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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 3

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 189▼ 345 vs year ago 533 · −64.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 29▼ 27 vs year ago 66 · −40.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifer under 500lbs 12.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500lbs mostly steady; No trends could be established on Feeder Steers/Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady.

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 $341.01/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −39.01 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$341.01

15 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$15.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.02

vs TN average

−30.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	343.09	1,965	13thin
Medium and Large 2	540	327.50	1,769	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.59/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

341.01

—

TN average13 barns · 688 hd

359.03

−18.02

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−30.50

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−39.01

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	—	Low	1,745	190.55	3,325	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	169.47	2,556	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	159.68	2,090	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	143.32	1,678	7thin

Every lot

50 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,614	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	422.47/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,939	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,101	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	389.31/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,207	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,456	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	405.18/cwt	403.00–432.00	1,596	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	390.97/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,634	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	356.50/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,647	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,614	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	475	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,435	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,853	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	345.01/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,984	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	321.36/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,002	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,187	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,359	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,340	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	791	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,757	61
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	289.30/cwt	284.00–294.00	2,676	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,580	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,374	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,750	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	356.49/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,636	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	376.78/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,816	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,886	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	324.17/cwt	312.00–342.00	1,666	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	356.47/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,003	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	331.54/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,867	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	348.65/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,155	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,184	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	200.91/cwt	195.00–206.00	3,717	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,416	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	139.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,502	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	151.44/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,952	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	150.13/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,956	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	164.18/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,167	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	169.47/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,556	2

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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 189Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	345	422.00	422.00
12	350–400	394	403.00–432.00	405.18
2	400–450	418	390.00–392.00	390.97
4	450–500	462	355.00–357.00	356.50
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
11	550–600	575	335.00–355.00	345.01
3	600–650	623	320.00–322.00	321.36
1	650–700	690	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	750	312.00	312.00
3	900–950	925	284.00–294.00	289.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	325	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	465	347.00	347.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	382.00	382.00
1	700–750	700	337.00	337.00
61	750–800	791	348.50	348.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	357	452.00	452.00
6	450–500	459	410.00–425.00	422.47
3	550–600	567	380.00–394.00	389.31
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	417.00	417.00
1	400–450	430	407.00	407.00
3	450–500	482	370.00–380.00	376.78
10	500–550	514	367.00	367.00
3	550–600	562	352.00–365.00	356.47
9	600–650	618	347.00–350.00	348.65
2	700–750	700	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	459	355.00–357.00	356.49
4	500–550	514	312.00–342.00	324.17
3	550–600	563	325.00–335.00	331.54
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,850	195.00–206.00	200.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,289	139.00–158.00	151.44
11	—	1,320	161.00–170.00	164.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	137.00–145.00	139.96
1	—	1,065	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,303	148.00–153.00	150.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	169.00–170.00	169.47

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.