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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 130▼ 67 vs year ago 197 · −34.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▼ 12 vs year ago 28 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 9 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 lack of comparable data due to light receipts.

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 $359.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −21.02 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$359.00

14 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$3.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.44

vs TN average

−61.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	359.89	2,084	10thin
Medium and Large 2	526	356.77	1,877	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.12/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale14 hd

359.00

—

TN average15 barns · 875 hd

397.45

−38.44

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−61.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−21.02

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	—	High	1,850	201.50	3,728	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	176.00	2,473	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	165.00	2,195	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	142.14	1,524	3thin

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)	1,100	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,324	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	559.56/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,891	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	505.74/cwt	485.00–522.00	2,144	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	502.26/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,336	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,569	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	419.39/cwt	415.00–422.00	2,437	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	409.31/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,611	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	381.21/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,615	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,789	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,848	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,976	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	435.52/cwt	405.00–452.00	1,572	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	459.98/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,946	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,048	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	430.84/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,064	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	359.03/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,842	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	389.86/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,047	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	359.20/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,123	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,985	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	353.68/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,207	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,353	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,495	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	492.60/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,872	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	493.00/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,066	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	491.33/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,280	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,441	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	395.00/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,133	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,245	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	153.21/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,751	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,219	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,993	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,375	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,473	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,338	2,324.49/head	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,324	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	540.00–580.00	559.56
5	400–450	424	485.00–522.00	505.74
2	450–500	465	495.00–510.00	502.26
8	550–600	581	415.00–422.00	419.39
6	600–650	638	400.00–412.00	409.31
4	650–700	686	380.00–385.00	381.21
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	367.00	367.00
1	850–900	890	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	930	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	490.00–495.00	492.60
1	400–450	410	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
5	500–550	540	385.00–435.00	395.00
3	550–600	580	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	419	485.00–510.00	493.00
8	450–500	464	480.00–500.00	491.33
1	500–550	525	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	405.00–452.00	435.52
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	513	350.00–372.00	359.03
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
5	400–450	423	450.00–470.00	459.98
12	450–500	479	425.00–440.00	430.84
2	500–550	525	385.00–395.00	389.86
6	550–600	591	355.00–360.00	359.20
5	600–650	624	340.00–357.00	353.68
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	805	305.00–315.00	309.97
1	850–900	870	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	636	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	332.00	332.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	151.00–155.00	153.21
1	—	930	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,365	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,305	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,955	198.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,324.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	3,750.00	3,750.00

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.