Sale reports / Tennessee / Columbia Livestock Auction / 2023-10-03

Columbia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 3
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2078
Receipts
226 head
594 vs last sale 820 911 vs year ago 1,137 · 80.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle were weighted at two locations, Columbia and Cookeville. Cattle were under strict vaccination and 60 day weaning program.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.17/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$249.17
125 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.71
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2684249.171,703125
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale125 hd
249.17
TN average12 barns · 1,106 hd
239.46
+9.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

9 lots · USDA AMS · TLP Beef Alliance Sale - Columbia, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0858
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2756219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,65914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,37139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,53040
SteersMedium and Large 1-2872226.25/cwt226.25–226.251,9737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,56130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,78638
SteersMedium and Large 1-2684248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,70045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2695

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.