Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.51/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −78.12 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$358.51

12 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.81

vs TN average

−13.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	358.51	2,041	12thin

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 sale12 hd

358.51

—

TN average15 barns · 599 hd

364.32

−5.81

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−13.41

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−78.12

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	—	High	1,453	187.00	2,718	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	142.47	1,776	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	132.72	1,496	3thin

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)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	137.20/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	132.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,496	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	359.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,197	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	355.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	320.13/cwt	316.00–327.00	1,700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	295.98/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	289.90/cwt	282.00–295.00	2,038	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	301.11/cwt	270.00–304.50	1,876	21

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 262Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 34Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 20Year ago 20

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	134.00–140.00	137.20
1	—	1,310	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	130.00–136.00	132.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,175	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,450	186.00	186.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	507	350.00–360.00	355.67
9	550–600	590	355.00–360.00	359.46
1	600–650	635	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	675	322.00	322.00
33	700–750	703	282.00–295.00	289.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	377.00	377.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
11	500–550	531	316.00–327.00	320.13
21	600–650	623	270.00–304.50	301.11
2	650–700	652	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	512	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	588	292.00–300.00	295.98
2	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	700	279.00	279.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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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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