Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.22/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −72.40 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$364.22

32 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.32

vs TN average

−9.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	365.07	2,107	31
Medium and Large 2	525	338.00	1,775	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $332 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale32 hd

364.22

—

TN average10 barns · 219 hd

354.91

+9.32

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−9.92

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−72.40

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	1,525	186.74	2,848	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	164.97	2,502	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	163.64	2,069	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	130.41	1,224	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,525	186.74/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,848	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	140.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	166.37/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,116	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,195	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	358.78/cwt	352.00–361.50	2,088	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	338.07/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	370.25/cwt	370.25–370.25	2,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,704	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	161.96/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	312.76/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 421Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week, no trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher on a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	180.00–191.00	186.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,585	155.00–169.00	161.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	135.00–144.00	140.55
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	163.00–170.00	166.37
1	—	1,225	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	330.00–342.00	338.07
3	450–500	482	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	502	300.00–317.00	312.76
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	860	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	396.00	396.00
1	450–500	495	367.00	367.00
14	550–600	582	352.00–361.50	358.78
1	600–650	610	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	840	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	573	370.25	370.25
55	700–750	722	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	525	338.00	338.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	367.00	367.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	675	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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