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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 11

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 130▲ 40 vs year ago 194 · +20.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $417.87/cwt on 60 head, down $23.29 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −13.39 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$417.87

▼ 23.29 vs prior sale

60 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$47.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.05

vs TN average

−54.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	457.23	2,437	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	410.00	2,390	50

One grade step is worth $47.23/cwt here — about $47 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 sale60 hd

417.87

—

TN average15 barns · 458 hd

455.92

−38.05

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−54.33

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−13.39

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	1,580	195.00	3,081	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	153.31	1,657	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	131.19	1,371	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,044	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,165	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	475.39/cwt	460.00–482.00	2,448	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,390	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	369.40/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,530	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	347.00/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,540	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,707	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,003	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	394.07/cwt	394.00–395.00	2,081	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	390.25/cwt	390.25–390.25	2,189	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,128	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	355.36/cwt	352.00–357.00	2,178	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	337.67/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,279	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,348	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	806	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,539	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,406	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,187	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,377	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,081	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	131.19/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,371	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,521	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	158.20/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,726	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 130Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 4

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	520.00	520.00
6	500–550	515	460.00–482.00	475.39
4	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
10	650–700	685	369.00–370.00	369.40
9	700–750	732	346.00–355.00	347.00
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
24	800–850	846	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	550–600	583	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	447.00	447.00
1	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
13	500–550	528	394.00–395.00	394.07
9	550–600	591	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	613	352.00–357.00	355.36
9	650–700	675	335.00–338.00	337.67
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	810	297.00	297.00
1	850–900	865	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	550–600	561	390.25	390.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	701	335.00	335.00
7	800–850	806	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	497.00	497.00
1	450–500	485	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	625	375.00	375.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	154.00–166.00	158.20
2	—	1,060	140.00–147.00	143.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	126.00–135.00	131.19

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.