Sale reports / Tennessee / Columbia Livestock Auction / 2024-10-23

Columbia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 23
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785
Feeder Cattle receipts
509 head
▲ 355 vs last sale 154▲ 509 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 58▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 600lbs 11.00 to 14.00 higher, over 600lbs steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs 10.00 to 16.00 higher, over 600lbs steady; Slaughter Cows steady with lighter offering; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls due to inadequate receipts. Quality fair, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $259.90/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −171.36 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.
Average price
$259.90
26 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,424
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$441
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$84.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.45
vs TN average
−39.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547267.651,46422
Medium and Large 2548251.001,3742thin
Medium and Large 3558183.501,0232thin
One grade step is worth $84.15/cwt here — about $441 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd
259.90
—
TN average15 barns · 682 hd
262.35
−2.45
National average191 barns · 36,605 hd
299.04
−39.14
This barn, trailing median16 sales
431.26
−171.36
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
518460402344median 431.2603/0404/1506/1709/2310/14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,545145.002,2402thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432131.071,8779thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,295126.841,64310
CowsLean 85-90%High1,089107.241,1687thin

Every lot

77 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441299.89/cwt280.00–301.501,32313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506268.81/cwt262.00–270.001,3607
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5047
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576263.71/cwt255.00–265.001,5198
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3618175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657250.66/cwt250.00–251.001,64712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6895
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added725243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7173
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added791226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,78822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added834234.63/cwt226.75–243.001,957122
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added852242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,06260
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295262.00/cwt262.00–262.007731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330265.00/cwt265.00–265.008751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374236.04/cwt220.00–247.0088310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2409231.46/cwt210.00–242.009476
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0286
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480238.83/cwt230.00–245.001,14610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510228.96/cwt222.00–237.001,1683
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523251.80/cwt242.00–255.001,3174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581233.85/cwt226.00–239.001,3596
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583245.50/cwt245.00–247.001,4314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4702
Heifers550–600Small 1590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612233.74/cwt228.00–237.001,43011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5193
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635214.54/cwt212.00–217.001,3622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664213.38/cwt211.00–217.001,4175
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,56411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4491
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709219.50/cwt217.00–220.001,5566
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774215.93/cwt214.50–220.001,67112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added840218.75/cwt218.75–218.751,83854
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5911
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369272.48/cwt270.00–282.001,0057
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1544
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410212.00/cwt212.00–212.008691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421251.61/cwt232.00–277.001,0596
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475250.57/cwt220.00–270.001,1907
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525247.14/cwt240.00–249.001,2977
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558226.87/cwt215.00–246.001,2663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587244.01/cwt242.00–245.001,4323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616238.31/cwt237.00–241.001,4686
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668200.39/cwt185.00–215.001,3392
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805187.48/cwt185.00–190.001,5092
Bulls800–850Small 1835179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4951
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8201
Bulls——1,790150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13096.26/cwt90.00–101.001,0883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183120.96/cwt120.00–122.001,4312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230114.63/cwt111.00–118.001,4102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,5911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327128.73/cwt124.00–131.001,7087
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446128.94/cwt125.00–130.001,8645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448137.98/cwt137.00–139.001,9983

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.