Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550lbs mostly steady, over 550lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 450lbs unevenly steady, over 450lbs 5.00 lower; No trends could be established on Slaughter Cows/Bulls due to lack of comparable data from the previous week however traded with a higher undertone with good quality and strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.45/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −52.29 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$335.45

9 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.73

vs TN average

−15.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	335.45	1,837	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.72, low $343.81, median $387.75 across 14 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 sale9 hd

335.45

—

TN average16 barns · 910 hd

343.18

−7.73

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−15.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−52.29

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	1,745	198.85	3,470	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	176.37	2,523	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	172.42	2,246	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,169	153.91	1,799	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,805	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,154	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$3,241	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	384.62/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,200	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	374.17/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	336.99/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,805.13/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,240.66/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	346.23/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	372.64/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	356.43/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	364.48/cwt	362.00–367.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	311.03/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	635	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,664	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	2
Steers	Small 1	500–550	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	333.53/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	197.40/cwt	194.00–201.00	3,498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	156.49/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,997	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	172.96/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,613	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	180.52/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,340	11
Bulls	—	—	1,885	213.90/cwt	210.00–218.00	4,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	169.61/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,244	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,755	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	149.31/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	179.78/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	333.96/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,154.27/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	335.28/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	390.45/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	308.78/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	338.98/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	303.47/cwt	302.00–305.00	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	291.95/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	307.51/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,483	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	399.96/cwt	393.00–407.00	1,960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,476	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,362	3

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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 235Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 30Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	380.00–387.00	384.62
6	400–450	432	387.00–400.00	390.45
9	450–500	487	370.00–377.00	374.17
1	500–550	530	362.00	362.00
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	370.00–375.00	372.64
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	528	310.00–312.00	311.03
1	600–650	605	312.00	312.00
1	750–800	755	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	500	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	611	360.00	360.00
21	700–750	722	343.00	343.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	417.00	417.00
6	450–500	490	393.00–407.00	399.96
1	550–600	555	367.00	367.00
8	600–650	620	330.00–337.00	333.96
3	650–700	673	337.00–340.00	338.98
3	700–750	738	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	790	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	403	362.00–367.00	364.48
10	450–500	483	345.00–357.00	346.23
5	500–550	521	335.00–339.00	336.99
4	550–600	581	330.00–342.00	333.53
4	600–650	628	305.00–310.00	308.78
6	650–700	667	305.00–310.00	307.51
5	700–750	717	290.00–295.00	291.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	372	345.00–370.00	356.43
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	332.00–337.00	335.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	768	302.00–305.00	303.47
45	800–850	805	308.50	308.50
1	850–900	860	292.00	292.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,805.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,860.00	1,860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	995	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,154.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,240.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	194.00–201.00	197.40
2	—	1,885	210.00–218.00	213.90
2	—	1,565	185.00–187.00	185.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	152.00–161.00	156.49
11	—	1,296	177.00–185.00	180.52
9	—	1,323	164.00–175.00	169.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	168.00–176.00	172.96
7	—	1,350	177.00–185.00	179.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	155.00–160.00	156.97
2	—	1,245	145.00–153.00	149.31

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

Heifers · 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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