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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 27

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 139▲ 46 vs year ago 143 · +32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 8 vs year ago 21 · +38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from the previous week however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded well with a higher undertone; Slaughter Cows traded 4.00 higher on a light test; No trends on Slaughter Bulls 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 $338.77/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −41.25 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$338.77

33 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$38.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.28

vs TN average

−31.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	344.54	1,913	27
Medium and Large 2	555	316.19	1,755	4thin
Small 1	550	306.00	1,683	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.54/cwt here — about $230 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 sale33 hd

338.77

—

TN average16 barns · 1,154 hd

358.05

−19.28

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−31.04

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−41.25

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	1,860	205.00	3,813	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	170.90	2,681	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	163.49	2,125	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	136.54	1,442	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	407.39/cwt	397.00–415.00	1,903	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	390.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,048	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	384.87/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,205	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	358.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,210	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	362.91/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,482	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	383.39/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,426	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,424	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	365.18/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,563	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	354.74/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,710	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	492	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,820	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,622	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	346.30/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,815	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	311.58/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,776	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	343.66/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,962	18
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	327.21/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,032	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,240	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	272.26/cwt	250.00–282.00	2,143	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,551	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	369.61/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,563	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	395.09/cwt	382.00–412.00	1,829	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	335.29/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,780	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,022	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	358.86/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,020	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	317.82/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,796	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,779	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	322.15/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,017	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	320.77/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,117	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	295.99/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,028	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	271.03/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,954	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,813	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	128.01/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,308	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	145.06/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,581	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	151.01/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,832	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	170.22/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,279	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,445	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,138	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,599	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	176.08/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,868	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 139Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	121.00–138.00	128.01
3	—	1,090	142.00–149.00	145.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,213	144.00–158.00	151.01
4	—	1,339	169.00–172.00	170.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	171.00	171.00
4	—	1,629	174.00–180.00	176.08
1	—	1,425	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	205.00	205.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	372	377.00–390.00	383.39
2	400–450	428	355.00–375.00	365.18
14	450–500	482	350.00–362.00	354.74
9	500–550	524	342.00–352.00	346.30
18	550–600	571	340.00–350.00	343.66
7	600–650	621	320.00–335.00	327.21
1	650–700	685	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	367.00	367.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	570	305.00–320.00	311.58
5	750–800	787	250.00–282.00	272.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	417.00	417.00
9	450–500	463	382.00–412.00	395.09
2	500–550	532	380.00	380.00
7	550–600	563	352.00–360.00	358.86
4	600–650	626	317.00–332.00	322.15
6	650–700	660	315.00–322.00	320.77
4	700–750	721	270.00–272.00	271.03
2	850–900	850	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	362.00–375.00	369.61
4	500–550	531	330.00–337.00	335.29
4	550–600	565	305.00–322.00	317.82
1	600–650	620	287.00	287.00
2	650–700	685	295.00–297.00	295.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	467	397.00–415.00	407.39
3	500–550	525	385.00–400.00	390.19
6	550–600	573	375.00–390.00	384.87
4	600–650	616	355.00–360.00	358.71
11	650–700	684	360.00–365.00	362.91
1	750–800	785	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.