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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 5

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 310▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 30▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 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 12.00 to 15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 17.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair, Demand moderate.

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 $249.13/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −130.89 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$249.13

5 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.19

vs TN average

−49.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	261.79	1,372	2thin
Medium and Large 2	517	240.69	1,244	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

249.13

—

TN average15 barns · 1,054 hd

271.32

−22.19

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−49.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−130.89

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	1,742	162.87	2,837	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	143.27	2,199	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	138.54	1,767	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,199	117.39	1,407	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	344.17/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,091	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	996	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,420	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,551	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	302.25/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,726	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	273.49/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,682	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,623	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,933	50
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,918	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	219.48/cwt	217.00–222.00	2,059	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,132	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	260.78/cwt	240.00–270.00	941	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	297.33/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,192	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,135	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,269	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	240.69/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,244	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	261.79/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,372	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	242.06/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,472	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	269.85/cwt	269.85–269.85	1,924	69
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	210.03/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,817	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,326	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,451	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	245.77/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,253	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	283.52/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,469	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	280.63/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,591	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	252.33/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,446	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	233.49/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,464	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	235.47/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,578	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,711	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	220.07/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,591	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,750	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	173.99/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,618	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,099	5
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,365	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	155.12/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,572	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,881	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	128.44/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,579	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	141.13/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,809	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	121.52/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,602	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	149.31/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,996	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,820	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	149.72/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,316	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	142.06/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,208	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 310Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	401	295.00–298.00	297.33
1	450–500	450	282.00	282.00
2	500–550	524	257.00–267.00	261.79
2	600–650	608	237.00–247.00	242.06
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
2	850–900	865	207.00–213.00	210.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
7	350–400	361	240.00–270.00	260.78
1	400–450	425	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	495	247.00	247.00
3	500–550	517	235.00–245.00	240.69
1	600–650	605	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	700–750	713	269.85	269.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	340.00–352.00	344.17
1	450–500	455	312.00	312.00
3	550–600	571	300.00–307.00	302.25
2	600–650	615	272.00–275.00	273.49
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	227.00	227.00
2	900–950	938	217.00–222.00	219.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	700–750	703	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	550	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	685	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	465	312.00	312.00
2	500–550	518	280.00–287.00	283.52
3	550–600	567	277.00–285.00	280.63
1	700–750	710	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	814	210.00–220.00	214.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	235.00–265.00	245.77
3	550–600	573	220.00–270.00	252.33
3	600–650	627	217.00–242.00	233.49
4	650–700	670	222.00–247.00	235.47
2	700–750	723	217.00–223.00	220.07
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	930	172.00–176.00	173.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	495	222.00	222.00
2	600–650	615	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	118.00–126.00	121.52
1	—	840	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,282	137.00–146.00	141.13
3	—	1,337	149.00–150.00	149.31
5	—	1,229	123.00–134.00	128.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	141.00–145.00	142.06
1	—	1,400	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,547	148.00–151.00	149.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	151.00–158.00	155.12
1	—	2,030	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,705	169.00	169.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.