Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 12.00 to 18.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher with light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.91/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −40.72 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$395.91

11 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+33.73

vs TN average

+11.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	395.91	2,195	11thin

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 sale11 hd

395.91

—

TN average13 barns · 404 hd

362.18

+33.73

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+11.31

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−40.72

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	1,718	188.89	3,245	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	161.10	2,502	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	156.25	1,883	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	132.84	1,409	6thin

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)	1,245	$2,332	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$2,027	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,718	188.89/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,245	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	132.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	146.36/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	155.19/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,797	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	167.99/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	291.89/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,242	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	849	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	310.94/cwt	308.00–317.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	772	275.06/cwt	272.00–275.50	2,123	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	448	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.86/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	980	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,597	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	330.46/cwt	329.00–332.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	328.04/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	152.89/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,680	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	170.14/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	157.81/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,301	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	143.91/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	381.50/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,808	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	2,331.98/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,157	1,919.56/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	293.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	400.33/cwt	397.00–402.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	928	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,320	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 73Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 12.00 to 18.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher with light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	180.00–195.00	188.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	130.00–136.00	132.78
2	—	1,010	144.00–149.00	146.36
1	—	995	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,158	145.00–162.00	155.19
3	—	1,270	164.00–171.00	167.99
2	—	1,345	136.00–152.00	143.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	151.00–155.00	152.89
4	—	1,595	166.00–175.00	170.14
6	—	1,458	154.00–165.00	157.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	604	322.00–335.00	328.04
2	650–700	680	329.00–332.00	330.46
7	750–800	768	280.00–301.00	291.89
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	405.00	405.00
10	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
9	700–750	717	315.00	315.00
5	800–850	849	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00
28	900–950	928	250.00	250.00
53	950–1000	980	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	367.00	367.00
1	950–1000	975	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	372.00	372.00
1	450–500	455	347.00	347.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	419	397.00–402.00	400.33
4	450–500	474	377.00–385.00	381.50
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	830	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	362.00	362.00
1	450–500	450	357.00	357.00
3	550–600	566	308.00–317.00	310.94
8	600–650	615	285.00–300.00	293.10
4	650–700	673	280.00–297.00	292.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	372.00	372.00
8	750–800	772	272.00–275.50	275.06
1	800–850	840	259.00	259.00

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	—	1,275	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,331.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,919.56

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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