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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

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

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 234▼ 275 vs year ago 321 · −85.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 33 · +30.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 3▲ 9 vs year ago 19 · +47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data; however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded with a higher undertone with fair to good quality and strong demand. No trends established on Slaughter Cattle due to light receipts the previous week, however traded slightly higher with good quality and strong demand. Sale included good Quality Replacement Cow Calf pairs, Bred Cows, and Stock Cows from a sellout which traded well.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $438.60/cwt on 5 head, down $0.08 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 10 comparable sales and sits +3.04 against this barn's trailing median of $435.56.

Average price

$438.60

▼ 0.08 vs prior sale

5 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.30

vs TN average

−23.35 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	438.60	1,829	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

438.60

—

TN average16 barns · 421 hd

446.90

−8.30

National average166 barns · 7,046 hd

461.95

−23.35

This barn, trailing median10 sales

435.56

+3.04

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 400–500 lb

10 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $465.52, low $351.01, median $435.56 across 10 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	1,745	176.38	3,078	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	164.63	2,342	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	161.98	2,061	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	128.01	1,313	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$3,301	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$3,941	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,422	$3,367	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$2,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,940	4thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,599	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	558.78/cwt	550.00–562.00	1,905	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,637	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,472	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	461.08/cwt	452.00–475.00	1,535	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,790	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	176.38/cwt	170.00–182.00	3,078	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	132.57/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,290	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	123.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,331	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	152.65/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,760	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	162.84/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,050	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,885	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	174.40/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,433	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	163.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,375	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	172.11/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,599	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	3,885.23/head	3,725.00–4,200.00	3,885	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	3,212.94/head	3,200.00–3,225.00	3,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	4,015.77/head	3,725.00–4,350.00	4,016	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	3,300.57/head	3,125.00–3,400.00	3,301	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,998.73/head	1,910.60–2,099.50	1,999	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,765.80/head	1,765.80–1,765.80	1,766	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	2,575.20/head	2,575.20–2,575.20	2,575	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 234Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 10Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 3Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	522.00	522.00
6	300–350	333	452.00–475.00	461.08
4	400–450	405	442.00	442.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	615.00	615.00
7	300–350	341	550.00–562.00	558.78
1	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
3	650–700	685	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	3,200.00–3,225.00	3,212.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,363	3,725.00–4,350.00	4,015.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	3,675.00	3,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,094	3,725.00–4,200.00	3,885.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	3,125.00–3,400.00	3,300.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,765.80	1,765.80

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	3	—	1,088	1,910.60–2,099.50	1,998.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,575.20	2,575.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	170.00–182.00	176.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,259	158.00–168.00	162.84
2	—	1,510	170.00–174.00	172.11
3	—	1,153	151.00–155.00	152.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,457	160.00–165.00	163.02
3	—	1,395	172.00–176.00	174.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	131.00–134.00	132.57
2	—	1,078	122.00–125.00	123.44

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.