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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 18

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 343▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 19▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Calves/Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $427.55/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 7 of 16 comparable sales and sits −3.71 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$427.55

4 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$96.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.74

vs TN average

−59.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	451.73	2,462	3thin
Medium and Large 2	570	355.00	2,024	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.73/cwt here — about $438 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 sale4 hd

427.55

—

TN average15 barns · 474 hd

465.29

−37.74

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−59.80

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−3.71

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	—	Average	1,472	188.23	2,771	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	164.66	2,383	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	157.30	2,042	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	130.77	1,371	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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

45 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	292	592.32/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,730	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,185	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	411.38/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,966	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	465.10/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,442	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,442	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,550	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	385.30/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,612	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,613	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,718	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	374.95/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,905	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	384.37/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,229	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,079	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,319	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,978	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,306	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	534.40/cwt	525.00–565.00	2,020	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	489.58/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,046	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	472.92/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,261	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	321.68/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,358	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,302	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	188.23/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,771	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	131.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,357	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,193	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,610	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,823	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	146.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,827	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	162.29/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,108	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	164.14/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,298	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,781	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,988	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 343Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends could be established on Feeder Calves/Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	525.00–565.00	534.40
2	400–450	418	480.00–500.00	489.58
5	450–500	478	465.00–480.00	472.92
3	700–750	733	315.00–335.00	321.68
1	900–950	920	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	775	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	478	395.00–420.00	411.38
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	585.00–600.00	592.32
1	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	460	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	525	460.00–470.00	465.10
1	550–600	585	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	615	397.00	397.00
4	650–700	695	376.00	376.00
2	850–900	860	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	410.00	410.00
7	650–700	678	380.00–387.00	385.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	365.00–405.00	374.95
2	550–600	580	377.00–392.00	384.37
2	600–650	608	342.00	342.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	632	367.00	367.00
2	700–750	715	320.00–325.00	322.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	682	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	155.00–171.00	162.29
6	—	1,244	140.00–150.00	146.85
1	—	1,615	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	161.00–167.00	164.14
2	—	1,598	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,240	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,065	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,029	130.00–136.00	131.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	180.00–195.00	188.23

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.