Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher on a heavier test from the previous week; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good quality and good demand; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.09/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −59.54 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$377.09

25 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.25

vs TN average

+22.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	377.09	1,990	25

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 sale25 hd

377.09

—

TN average13 barns · 364 hd

354.84

+22.25

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+22.79

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−59.54

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	1,683	165.00	2,776	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	156.15	2,357	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	151.99	1,840	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	121.23	1,153	11

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)	1,265	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	327.43/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,758	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,884	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	344.25/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	295.81/cwt	260.00–345.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	385.38/cwt	384.00–389.00	2,023	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	279.50/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	328.92/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	142.55/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,964	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	157.25/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,714	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	127.74/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,349	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	158.65/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,361	8
Bulls	—	—	1,290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,935	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	287.28/cwt	252.00–317.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	291.10/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,406	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	152.16/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,349	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	151.26/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,906	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	102.57/cwt	97.00–109.00	841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	137.42/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	307.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	444	365.85/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	368.62/cwt	352.00–372.00	1,946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	348.20/cwt	340.00–351.00	1,508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	318.09/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 79Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
5	250–300	282	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	402	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	528	352.00–372.00	368.62
2	550–600	550	332.00	332.00
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	656	300.00–310.00	307.52
3	700–750	727	276.00	276.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	812	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
16	450–500	483	390.00	390.00
17	500–550	525	384.00–389.00	385.38
7	600–650	614	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	302.00–355.00	328.92
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	355	372.00	372.00
8	400–450	433	340.00–351.00	348.20
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	662	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	745	242.00	242.00
1	800–850	810	232.00	232.00
1	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	357.00–367.00	365.85
13	500–550	537	327.00–330.00	327.43
11	550–600	567	317.00–320.00	318.09
6	650–700	655	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	252.00–317.00	287.28
2	450–500	483	287.00–295.00	291.10
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	790	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	790	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	340.00–352.00	344.25
3	400–450	428	260.00–345.00	295.81
1	450–500	470	337.00	337.00
2	500–550	500	277.00–282.00	279.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	142.00–143.00	142.55
4	—	1,090	156.00–158.00	157.25
3	—	1,260	150.00–153.00	151.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	125.00–129.00	127.74
4	—	820	97.00–109.00	102.57
3	—	987	136.00–140.00	137.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,488	156.00–163.00	158.65
5	—	1,544	150.00–154.00	152.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	150.00	150.00
1	—	2,075	180.00	180.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle