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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 112▼ 62 vs year ago 195 · −31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 31▼ 47 vs year ago 60 · −78.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data however 500-600lbs Steers traded well with strong demand and good supply.

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 $411.19/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −20.07 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$411.19

20 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+50.76

vs TN average

−18.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	411.19	2,164	20

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 sale20 hd

411.19

—

TN average14 barns · 358 hd

360.43

+50.76

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−18.53

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−20.07

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	1,282	169.66	2,174	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	157.00	2,536	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	152.33	2,029	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	135.00	1,600	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,135	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

44 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,316	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,147	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	390.37/cwt	382.00–392.00	2,194	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,064	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,184	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,451	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	358.04/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,568	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,466	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	339.46/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,623	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	323.44/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,698	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	287.37/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,632	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	300.02/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,884	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	289.51/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,911	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,163	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	255.94/cwt	252.00–260.00	2,260	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	387.28/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,689	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	309.61/cwt	287.00–317.00	1,573	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	300.17/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,738	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	306.88/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,933	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,722	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,000	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	252.24/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,841	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	251.00/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,908	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	812	224.88/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,826	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	230.17/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,014	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,832	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	178.64/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,542	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,951	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,188	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,536	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,134.56/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,135	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 112Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 31Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 1

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data however 500-600lbs Steers traded well with strong demand and good supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	508	287.00–317.00	309.61
4	550–600	579	280.00–325.00	300.17
2	600–650	645	267.00	267.00
2	700–750	730	240.00–265.00	252.24
2	750–800	760	242.00–260.00	251.00
3	800–850	812	210.00–240.00	224.88
2	850–900	875	220.00–240.00	230.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	436	382.00–390.00	387.28
2	600–650	630	302.00–312.00	306.88
1	650–700	685	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
14	500–550	511	415.00–425.00	420.11
6	550–600	562	382.00–392.00	390.37
5	650–700	651	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	768	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	382.00	382.00
1	350–400	385	377.00	377.00
3	400–450	438	355.00–362.00	358.04
5	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	339.46
8	500–550	525	320.00–327.00	323.44
3	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	628	285.00–322.00	300.02
2	650–700	660	288.00–291.00	289.51
1	800–850	810	267.00	267.00
2	850–900	883	252.00–260.00	255.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	312.00	312.00
3	550–600	568	282.00–290.00	287.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,134.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	1,210	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	149.00–150.00	149.50
1	—	1,385	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	160.00–162.00	160.68
3	—	1,423	177.00–180.00	178.64

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.