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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 24

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

627 head

▲ 460 vs last sale 167▲ 627 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 36▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/ Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady; Sale consisted of 8 loads; 111 , 870lbs, 50% blk 50% mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed $235; 57, 921lbs , Steers, Black, M/L, 6 fleshed, $231; 104, 981lbs , Steers, 70% black 30% mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed, $225; 66, 750lbs, Heifers, 100% black, 5 fleshed, M/L, $242.5; 126, 804lbs, Heifers, 100 black 26 mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed, $236; 47, 826lbs, Heifers 50% black 50% mixed, M/L, 5 fleshed, $230.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.55/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −152.71 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$278.55

18 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.49

vs TN average

−19.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	284.67	1,563	12thin
Medium and Large 1	513	273.48	1,403	2thin
Large 1-2	582	267.00	1,554	3thin
Medium and Large 2	595	250.00	1,488	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

278.55

—

TN average12 barns · 477 hd

288.04

−9.49

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−19.27

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−152.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $504.18, low $358.36, median $431.26 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,095	149.00	1,632	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	143.32	2,092	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	135.58	1,573	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	116.16	1,173	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,767	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,748	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,525	1thin

Every lot

55 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	292.06/cwt	272.00–310.00	789	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	267.86/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,267	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	273.48/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,403	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,502	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,593	8
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	582	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,554	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	600–650	Large 3	625	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,075	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	245.28/cwt	227.00–264.00	1,565	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	1
Steers	850–900	Medium 1-2Value Added	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	111
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,884	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	921	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,128	57
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	981	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,207	104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	227	267.01/cwt	255.00–282.00	606	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	981	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	255.62/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,089	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	248.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,184	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	226.96/cwt	202.00–246.00	1,192	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,367	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,442	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,410	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,463	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,819	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,642	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	234.34/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,898	173
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,888	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,067	5
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	490	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,210	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	274.21/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,355	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,485	2
Bulls	650–700	Small 2	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	96.79/cwt	92.00–102.00	915	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	113.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,109	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,309	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	134.95/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,493	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	128.38/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,530	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	144.46/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,839	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	139.81/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,929	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	152.08/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,525	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,108	1,595.34/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,595	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	1,825.24/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,839.46/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,839	5

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	271.00–275.00	274.21
2	550–600	595	249.00–250.00	249.50
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	548	249.50	249.50
4	600–650	620	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	750	242.50	242.50
173	800–850	810	230.00–236.00	234.34
5	850–900	858	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	227	255.00–282.00	267.01
2	350–400	383	255.00–257.00	256.03
4	400–450	426	242.00–260.00	255.62
4	450–500	476	245.00–255.00	248.74
4	500–550	525	202.00–246.00	226.96
1	600–650	635	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	690	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	710	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	805	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	561	284.00	284.00
57	900–950	921	231.00	231.00
104	950–1000	981	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	270	272.00–310.00	292.06
1	300–350	305	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	473	265.00–271.00	267.86
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	638	227.00–264.00	245.28
1	800–850	815	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	272.00–275.00	273.48
1	900–950	910	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	525	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	850–900	870	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	131.00–138.00	134.95
3	—	1,192	127.00–129.00	128.38
3	—	1,273	142.00–146.00	144.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	151.00–153.00	152.08
5	—	1,380	136.00–143.00	139.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	120.00–127.00	123.63
2	—	945	92.00–102.00	96.79
6	—	974	110.00–116.00	113.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,290	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,839.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,595.34

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.