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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▲ 390 vs last sale 143▲ 533 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 21▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $245.41/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −185.85 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$245.41

5 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$11.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.61

vs TN average

−23.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	250.00	1,438	3thin
Medium and Large 2	523	238.53	1,248	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale5 hd

245.41

—

TN average11 barns · 283 hd

251.02

−5.61

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−23.99

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−185.85

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	—	Average	1,637	153.14	2,506	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	147.17	2,224	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	136.34	1,736	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	118.04	1,294	25

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)	1,225	$1,568	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,450	2thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	269.60/cwt	250.00–286.00	607	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	959	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,102	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,312	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	238.53/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,248	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	245.68/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,501	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	256.71/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,604	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	727	233.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,698	27
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,615	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	224.96/cwt	222.00–225.50	1,836	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,908	64
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	895	225.90/cwt	225.90–225.90	2,022	177
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	906	217.81/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,973	22
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	652	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	885	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	247.28/cwt	242.00–250.00	898	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	217.62/cwt	215.00–220.00	914	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	228.45/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,083	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,292	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	205.10/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,212	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	223.39/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,410	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	187.99/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,265	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,578	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,310	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,519	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	266.03/cwt	262.00–270.00	966	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	246.25/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,019	8
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	906	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,150	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	219.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,242	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	196.08/cwt	175.00–209.00	1,331	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	141.71/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,172	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	164.56/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,863	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	106.11/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,113	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	116.30/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,275	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	127.79/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,444	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	130.66/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,607	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,686	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	142.07/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,050	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	149.69/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,175	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	151.42/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,374	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	1,450.17/head	1,410.00–1,490.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,225	1,568.11/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,568	2

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,568	147.00–155.00	151.42
5	—	1,443	138.00–145.00	142.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	129.00–133.00	130.66
2	—	1,453	146.00–154.00	149.69
6	—	1,243	135.00–137.00	135.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	100.00–111.00	106.11
8	—	1,096	115.00–121.00	116.30
10	—	1,130	125.00–133.00	127.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	163.00–166.00	164.56
2	—	1,533	140.00–143.00	141.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	625	256.00–258.00	256.71
27	700–750	727	230.00–235.00	233.62
26	800–850	816	222.00–225.50	224.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	250.00–286.00	269.60
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	232.00	232.00
2	500–550	523	232.00–245.00	238.53
1	600–650	625	237.00	237.00
2	750–800	758	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	244.00–250.00	245.68
1	650–700	650	242.00	242.00
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	800–850	817	233.50	233.50
177	850–900	895	225.90	225.90
22	900–950	906	217.00–218.00	217.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	486	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	575	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	631	221.00–225.00	223.39
1	650–700	655	212.00	212.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	237.00	237.00
6	300–350	347	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	363	242.00–250.00	247.28
2	400–450	420	215.00–220.00	217.62
9	450–500	474	222.00–230.00	228.45
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
10	550–600	591	180.00–210.00	205.10
4	650–700	673	170.00–200.00	187.99
2	700–750	728	180.00	180.00
5	750–800	771	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	551	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	724	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	810	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	262.00–270.00	266.03
8	400–450	414	232.00–257.00	246.25
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	217.00	217.00
2	550–600	565	215.00–225.00	219.87
6	650–700	679	175.00–209.00	196.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	197.00	197.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,410.00–1,490.00	1,450.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,568.11

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.