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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 26

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Feb 5Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 225▲ 281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 43▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

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 $318.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −113.26 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$318.00

7 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$65.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.69

vs TN average

−30.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	327.33	1,768	6thin
Medium and Large 2	555	262.00	1,454	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.33/cwt here — about $314 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 sale7 hd

318.00

—

TN average14 barns · 469 hd

338.69

−20.69

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−30.24

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−113.26

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	1,788	169.47	3,029	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	148.32	2,308	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	144.80	1,768	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	115.42	1,165	5thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,325	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	342.28/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,273	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	324.51/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,584	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,651	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,803	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	288.72/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,790	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	267.34/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,663	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	270.00/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,955	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,968	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	258.95/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,994	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	819	269.75/cwt	269.75–269.75	2,209	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,177	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,343	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	316.08/cwt	312.00–320.00	838	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	326.35/cwt	322.00–332.00	917	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	318.42/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,044	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,124	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,293	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	264.25/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,086	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	301.21/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,250	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	281.76/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,333	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	294.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,401	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	268.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,401	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	282.55/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,486	7
Heifers	550–600	Small 1Fleshy	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	249.56/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,405	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	280.80/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,587	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,464	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	256.38/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,602	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	260.32/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,721	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,658	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,876	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,149	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	308.19/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,134	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	263.77/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,100	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	322.46/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,383	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	495	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,322	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	298.66/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,538	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	302.46/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,739	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	286.00/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,673	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,743	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,325	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,770	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,748	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,834	173.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,183	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	969	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	120.03/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,305	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	135.25/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	148.38/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,847	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	148.32/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,308	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	320.00–322.00	321.01
5	400–450	429	317.00–330.00	322.46
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
13	500–550	515	292.00–309.00	298.66
3	550–600	575	298.00–312.00	302.46
4	600–650	616	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	708	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	802	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	302.00–315.00	308.19
3	400–450	417	252.00–275.00	263.77
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	585	282.00–290.00	286.00
1	600–650	625	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	339.00	339.00
30	700–750	724	269.00–272.00	270.00
63	800–850	819	269.75	269.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
3	600–650	622	250.00–277.00	267.34
1	700–750	730	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	372	334.00–360.00	342.28
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	488	322.00–327.00	324.51
1	500–550	505	327.00	327.00
2	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	620	285.00–290.00	288.72
2	700–750	740	266.00	266.00
3	750–800	770	255.00–261.00	258.95
1	850–900	896	243.00	243.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	322.00–332.00	326.35
2	300–350	333	335.00–340.00	337.56
5	400–450	415	295.00–305.00	301.21
10	450–500	476	290.00–295.00	294.31
7	500–550	526	275.00–290.00	282.55
5	550–600	565	275.00–287.00	280.80
18	600–650	625	247.00–261.00	256.38
9	650–700	661	259.00–261.00	260.32
1	700–750	715	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	885	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	312.00–320.00	316.08
2	300–350	328	317.00–320.00	318.42
5	400–450	411	235.00–285.00	264.25
2	450–500	473	276.00–287.00	281.76
3	500–550	522	265.00–270.00	268.34
2	550–600	563	237.00–262.00	249.56
1	600–650	605	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	685	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	257.00	257.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,325.00	2,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,245	142.00–153.00	148.38
3	—	1,158	134.00–137.00	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	108.00–109.00	108.51
3	—	1,087	117.00–124.00	120.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,556	145.00–154.00	148.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,834	170.00–180.00	173.56
1	—	1,555	149.00	149.00

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.