Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.67/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −58.95 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$377.67

22 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$49.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs TN average

−52.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	379.94	2,125	21
Medium and Large 2	595	330.00	1,964	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.94/cwt here — about $161 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

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 sale22 hd

377.67

—

TN average14 barns · 325 hd

375.15

+2.52

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−52.96

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−58.95

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	—	High	2,025	199.00	4,030	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	153.59	2,397	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	152.24	1,963	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	111.00	1,116	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,076	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	419.63/cwt	417.00–422.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	452.58/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	293.61/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	948	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,702	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	736	319.25/cwt	307.00–320.00	2,350	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	367.47/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,481	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	325.33/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	350.75/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	330.67/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	945	310.30/cwt	300.00–310.75	2,932	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	982	291.41/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	826	318.89/cwt	313.00–320.00	2,634	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	880	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	784	339.68/cwt	336.50–340.50	2,663	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	403.99/cwt	402.00–407.00	1,745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	327.79/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,036	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	427.30/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	350.64/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,921	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,883	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,947	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,116	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	146.70/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,120	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	156.18/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,505	8
Bulls	—	—	1,955	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	4,047	1
Bulls	—	—	2,095	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	4,001	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,076.09/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	352.56/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	312.33/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,124	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	350.60/cwt	270.00–400.00	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	299.57/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,220	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	333.09/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,929	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	794	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,461	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	380.32/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,435	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	358.64/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,725	9

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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	745	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	525.00	525.00
5	250–300	278	440.00–485.00	452.58
2	300–350	338	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	472	417.00–422.00	419.63
1	500–550	545	362.00	362.00
6	550–600	565	360.00–377.00	367.47
4	600–650	645	350.00–351.00	350.75
3	650–700	677	330.00–332.00	330.67
3	700–750	737	322.00–327.00	325.33
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	502	403.00	403.00
10	550–600	580	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	638	360.00	360.00
56	650–700	667	372.00	372.00
44	750–800	784	336.50–340.50	339.68
24	800–850	826	313.00–320.00	318.89
3	850–900	880	305.00	305.00
114	900–950	945	300.00–310.75	310.30
10	950–1000	982	290.00–292.00	291.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	260	477.00	477.00
2	300–350	322	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	392	372.00	372.00
1	400–450	425	357.00	357.00
9	450–500	481	352.00–362.00	358.64
16	550–600	579	325.00–337.00	333.09
1	600–650	610	317.00	317.00
13	650–700	680	302.00–315.00	312.33
2	700–750	723	290.00–297.00	293.61
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	380.00–382.00	380.32
1	600–650	625	322.00	322.00
16	650–700	683	325.00	325.00
17	700–750	736	307.00–320.00	319.25
19	750–800	794	310.00	310.00
19	800–850	805	302.50	302.50
53	900–950	948	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	345.00–360.00	352.56
6	350–400	369	270.00–400.00	350.60
1	400–450	420	382.00	382.00
2	450–500	468	270.00–327.00	299.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	412.00–440.00	427.30
7	400–450	432	402.00–407.00	403.99
4	450–500	490	392.00	392.00
6	500–550	531	350.00–352.00	350.64
1	550–600	560	342.00	342.00
8	600–650	621	312.00–330.00	327.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,345	160.00	160.00
7	—	1,281	150.00–154.00	152.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	145.00–148.00	146.70
8	—	1,604	151.00–162.00	156.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	207.00	207.00
1	—	2,095	191.00	191.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,076.09

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

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