Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher on a light test; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.68/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −78.95 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$357.68

31 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

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

$67.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

vs TN average

−67.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	367.00	2,147	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	359.07	1,982	28
Medium and Large 2	550	300.00	1,650	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.00/cwt here — about $497 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

357.68

—

TN average12 barns · 272 hd

363.98

−6.31

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−67.19

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−78.95

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	1,535	175.00	2,686	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	146.17	2,243	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	141.51	1,787	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	111.11	1,113	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,891	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	892	324.75/cwt	324.75–324.75	2,897	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,243	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	352.77/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	346.12/cwt	344.00–347.00	1,869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,147	2
Steers	Small 1	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	287.53/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,119	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	137.27/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,664	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	147.32/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,040	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	111.11/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,113	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	149.23/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,319	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	408.79/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	323.99/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	338.42/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,922	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	420.16/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	276.89/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,415	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	331.49/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	455.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	334.42/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	309.58/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	339.52/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,231	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,996	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	379.14/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	716	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,284	12

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 250Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 4

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher on a light test; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	412	350.00	350.00
9	450–500	480	350.00–355.00	352.77
2	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	747	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	920	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	965	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	342.00	342.00
2	500–550	503	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	559	317.00	317.00
2	650–700	685	311.00	311.00
2	700–750	738	312.00	312.00
3	900–950	933	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	540	344.00–347.00	346.12
12	700–750	716	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	372.00	372.00
2	450–500	475	290.00–330.00	309.58
1	500–550	540	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	373	507.00	507.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
12	650–700	652	344.00	344.00
60	850–900	892	324.75	324.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	375.00–380.00	379.14
6	500–550	548	352.00	352.00
22	550–600	553	361.00	361.00
33	650–700	657	332.00–342.00	339.52
16	700–750	743	325.00	325.00
5	800–850	840	316.00	316.00
4	900–950	939	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	450.00–460.00	455.07
3	300–350	322	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	585	367.00	367.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	790	315.00	315.00
4	900–950	920	280.00–290.00	287.53
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	405.00–435.00	420.16
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	400.00–415.00	408.79
8	400–450	420	386.00	386.00
2	550–600	568	335.00–342.00	338.42
3	600–650	622	322.00–325.00	323.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	430	377.00	377.00
3	450–500	463	315.00–345.00	334.42
4	500–550	513	330.00–332.00	331.49
2	650–700	675	272.00–282.00	276.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	140.00–142.00	141.08
5	—	1,554	146.00–155.00	149.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	132.00–141.00	137.27
1	—	1,300	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,385	144.00–149.00	147.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	103.00–115.00	111.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,275.00	3,275.00

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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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

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