Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.10/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −81.65 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$306.10

37 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$61.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.57

vs TN average

−59.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	313.10	1,689	31
Medium and Large 2	556	273.51	1,521	5thin
Small 1	530	252.00	1,336	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.10/cwt here — about $353 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 sale37 hd

306.10

—

TN average15 barns · 666 hd

327.67

−21.57

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−59.51

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−81.65

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	1,435	169.68	2,435	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	152.53	1,905	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	152.03	2,366	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	118.73	1,211	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	512	366.36/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	328.47/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	299.43/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	452.30/cwt	450.00–455.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	304.20/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,588	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	314.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	364.20/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	363.96/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	383.54/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	310.85/cwt	303.00–327.00	2,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	298.39/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	408.31/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	366.47/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	309.12/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,781	10
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	350–400	380	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	500–550	530	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,336	1
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	242.51/cwt	242.00–243.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	345	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	375	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	412	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,203	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	108.13/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,085	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	125.79/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	152.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,366	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	159.38/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,032	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	152.95/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	285.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	322.09/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	293.49/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	265.70/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	327.80/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	250.42/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	378.27/cwt	352.00–385.00	1,350	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	283.96/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	260.72/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	312.05/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	363.57/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	384.59/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	322.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,017	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	375	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	304.51/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	358.51/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	342.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	375.33/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	291.17/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	309.66/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	549	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	376.69/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,785	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 133Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 13Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

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

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	380	400.00–420.00	408.31
2	400–450	425	382.00–385.00	383.54
3	500–550	512	362.00–370.00	366.36
3	550–600	562	352.00	352.00
2	600–650	623	322.00–335.00	328.47
3	650–700	662	303.00–327.00	310.85
2	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	865	242.00–243.00	242.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	357.00	357.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	635	285.00–300.00	292.50
3	650–700	670	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	357.00	357.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	352.00–385.00	378.27
3	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	517	297.00–327.00	312.05
2	550–600	563	302.00–307.00	304.51
2	600–650	643	292.00–295.00	293.49
3	650–700	660	275.00–292.00	283.96
2	700–750	730	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	920	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	450.00–455.00	452.30
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
9	350–400	386	362.00–372.00	366.47
3	400–450	425	360.00–367.00	363.96
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
15	500–550	522	300.00–312.00	304.20
10	550–600	576	306.00–312.00	309.12
6	600–650	622	292.00–305.00	299.43
3	650–700	685	295.00–300.00	298.39
3	700–750	727	275.00	275.00
5	800–850	810	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	342.00	342.00
9	600–650	625	320.00–330.00	322.74
3	650–700	660	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	312.00	312.00
1	500–550	530	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	347.00	347.00
2	400–450	412	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	327.00	327.00
4	350–400	369	302.00–355.00	327.80
2	450–500	495	290.00–305.00	297.50
2	500–550	523	280.00–290.00	285.22
3	550–600	578	255.00–272.00	265.70
1	600–650	605	252.00	252.00
3	650–700	672	240.00–280.00	260.72
3	700–750	727	242.00–257.00	250.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	317.00–327.00	322.09
2	650–700	680	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	427.00	427.00
3	500–550	503	375.00–380.00	376.69
5	550–600	569	360.00–367.00	364.20
9	700–750	711	310.00–315.00	314.45
3	750–800	752	307.00–315.00	309.66
6	850–900	863	290.00–297.00	291.17
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	328	355.00–400.00	384.59
1	350–400	350	402.00	402.00
3	450–500	467	350.00–370.00	363.57
1	600–650	645	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	549	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	567	375.00–377.00	375.33
12	600–650	614	357.00–360.00	358.51
8	650–700	664	340.00–345.00	342.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	490.00	490.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	102.00–114.00	108.13
3	—	1,032	123.00–130.00	125.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	150.00–153.00	152.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,275	157.00–161.00	159.38
9	—	1,264	151.00–155.00	152.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,433	175.00–180.00	177.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

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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