Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to sale being closed last week in observance of Independence Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.75/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −65.88 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$370.75

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$59.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.48

vs TN average

−8.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	376.20	2,026	30
Medium and Large 2	540	316.33	1,708	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.86/cwt here — about $317 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 sale33 hd

370.75

—

TN average11 barns · 412 hd

359.27

+11.48

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−8.38

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−65.88

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	1,763	199.12	3,509	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	168.00	2,134	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	165.87	2,214	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	145.07	1,582	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	705	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	383.53/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	361.62/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	373.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,464	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	331.06/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	441.06/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	334.41/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	330.04/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	328.37/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,220	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	305.98/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	327.17/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	342.75/cwt	341.00–345.00	1,926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,156	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	174.06/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,486	8
Bulls	—	—	1,914	206.41/cwt	201.00–212.00	3,951	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	162.92/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,043	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	141.10/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	191.83/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,090	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	150.91/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	333.29/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	304.67/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	317.00/cwt	287.00–347.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	358.96/cwt	300.00–425.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	342.83/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	317.17/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	884	298.47/cwt	296.50–300.50	2,638	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	706	293.49/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	475.31/cwt	470.00–482.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	310.29/cwt	265.00–332.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	395.55/cwt	390.00–401.00	2,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	362.81/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,061	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	381.41/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	351.48/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,666	6

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to sale being closed last week in observance of Independence Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	514	390.00–401.00	395.55
7	600–650	604	350.00–355.00	352.43
4	650–700	681	338.00	338.00
4	700–750	705	322.00	322.00
66	750–800	763	323.00	323.00
112	850–900	884	296.50–300.50	298.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	470.00–482.00	475.31
2	250–300	273	420.00–465.00	441.06
4	400–450	426	375.00–392.00	381.41
4	450–500	466	377.00–395.00	383.53
3	500–550	505	370.00–380.00	373.33
12	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	362.81
9	600–650	612	320.00–335.00	330.04
10	650–700	676	320.00–332.00	328.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	300.00–425.00	358.96
1	400–450	420	352.00	352.00
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	560	287.00–347.00	317.00
3	600–650	620	302.00–310.00	304.67
1	750–800	750	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	367.00	367.00
2	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	358.00–365.00	361.62
6	450–500	474	347.00–357.00	351.48
7	500–550	531	342.00–345.00	342.83
8	550–600	562	341.00–345.00	342.75
6	600–650	626	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
8	700–750	706	290.00–294.00	293.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	476	327.00–342.00	334.41
6	500–550	512	328.00–337.00	331.06
12	550–600	570	310.00–332.00	327.17
2	600–650	628	305.00–307.00	305.98
4	650–700	652	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	760	272.00	272.00
1	800–850	830	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	424	265.00–332.00	310.29
1	450–500	490	292.00	292.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	585	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	520	347.00	347.00
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	297.00	297.00
1	750–800	775	272.00	272.00
1	850–900	880	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	905	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	357.00	357.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	470	327.00–340.00	333.29
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	567	295.00–337.00	317.17
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	825	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,098	139.00–143.00	141.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	168.00	168.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	170.00–184.00	174.06
7	—	1,254	158.00–166.00	162.92
3	—	1,273	150.00–152.00	150.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,914	201.00–212.00	206.41
4	—	1,611	185.00–197.00	191.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,825.00	1,825.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle