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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 15

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▲ 409 vs last sale 174▲ 583 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 51▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 15▲ 1 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 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher with a light test. Quality good, Demand strong.

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 $298.74/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −132.52 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$298.74

20 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$127.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.21

vs TN average

−43.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	309.06	1,730	17thin
Medium and Large 2	523	269.39	1,409	2thin
Medium and Large 3	555	182.00	1,010	1thin

One grade step is worth $127.06/cwt here — about $720 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 sale20 hd

298.74

—

TN average11 barns · 561 hd

316.95

−18.21

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−43.71

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−132.52

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	1,798	154.30	2,775	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	144.37	2,103	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	137.00	1,770	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	116.57	1,217	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,500	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,078	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	353.54/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,326	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,357	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,344	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,435	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,648	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	269.39/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,409	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	304.18/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,667	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	321.38/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,822	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	301.00/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,731	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	277.00/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,745	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,493	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	300.61/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,897	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	268.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,842	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	748	264.93/cwt	263.50–265.25	1,982	44
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	264.92/cwt	263.00–265.50	2,019	61
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	258.23/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,996	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	827	262.78/cwt	256.00–263.00	2,173	64
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	872	252.35/cwt	250.00–254.00	2,200	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,141	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,224	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	326.18/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,233	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	308.99/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,360	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,187	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	288.24/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,378	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	306.19/cwt	306.00–307.00	1,500	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,329	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,504	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	274.87/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,556	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,624	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	263.19/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,619	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,554	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	218.97/cwt	190.00–237.00	1,397	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,658	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	244.51/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,638	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	244.84/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,741	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,822	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,875	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	871	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,903	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,151	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,095	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	319.86/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,343	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	274.38/cwt	252.00–295.00	1,312	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	313.53/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,514	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	300.03/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,584	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	266.52/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,674	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	240.56/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,727	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	231.51/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,743	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,677	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,722	161.93/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,788	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,733	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	108.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,048	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,356	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	122.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,411	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,064	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,925	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	147.68/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,124	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	141.89/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,087	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	378	317.00–335.00	326.18
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	478	287.00–292.00	288.24
7	500–550	541	278.00	278.00
30	550–600	566	268.00–279.00	274.87
4	600–650	628	245.00–250.00	247.49
7	650–700	670	242.00–248.00	244.51
1	700–750	730	237.00	237.00
2	750–800	798	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	815	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	307.00–312.00	308.99
5	450–500	490	306.00–307.00	306.19
3	550–600	568	286.00	286.00
20	600–650	615	262.00–266.00	263.19
6	650–700	658	252.00	252.00
77	700–750	711	240.00–246.00	244.84
37	750–800	753	242.00	242.00
6	850–900	871	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	470	245.00–260.00	252.50
3	600–650	638	190.00–237.00	218.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	247.00	247.00
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	327.00	327.00
2	400–450	420	312.00–327.00	319.86
2	450–500	483	307.00–320.00	313.53
7	500–550	528	292.00–302.00	300.03
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	628	265.00–268.00	266.52
2	700–750	718	235.00–246.00	240.56
2	750–800	753	227.00–236.00	231.51
1	800–850	810	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	302.00	302.00
1	400–450	410	267.00	267.00
5	450–500	478	252.00–295.00	274.38
1	500–550	500	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	327.00	327.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	520	317.00	317.00
5	550–600	567	315.00–323.00	321.38
37	600–650	631	298.00–306.00	300.61
44	700–750	748	263.50–265.25	264.93
61	750–800	762	263.00–265.50	264.92
64	800–850	827	256.00–263.00	262.78
29	850–900	872	250.00–254.00	252.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	275	392.00	392.00
2	350–400	375	352.00–355.00	353.54
1	400–450	445	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	475	302.00	302.00
6	500–550	548	300.00–305.00	304.18
5	550–600	575	295.00–310.00	301.00
2	600–650	630	272.00–282.00	277.00
17	650–700	686	265.00–270.00	268.51
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
9	750–800	773	256.00–260.00	258.23
5	850–900	892	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	267.00–272.00	269.39
1	600–650	630	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	106.00–110.00	108.34
4	—	1,151	120.00–126.00	122.63
1	—	845	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	140.00–144.00	141.89
3	—	1,438	147.00–149.00	147.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,405	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,085	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	140.00–145.00	142.86
3	—	1,722	158.00–167.00	161.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.