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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 3

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 115▼ 225 vs year ago 339 · −66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 43▼ 21 vs year ago 43 · −48.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 20 vs year ago 24 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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 $319.32/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −60.70 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$319.32

19 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.87

vs TN average

−51.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	319.32	1,779	19thin

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 sale19 hd

319.32

—

TN average12 barns · 802 hd

340.18

−20.87

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−51.13

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−60.70

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	1,888	179.50	3,388	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	156.91	2,339	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	145.88	1,866	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	123.68	1,419	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	417.52/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,599	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	391.38/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,796	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,910	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	370.13/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,125	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	333.50/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,951	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,141	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	343.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,123	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	341.69/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,317	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,536	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,162	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	384.83/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,435	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	360.79/cwt	357.00–372.00	1,512	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,539	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	321.97/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,687	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	316.93/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,860	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,552	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	368.00/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,638	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	338.56/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,767	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	318.26/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,960	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,990	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,982	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,155	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,105	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,696	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,159	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	124.85/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,396	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,566	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	135.65/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,712	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	149.28/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,908	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,176	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	161.44/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,368	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	153.51/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,315	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 115Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 24

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	159.00–165.00	161.44
4	—	1,508	148.00–157.00	153.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	121.00–129.00	124.85
1	—	1,160	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	131.00–141.00	135.65
1	—	1,335	163.00	163.00
4	—	1,278	147.00–153.00	149.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	160.00	160.00
1	—	2,090	199.00	199.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	678	340.00–344.00	341.69
2	800–850	818	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	315	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	383	415.00–420.00	417.52
6	450–500	459	382.00–395.00	391.38
2	500–550	523	360.00–370.00	365.12
7	550–600	574	365.00–371.00	370.13
5	600–650	619	335.00–345.00	343.03
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	585	330.00–337.00	333.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	393.00	393.00
3	400–450	445	360.00–372.00	368.00
9	500–550	522	335.00–339.00	338.56
5	600–650	616	307.00–325.00	318.26
2	650–700	672	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	738	292.00	292.00
3	750–800	760	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	380.00–390.00	384.83
8	400–450	419	357.00–372.00	360.79
7	450–500	450	342.00	342.00
9	500–550	524	315.00–332.00	321.97
10	550–600	587	315.00–322.00	316.93
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	347.00	347.00

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	—	1,425	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.