Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data however 500-600lbs Steers traded well with strong demand and good supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.19/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −25.44 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$411.19

20 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+50.76

vs TN average

−18.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	411.19	2,164	20

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

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 sale20 hd

411.19

—

TN average14 barns · 358 hd

360.43

+50.76

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−18.53

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−25.44

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	1,282	169.66	2,174	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	157.00	2,536	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	152.33	2,029	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	135.00	1,600	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,135	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	750–800	760	251.00/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	230.17/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	300.02/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,884	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	323.44/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	339.46/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	289.51/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,147	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,951	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,832	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	178.64/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,542	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	390.37/cwt	382.00–392.00	2,194	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	387.28/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	306.88/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,134.56/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,135	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	300.17/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	309.61/cwt	287.00–317.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	224.88/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	287.37/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	252.24/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	358.04/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	255.94/cwt	252.00–260.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,163	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 112Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 31Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 1

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data however 500-600lbs Steers traded well with strong demand and good supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	508	287.00–317.00	309.61
4	550–600	579	280.00–325.00	300.17
2	600–650	645	267.00	267.00
2	700–750	730	240.00–265.00	252.24
2	750–800	760	242.00–260.00	251.00
3	800–850	812	210.00–240.00	224.88
2	850–900	875	220.00–240.00	230.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	436	382.00–390.00	387.28
2	600–650	630	302.00–312.00	306.88
1	650–700	685	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
14	500–550	511	415.00–425.00	420.11
6	550–600	562	382.00–392.00	390.37
5	650–700	651	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	768	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	387.00	387.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	382.00	382.00
1	350–400	385	377.00	377.00
3	400–450	438	355.00–362.00	358.04
5	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	339.46
8	500–550	525	320.00–327.00	323.44
3	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	628	285.00–322.00	300.02
2	650–700	660	288.00–291.00	289.51
1	800–850	810	267.00	267.00
2	850–900	883	252.00–260.00	255.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	312.00	312.00
3	550–600	568	282.00–290.00	287.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,134.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	149.00–150.00	149.50
1	—	1,385	158.00	158.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	157.00	157.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	160.00–162.00	160.68
3	—	1,423	177.00–180.00	178.64

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle