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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 6

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Dec 17Jan 6Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 100▲ 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 39▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

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 $402.15/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −29.11 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$402.15

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,121

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$193.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs TN average

−64.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	413.53	2,243	16thin
Small 1	510	220.00	1,122	1thin

One grade step is worth $193.53/cwt here — about $1,121 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 sale17 hd

402.15

—

TN average10 barns · 444 hd

403.84

−1.69

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−64.18

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−29.11

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	1,685	190.22	3,204	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	162.20	2,429	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	155.74	2,018	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	137.12	1,512	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,244	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	787	$1,465	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	1,381	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	518.56/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,504	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	456.00/cwt	452.00–457.00	1,778	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,118	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,948	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1Fleshy	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	413.32/cwt	407.00–417.00	2,315	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	398.25/cwt	397.00–402.00	2,390	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	380.50/cwt	380.50–380.50	2,523	75
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	357.51/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,435	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,663	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,778	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	852	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	3,003	59
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	3,046	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	944	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,096	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	312.52/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,994	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	361.89/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,694	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	360.33/cwt	357.00–362.00	2,039	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,162	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,152	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,812	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,767	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,921	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	353.48/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,167	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,435	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	314.49/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,384	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	174.42/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,276	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	202.74/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,872	192.41/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,602	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	132.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,435	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	143.01/cwt	133.00–152.00	1,778	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	172.98/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,301	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	162.33/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,196	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	161.57/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,411	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	170.93/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,555	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,255	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,210	2,244.11/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,244	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	787	1,464.62/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,465	3

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

Tue Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	410	442.00	442.00
2	500–550	538	357.00	357.00
2	600–650	613	352.00–355.00	353.48
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	738	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	758	312.00–317.00	314.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	397.00	397.00
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	397.00–402.00	398.25
75	650–700	663	380.50	380.50
1	750–800	750	355.00	355.00
59	850–900	852	352.50	352.50
4	900–950	944	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	557.00	557.00
3	250–300	290	505.00–525.00	518.56
3	300–350	330	515.00	515.00
5	350–400	390	452.00–457.00	456.00
4	500–550	502	422.00	422.00
11	550–600	560	407.00–417.00	413.32
2	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	681	350.00–365.00	357.51
4	800–850	817	340.00	340.00
2	900–950	930	325.00–330.00	327.50
2	950–1000	958	305.00–320.00	312.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	468	350.00–377.00	361.89
6	550–600	566	357.00–362.00	360.33
2	650–700	658	327.00	327.00
1	700–750	740	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	623	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,244.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	787	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,464.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	174.00–175.00	174.42
3	—	1,872	190.00–194.00	192.41
2	—	1,783	200.00–205.00	202.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,080	125.00–137.00	132.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	133.00–152.00	143.01
5	—	1,353	157.00–167.00	162.33
4	—	1,330	170.00–178.00	172.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	145.00–150.00	147.55
9	—	1,492	154.00–168.00	161.57
4	—	1,495	170.00–173.00	170.93

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.