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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 25

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 109▲ 16 vs year ago 137 · +11.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 11 vs year ago 25 · −44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts and lack of comparable data. No Sale next week in observance of Independance Day.

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 $319.42/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −111.84 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$319.42

5 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$28.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.19

vs TN average

−50.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	325.03	1,833	4thin
Small 1	540	297.00	1,604	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.03/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

319.42

—

TN average12 barns · 383 hd

344.62

−25.19

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−50.16

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−111.84

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	2,360	170.00	4,012	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,408	149.20	2,100	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	126.76	1,472	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,477	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	540	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,604	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	325.03/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,833	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	302.91/cwt	291.00–311.00	2,020	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	325.74/cwt	323.60–328.00	2,492	129
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,300	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,401	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,643	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,717	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,691	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,161	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,925	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	4,012	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	126.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,472	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	147.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,013	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,372	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Jun 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 109Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 9

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts and lack of comparable data. No Sale next week in observance of Independance Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	564	310.00–330.00	325.03
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
5	650–700	667	291.00–311.00	302.91
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
129	750–800	765	323.60–328.00	325.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	342.00	342.00
1	400–450	435	322.00	322.00
1	550–600	560	302.00	302.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	525	327.00	327.00
2	950–1000	952	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	257.00	257.00
1	900–950	930	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,360	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	124.00–129.00	126.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	142.00–150.00	147.27
1	—	1,530	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.