Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 10.00 higher with good quality; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 5.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.14/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −100.49 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$336.14

8 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$68.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.51

vs TN average

−38.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	353.19	1,933	6thin
Large 1	590	285.00	1,682	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.19/cwt here — about $252 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

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 sale8 hd

336.14

—

TN average14 barns · 510 hd

356.65

−20.51

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−38.29

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−100.49

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	1,749	184.58	3,229	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	168.39	2,384	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,301	159.55	2,076	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	122.55	1,325	7thin

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)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,594	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,721	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	700–750	738	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	319.53/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	389.79/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	283.50/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	333.90/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	280.72/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	293.49/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	313.50/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	298.29/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	366.21/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	257.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,835	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	168.39/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,384	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	180.46/cwt	171.00–185.00	3,043	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	113.61/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,304	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	138.20/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,451	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	199.02/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	172.95/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,404	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,006	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	159.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,059	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	1,721.05/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,405	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	288.40/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	280.10/cwt	280.10–280.10	2,333	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	961	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	341.33/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	351.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	716	318.02/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,277	4

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 266Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady; Feeder Heifers 10.00 higher with good quality; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 5.00 higher with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	385	397.00	397.00
2	400–450	418	385.00–395.00	389.79
4	500–550	532	350.00–355.00	351.28
6	600–650	628	317.00–332.00	319.53
2	700–750	738	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	357.00	357.00
9	600–650	609	340.00–342.00	341.33
4	700–750	716	312.00–320.00	318.02
62	800–850	833	280.10	280.10
7	950–1000	961	249.00	249.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	332.00	332.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	492	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	645	312.00–315.00	313.50
2	650–700	688	290.00–297.00	293.49
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	760	237.00–240.00	238.51
1	800–850	820	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	327	362.00–372.00	366.21
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	463	330.00–336.00	333.90
3	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	572	295.00–300.00	298.29
2	600–650	600	280.00–287.00	283.50
4	650–700	675	279.00–282.00	280.72
2	700–750	713	250.00–265.00	257.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	347.00	347.00
2	500–550	532	324.00	324.00
3	550–600	552	320.00	320.00
6	750–800	763	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	810	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	466	262.00–300.00	288.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,721.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	164.00–175.00	168.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,165	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,390	169.00–180.00	172.95
8	—	1,294	155.00–163.00	159.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	102.00–120.00	113.61
3	—	1,050	135.00–141.00	138.20
1	—	1,105	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,020	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,686	171.00–185.00	180.46
2	—	1,970	198.00–200.00	199.02

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