Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher; no trends could be established on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.05/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −78.58 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$358.05

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$44.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs TN average

−20.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	365.86	2,028	14thin
Medium and Large 2	542	321.57	1,742	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.29/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

358.05

—

TN average14 barns · 683 hd

359.24

−1.19

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−20.53

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−78.58

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	1,778	203.05	3,611	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	163.19	2,017	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	161.75	2,818	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	133.23	1,310	9thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1Value Added	700–750	713	314.47/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	267.45/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	349.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,295	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	341.87/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,137	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	296.50/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	320.46/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	253.24/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	291.50/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	363.51/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	292.39/cwt	291.00–302.00	1,740	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	369.12/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	281.32/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	595	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	269.30/cwt	266.00–272.00	2,181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,463	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	161.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,818	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	171.44/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,148	4
Bulls	—	—	1,175	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,162	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	146.75/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,069	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	212.57/cwt	211.00–214.00	4,421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	163.18/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,019	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	113.21/cwt	100.00–123.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	304.42/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	319.48/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	321.04/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	350.36/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	281.00/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	1,879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	333.86/cwt	312.00–357.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	259.64/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,242	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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	625	340.00–345.00	341.87
35	650–700	657	345.00–350.00	349.32
2	700–750	713	312.00–317.00	314.47
6	750–800	768	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	425	382.00	382.00
1	450–500	465	377.00	377.00
9	500–550	538	362.00–370.00	369.12
5	550–600	584	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	768	290.00–292.00	291.50
3	800–850	810	266.00–272.00	269.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	388.00	388.00
1	350–400	390	367.00	367.00
3	400–450	447	337.00–357.00	350.36
2	500–550	525	312.00–357.00	333.86
1	550–600	575	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	392.00	392.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	377.00	377.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	518	312.00–330.00	321.04
3	550–600	572	302.00–330.00	319.48
2	600–650	605	275.00–287.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	382.00	382.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	372.00	372.00
2	350–400	363	362.00–365.00	363.51
3	400–450	425	342.00	342.00
2	450–500	458	337.00	337.00
10	500–550	509	317.00–322.00	320.46
12	550–600	595	291.00–302.00	292.39
10	600–650	605	292.00–297.00	296.50
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	716	265.00–270.00	267.45
4	750–800	779	251.00–260.00	253.24
1	800–850	805	257.00	257.00
1	950–1000	950	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	505	307.00	307.00
3	600–650	605	280.00–282.00	281.32
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	332.00	332.00
2	400–450	413	302.00–307.00	304.42
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	672	255.00–262.00	259.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	613	306.50	306.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	145.00–152.00	148.80
3	—	1,063	135.00–140.00	137.67
3	—	858	100.00–123.00	113.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,742	155.00–165.00	161.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	170.00–174.00	171.44
2	—	1,195	141.00–153.00	146.75
9	—	1,237	156.00–168.00	163.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	184.00	184.00
2	—	2,080	211.00–214.00	212.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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