Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 7.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls no trends could be established due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.28/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −89.47 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$298.28

22 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$57.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs TN average

−16.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	306.08	1,613	19thin
Medium and Large 2	550	248.89	1,370	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.19/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

298.28

—

TN average15 barns · 693 hd

295.13

+3.15

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−16.30

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−89.47

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	1,545	163.00	2,518	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	148.99	2,192	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	147.06	1,759	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	113.34	1,129	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,783	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	913	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$2,474	4thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	800–850	840	229.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	328.92/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	325.76/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,990	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	304.39/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,574	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,081	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	342.30/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	387.36/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	366.34/cwt	352.00–390.00	1,366	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,760.21/head	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	327.75/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	1
Steers	Small 1	250–300	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	415	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	252.33/cwt	227.00–277.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	118.21/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,257	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	149.40/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,868	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,088	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	152.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,143	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	134.10/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	1,562.60/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	392.62/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	334.44/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	374.40/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,539	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	331.98/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	249.07/cwt	247.00–249.75	1,806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	421.07/cwt	410.00–427.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	264.20/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	333.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	345.95/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	305.10/cwt	305.10–305.10	2,325	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	337.37/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	304.60/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	350.63/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	303.50/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	827	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,072	59

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 Mar 19, 2025

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Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 194Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year 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	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	323	345.00–347.00	345.95
5	350–400	379	345.00–352.00	350.63
3	400–450	418	330.00–335.00	331.98
5	450–500	482	320.00–331.00	328.92
8	500–550	517	292.00–310.00	304.39
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
5	650–700	651	263.00–265.00	264.20
8	700–750	725	247.00–249.75	249.07
2	750–800	760	251.00	251.00
2	800–850	840	225.00–235.00	229.97
1	900–950	900	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	518	324.00–330.00	325.76
5	600–650	615	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	655	272.00	272.00
25	700–750	737	270.00	270.00
59	800–850	827	250.50	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	383	315.00–340.00	327.75
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	242.00	242.00
2	550–600	568	227.00–277.00	252.33
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	773	205.00–210.00	207.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	277.00	277.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	385.00–390.00	387.36
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	614	339.00	339.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	730	300.00–307.00	303.50
68	750–800	762	305.10	305.10
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	410.00–427.00	421.07
2	300–350	325	385.00–400.00	392.62
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
8	500–550	519	330.00–340.00	333.92
4	550–600	565	332.00–337.00	334.44
1	600–650	600	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	815	251.00	251.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	352.00–390.00	366.34
3	450–500	473	337.00–345.00	342.30
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	400.00–405.00	402.52
11	400–450	411	370.00–390.00	374.40
5	500–550	509	327.00–340.00	337.37
4	600–650	621	295.00–320.00	304.60
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	710	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	337.00	337.00
5	650–700	683	280.00	280.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,562.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,760.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,330	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,407	150.00–154.00	152.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	159.00–160.00	159.50
6	—	1,250	143.00–154.00	149.40
3	—	1,072	130.00–138.00	134.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	116.00–121.00	118.21
2	—	930	107.00–110.00	108.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,655	175.00	175.00

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

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