Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparible data.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.22/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −94.86 against this barn's trailing median of $428.09.

Average price

$333.22

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$17.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	340.88	1,841	8thin
Medium and Large 2	554	323.03	1,788	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.85/cwt here — about $53 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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $444.72, low $370.52, median $428.09 across 7 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 sale14 hd

333.22

—

TN average16 barns · 501 hd

338.95

−5.72

This barn, trailing median7 sales

428.09

−94.86

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	1,743	185.42	3,232	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	162.28	2,122	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	161.50	2,386	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	138.93	1,649	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	344.83/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	325.87/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	456.18/cwt	452.00–475.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	439.72/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	498	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	275.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	767	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,385	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	323.49/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	304.39/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	292.23/cwt	287.00–297.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	273.50/cwt	270.00–277.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	393.52/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	246.00/cwt	240.00–252.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,028	6
Steers	Small 1	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Small 1	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	433.85/cwt	425.00–437.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	346.00/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	165.30/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,116	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	185.42/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,232	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	128.39/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,301	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,040	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	995	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	845	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,077	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	173.08/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,584	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	145.45/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	315.40/cwt	297.00–332.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	323.43/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	261.97/cwt	240.00–287.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.65/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	293.50/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	307.31/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	336.07/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	380.51/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,617	4

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 164Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 32

No trends could be established due to lack of comparible data.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	425	372.00–390.00	380.51
2	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	344.83
6	550–600	576	352.00	352.00
4	600–650	621	320.00–327.00	323.49
3	650–700	652	307.00	307.00
4	700–750	706	287.00–297.00	292.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	367.00	367.00
2	450–500	460	320.00–332.00	325.87
2	550–600	575	292.00	292.00
2	600–650	630	287.00–300.00	293.50
1	650–700	685	272.00	272.00
1	750–800	780	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	767	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	292.00	292.00
1	800–850	845	252.00	252.00
1	950–1000	995	223.00	223.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	430.00–450.00	439.72
5	300–350	330	452.00–475.00	456.18
1	600–650	620	367.00	367.00
2	700–750	713	332.00–340.00	336.07
13	750–800	765	332.00	332.00
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	317.00	317.00
2	650–700	665	295.00–320.00	307.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	425.00–437.00	433.85
2	400–450	433	390.00–397.00	393.52
5	500–550	533	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	550	340.00–352.00	346.00
3	600–650	630	310.00–315.00	311.64
5	650–700	666	300.00–317.00	304.39
4	700–750	726	270.00–280.00	275.43
2	750–800	750	270.00–277.00	273.50
2	800–850	825	240.00–252.00	246.00
1	900–950	940	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	367.00	367.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	428	335.00–340.00	337.43
3	450–500	472	320.00–330.00	323.43
3	500–550	535	317.00–337.00	330.65
3	550–600	572	297.00–332.00	315.40
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	740	255.00–265.00	259.97
3	750–800	783	240.00–287.00	261.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	162.00–167.00	165.30
2	—	1,493	171.00–175.00	173.08
2	—	1,178	145.00–146.00	145.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	121.00–135.00	128.39
1	—	1,250	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,480	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	185.00–186.00	185.42

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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