Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data, however Feeder Steers/ Heifers traded with a higher undertone while Feeder Bulls traded slightly lower; Quality good with steady demand; Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher with no trends on Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts the previous week. No sale Next week in observance of Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.50/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −68.24 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$319.50

14 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.31

vs TN average

−37.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	319.50	1,757	14thin

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

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 sale14 hd

319.50

—

TN average17 barns · 982 hd

323.81

−4.31

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−37.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−68.24

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	1,849	173.40	3,206	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	152.64	2,266	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	143.70	1,731	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	111.42	1,211	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,850	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	834	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	484	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	399.53/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	452.46/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	307.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	382.30/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	320.00/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	323.02/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	364.50/cwt	362.00–367.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	356.10/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	403.29/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	515	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,942	1
Bulls	Small 1Fleshy	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,434	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	165.39/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,976	179.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,545	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	120.07/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,207	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	107.09/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,208	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,939	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	137.56/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,630	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,077	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	151.71/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,298	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	789	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	344.17/cwt	332.00–357.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	323.97/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	345.03/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	291.35/cwt	282.00–296.00	2,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	352.72/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 319Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 33Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	422.00	422.00
1	500–550	510	387.00	387.00
2	550–600	565	383.00	383.00
3	700–750	745	324.00	324.00
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
10	800–850	834	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	305	450.00–455.00	452.46
1	350–400	375	417.00	417.00
5	450–500	488	397.00–405.00	399.53
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	397.00	397.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	402.00–405.00	403.29
3	400–450	412	380.00–387.00	382.30
1	450–500	485	387.00	387.00
2	500–550	523	352.00–360.00	356.10
1	550–600	555	337.00	337.00
3	600–650	621	322.00–325.00	323.97
3	700–750	717	282.00–296.00	291.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	362.00–367.00	364.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	377.00	377.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	332.00	332.00
2	450–500	478	332.00–357.00	344.17
1	650–700	660	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	322	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	412	347.00–365.00	352.72
9	450–500	467	335.00–355.00	345.03
3	500–550	517	320.00–327.00	323.02
7	550–600	576	317.00–325.00	320.00
2	600–650	603	300.00–315.00	307.47
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	845	272.00	272.00
1	850–900	855	267.00	267.00
2	900–950	915	265.00–267.00	266.01
1	950–1000	985	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	327.00	327.00
1	550–600	555	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	336.00	336.00
1	600–650	625	322.00	322.00
4	750–800	789	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	825	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	164.00–168.00	165.39
4	—	1,976	175.00–185.00	179.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	115.00–127.00	120.07
4	—	1,128	101.00–117.00	107.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	155.00–157.00	155.99
4	—	1,185	133.00–141.00	137.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	161.00	161.00
9	—	1,506	148.00–157.00	151.71

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,850.00	2,850.00

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

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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