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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, May 14

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 73▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 12.00 to 18.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher with light receipts.

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 $395.91/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −35.35 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$395.91

11 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+33.73

vs TN average

+11.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	395.91	2,195	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

395.91

—

TN average13 barns · 404 hd

362.18

+33.73

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+11.31

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−35.35

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	1,718	188.89	3,245	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	161.10	2,502	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	156.25	1,883	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	132.84	1,409	6thin

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)	1,245	$2,332	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$2,027	4thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	442	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,790	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,725	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	328.04/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,981	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	330.46/cwt	329.00–332.00	2,247	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	717	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,259	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	291.89/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,242	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	849	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,335	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	928	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,320	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,213	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	980	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,597	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,448	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	448	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,667	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,607	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	310.94/cwt	308.00–317.00	1,760	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	293.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,803	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	292.86/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,971	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	772	275.06/cwt	272.00–275.50	2,123	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	840	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	400.33/cwt	397.00–402.00	1,677	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,562	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,579	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	381.50/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,808	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,759	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	188.89/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,245	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,055	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	146.36/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	132.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,483	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	155.19/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,797	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	167.99/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,133	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	143.91/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,936	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	157.81/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,301	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	170.14/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,714	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,753	152.89/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,680	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,157	1,919.56/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,920	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,245	2,331.98/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,332	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 73Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 12.00 to 18.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher with light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	180.00–195.00	188.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	130.00–136.00	132.78
2	—	1,010	144.00–149.00	146.36
1	—	995	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,158	145.00–162.00	155.19
3	—	1,270	164.00–171.00	167.99
2	—	1,345	136.00–152.00	143.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	151.00–155.00	152.89
4	—	1,595	166.00–175.00	170.14
6	—	1,458	154.00–165.00	157.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	604	322.00–335.00	328.04
2	650–700	680	329.00–332.00	330.46
7	750–800	768	280.00–301.00	291.89
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	405.00	405.00
10	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
9	700–750	717	315.00	315.00
5	800–850	849	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00
28	900–950	928	250.00	250.00
53	950–1000	980	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	367.00	367.00
1	950–1000	975	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	372.00	372.00
1	450–500	455	347.00	347.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	419	397.00–402.00	400.33
4	450–500	474	377.00–385.00	381.50
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	830	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	362.00	362.00
1	450–500	450	357.00	357.00
3	550–600	566	308.00–317.00	310.94
8	600–650	615	285.00–300.00	293.10
4	650–700	673	280.00–297.00	292.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	372.00	372.00
8	750–800	772	272.00–275.50	275.06
1	800–850	840	259.00	259.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	1,245	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,331.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,919.56

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.