.25/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	263.77/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	286.00/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	495	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	318.42/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	316.08/cwt	312.00–320.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	267.34/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	148.38/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,847	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	135.25/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	969	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	120.03/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,834	173.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,183	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	249.56/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	308.19/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	268.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	148.32/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,308	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	288.72/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	258.95/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	324.51/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.80/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	256.38/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,602	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	302.46/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	326.35/cwt	322.00–332.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	342.28/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	298.66/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	294.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,401	10

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	320.00–322.00	321.01
5	400–450	429	317.00–330.00	322.46
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
13	500–550	515	292.00–309.00	298.66
3	550–600	575	298.00–312.00	302.46
4	600–650	616	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	708	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	802	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	302.00–315.00	308.19
3	400–450	417	252.00–275.00	263.77
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	585	282.00–290.00	286.00
1	600–650	625	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	339.00	339.00
30	700–750	724	269.00–272.00	270.00
63	800–850	819	269.75	269.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
3	600–650	622	250.00–277.00	267.34
1	700–750	730	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	372	334.00–360.00	342.28
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	488	322.00–327.00	324.51
1	500–550	505	327.00	327.00
2	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	620	285.00–290.00	288.72
2	700–750	740	266.00	266.00
3	750–800	770	255.00–261.00	258.95
1	850–900	896	243.00	243.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	322.00–332.00	326.35
2	300–350	333	335.00–340.00	337.56
5	400–450	415	295.00–305.00	301.21
10	450–500	476	290.00–295.00	294.31
7	500–550	526	275.00–290.00	282.55
5	550–600	565	275.00–287.00	280.80
18	600–650	625	247.00–261.00	256.38
9	650–700	661	259.00–261.00	260.32
1	700–750	715	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	885	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	312.00–320.00	316.08
2	300–350	328	317.00–320.00	318.42
5	400–450	411	235.00–285.00	264.25
2	450–500	473	276.00–287.00	281.76
3	500–550	522	265.00–270.00	268.34
2	550–600	563	237.00–262.00	249.56
1	600–650	605	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	685	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	257.00	257.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,325.00	2,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,245	142.00–153.00	148.38
3	—	1,158	134.00–137.00	135.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	108.00–109.00	108.51
3	—	1,087	117.00–124.00	120.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,556	145.00–154.00	148.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,834	170.00–180.00	173.56
1	—	1,555	149.00	149.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle