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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

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

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 321▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 33▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 9 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 light receipts.

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 $289.50/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −90.52 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$289.50

18 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.20

vs TN average

−32.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	295.61	1,653	10thin
Medium and Large 2	565	281.87	1,592	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd

289.50

—

TN average13 barns · 759 hd

301.70

−12.20

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−32.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−90.52

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

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	—	Average	1,320	165.00	2,178	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	160.00	2,312	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	146.30	1,777	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	113.63	1,158	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,899	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	955	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	381.20/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,872	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	288.50/cwt	265.00–312.00	1,558	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	322.83/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,866	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,022	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,122	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,115	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	339.58/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,402	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	329.08/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,566	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,600	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,615	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	297.41/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,683	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	283.56/cwt	247.00–290.00	1,613	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,648	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,752	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	281.26/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,733	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	258.50/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,745	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	266.35/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,817	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,867	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,533	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	287.98/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,630	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,751	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	241.24/cwt	215.00–268.00	1,877	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,178	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,197	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	102.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,033	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	130.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,412	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,367	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	146.73/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,673	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,312	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	160.99/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,355	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,811.00/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,811	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,325	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 19Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	540	265.00–312.00	288.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	491	380.00–385.00	381.20
6	550–600	578	322.00–327.00	322.83
2	600–650	642	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	732	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	655	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	497	322.00	322.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	569	247.00–290.00	283.56
2	650–700	675	255.00–262.00	258.50
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	413	337.00–342.00	339.58
9	450–500	476	328.00–332.00	329.08
4	500–550	542	298.00	298.00
5	550–600	566	295.00–303.00	297.41
12	600–650	616	272.00–285.00	281.26
3	650–700	682	265.00–267.00	266.35
2	750–800	762	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	595	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	566	285.00–290.00	287.98
2	750–800	778	215.00–268.00	241.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,130	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,005	100.00–105.00	102.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	126.00–135.00	130.95
2	—	1,463	158.00–164.00	160.99
3	—	1,140	144.00–150.00	146.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	1,075	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,225.00	2,225.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,811.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.