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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 2

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 280▲ 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 49▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers/Bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows Breaking/Boning 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Lean Cows 10.00 to 16.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.37/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −150.65 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$229.37

55 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs TN average

−17.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	231.87	1,300	47
Medium and Large 2	554	214.66	1,190	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale55 hd

229.37

—

TN average14 barns · 765 hd

229.63

−0.26

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−17.41

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−150.65

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.72, low $319.00, median $380.02 across 14 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	1,622	150.31	2,438	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	118.61	1,443	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,329	115.48	1,535	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	107.60	1,165	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$1,537	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,175	1thin

Every lot

69 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	279.50/cwt	279.00–280.00	791	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	239.05/cwt	220.00–272.00	763	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	271.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,148	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	256.24/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,225	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,287	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,308	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	245.65/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,285	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	258.97/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,481	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,576	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,657	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,712	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	224.80/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,769	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	230.69/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,869	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	248	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	588	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	893	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	221.91/cwt	210.00–237.00	919	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	248.54/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,064	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	222.59/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,055	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,113	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	222.07/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,157	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	241.65/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,360	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	230.88/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,332	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	213.26/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,235	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	637	226.63/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,444	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,415	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	225.78/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,483	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	199.76/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,356	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	208.50/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,460	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,379	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	218.00/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,661	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,262	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	258.35/cwt	245.00–271.00	969	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	279.57/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,211	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	246.38/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,079	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	239.86/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,125	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	244.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,261	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	218.59/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,159	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	217.90/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,231	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,385	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	222.99/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,490	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Bulls	900–950	Small 1	905	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,213	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	140.20/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	153.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,365	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,416	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	97.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	983	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,177	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	108.66/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,215	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,243	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	119.88/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,478	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,267	117.31/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,486	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,667	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,243	1,537.17/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,537	4

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 280Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers/Bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows Breaking/Boning 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Lean Cows 10.00 to 16.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	237.00	237.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	232.00	232.00
4	400–450	414	210.00–237.00	221.91
6	450–500	474	212.00–232.00	222.59
3	500–550	513	217.00	217.00
5	550–600	579	200.00–217.00	213.26
4	650–700	679	197.00–202.00	199.76
1	700–750	700	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	830	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
10	550–600	563	237.50–248.00	241.65
8	600–650	637	224.00–227.00	226.63
10	650–700	657	223.00–227.00	225.78
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
9	750–800	762	217.00–220.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	247.00–250.00	248.54
9	500–550	521	220.00–225.00	222.07
26	550–600	577	222.00–234.00	230.88
1	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	652	217.00	217.00
4	700–750	700	208.00–210.00	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	259.00	259.00
8	550–600	572	258.00–260.00	258.97
9	600–650	638	247.00	247.00
23	650–700	660	251.00	251.00
19	700–750	741	231.00	231.00
13	800–850	810	230.00–231.00	230.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	279.00–280.00	279.50
5	300–350	319	220.00–272.00	239.05
3	450–500	478	249.00–260.00	256.24
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	270.00–275.00	271.34
2	450–500	482	267.00	267.00
3	500–550	523	245.00–246.00	245.65
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	787	224.00–225.00	224.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	433	277.00–282.00	279.57
2	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	244.85
2	600–650	610	227.00	227.00
3	650–700	668	220.00–229.00	222.99
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	245.00–271.00	258.35
3	400–450	438	235.00–252.00	246.38
5	450–500	469	232.00–252.00	239.86
5	500–550	530	217.00–222.00	218.59
4	550–600	565	207.00–230.00	217.90
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	725	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	820	145.00	145.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,243	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,537.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	136.00–144.00	140.20
2	—	1,545	150.00–156.00	153.08
1	—	2,070	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	94.00–100.00	97.01
7	—	1,118	106.00–112.00	108.66
2	—	1,028	114.00–115.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,233	117.00–122.00	119.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,267	114.00–122.00	117.31

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.