Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from the previous week however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded well with a higher undertone; Slaughter Cows traded 4.00 higher on a light test; No trends on Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.77/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −48.98 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$338.77

33 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$38.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.28

vs TN average

−31.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	344.54	1,913	27
Medium and Large 2	555	316.19	1,755	4thin
Small 1	550	306.00	1,683	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.54/cwt here — about $230 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

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 sale33 hd

338.77

—

TN average16 barns · 1,154 hd

358.05

−19.28

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−31.04

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−48.98

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	1,860	205.00	3,813	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	170.90	2,681	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	163.49	2,125	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	136.54	1,442	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	128.01/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,308	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	151.01/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,599	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	176.08/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,868	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	322.15/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	407.39/cwt	397.00–415.00	1,903	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	320.77/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	327.21/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,032	7
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	520	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	383.39/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	362.91/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	354.74/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	343.66/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,962	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	346.30/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	384.87/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	358.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	358.86/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	145.06/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,581	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	170.22/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,279	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	272.26/cwt	250.00–282.00	2,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	311.58/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	492	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	395.09/cwt	382.00–412.00	1,829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	369.61/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	335.29/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	271.03/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	295.99/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.82/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	365.18/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 139Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	121.00–138.00	128.01
3	—	1,090	142.00–149.00	145.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,213	144.00–158.00	151.01
4	—	1,339	169.00–172.00	170.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	171.00	171.00
4	—	1,629	174.00–180.00	176.08
1	—	1,425	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	205.00	205.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	372	377.00–390.00	383.39
2	400–450	428	355.00–375.00	365.18
14	450–500	482	350.00–362.00	354.74
9	500–550	524	342.00–352.00	346.30
18	550–600	571	340.00–350.00	343.66
7	600–650	621	320.00–335.00	327.21
1	650–700	685	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	367.00	367.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	570	305.00–320.00	311.58
5	750–800	787	250.00–282.00	272.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	417.00	417.00
9	450–500	463	382.00–412.00	395.09
2	500–550	532	380.00	380.00
7	550–600	563	352.00–360.00	358.86
4	600–650	626	317.00–332.00	322.15
6	650–700	660	315.00–322.00	320.77
4	700–750	721	270.00–272.00	271.03
2	850–900	850	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	362.00–375.00	369.61
4	500–550	531	330.00–337.00	335.29
4	550–600	565	305.00–322.00	317.82
1	600–650	620	287.00	287.00
2	650–700	685	295.00–297.00	295.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	467	397.00–415.00	407.39
3	500–550	525	385.00–400.00	390.19
6	550–600	573	375.00–390.00	384.87
4	600–650	616	355.00–360.00	358.71
11	650–700	684	360.00–365.00	362.91
1	750–800	785	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00

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Columbia Livestock Auction

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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