Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data due to light receipts from the previous week; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test with better quality and more receipts this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.51/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −40.12 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$396.51

61 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$40.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs TN average

−17.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	397.17	2,312	60
Medium and Large 2	550	357.00	1,964	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.17/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale61 hd

396.51

—

TN average14 barns · 743 hd

387.22

+9.28

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−17.01

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−40.12

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	—	Low	1,588	195.40	3,103	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	165.92	2,434	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	162.89	2,048	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	146.51	1,426	24

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)	1,290	$3,309	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,990	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,618	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$2,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	300–350	307	453.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	499.76/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	314.97/cwt	302.00–322.00	2,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	418.03/cwt	410.00–432.00	1,760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	339.86/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	387.71/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	353.09/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,486	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,355	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	402	385.58/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,550	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	313.47/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	467	323.73/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,512	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,989.66/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,990	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,347.64/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,348	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	979	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,643	7
Heifers	Small 1Full	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,926.61/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,927	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	146.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,452	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	130.61/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,275	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	166.63/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	185.24/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,793	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	156.12/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,461	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	199.09/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,219	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	155.31/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,303	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	173.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,497	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	154.66/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,833	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	167.64/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,164	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	1,145	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	241.00/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	320.72/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	413.10/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	236.05/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	368.50/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	306.14/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	251.21/cwt	242.00–280.00	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	382.52/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	330.31/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	602	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	414.06/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	304.55/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	333.93/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,124	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	343.47/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,352	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,769	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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 188Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 39Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	450.00–470.00	453.97
4	400–450	421	410.00–432.00	418.03
6	500–550	528	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	575	332.00	332.00
2	600–650	623	312.00–315.00	313.47
1	750–800	765	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	402	380.00–388.00	385.58
8	600–650	647	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	402.00–425.00	413.10
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	322.00	322.00
2	800–850	823	230.00–242.00	236.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	315	495.00–505.00	499.76
5	400–450	426	405.00–420.00	414.06
4	500–550	540	380.00–390.00	382.52
5	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	605	352.00	352.00
3	650–700	663	355.00	355.00
9	700–750	717	345.00–350.00	346.68
10	750–800	759	330.00–345.00	343.47
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	345	417.00	417.00
1	400–450	400	377.00	377.00
7	450–500	499	362.00	362.00
1	550–600	550	357.00	357.00
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	652	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	550–600	588	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	324	387.00–390.00	387.71
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	423	337.00–347.00	339.86
3	450–500	468	347.00–357.00	353.09
1	550–600	565	342.00	342.00
22	600–650	636	327.00–335.00	333.93
7	650–700	683	325.00–332.00	330.31
6	700–750	710	302.00–322.00	314.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	322.00–327.00	323.73
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	979	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	365.00–372.00	368.50
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	436	302.00–312.00	304.55
7	450–500	464	292.00–310.00	306.14
4	500–550	504	317.00–322.00	320.72
2	550–600	560	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
4	750–800	784	242.00–280.00	251.21
2	800–850	815	237.00–245.00	241.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,989.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,295	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,347.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,926.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	993	140.00–150.00	146.22
4	—	976	121.00–137.00	130.61
7	—	936	152.00–160.00	156.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	164.00–169.00	166.63
3	—	1,483	145.00–160.00	155.31
4	—	1,439	172.00–175.00	173.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	174.00	174.00
10	—	1,185	149.00–160.00	154.66
15	—	1,291	163.00–172.00	167.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,508	175.00–190.00	185.24
11	—	1,617	194.00–204.00	199.09

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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