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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, May 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 155▼ 328 vs year ago 421 · −77.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 41▼ 18 vs year ago 33 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established 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 $409.78/cwt on 8 head, down $22.72 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +29.76 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$409.78

▼ 22.72 vs prior sale

8 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.98

vs TN average

−8.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	417.45	2,142	3thin
Medium and Large 2	528	405.18	2,139	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.27/cwt here — about $3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

409.78

—

TN average15 barns · 689 hd

415.76

−5.98

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−8.48

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

+29.76

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	1,753	216.09	3,788	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	189.79	2,873	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	179.00	2,032	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	150.00	1,590	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,348	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,120	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,342	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	415.11/cwt	370.00–462.00	1,611	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	436.01/cwt	435.00–437.00	1,897	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	406.68/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,944	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	417.45/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,142	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	400.22/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,065	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,270	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,623	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,051	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,121	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	203.15/cwt	196.00–209.00	3,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	224.71/cwt	221.00–230.00	4,168	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,150	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,032	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,100	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	191.39/cwt	190.00–193.00	2,880	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,849	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 May 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 155Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 41Year ago 33

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	190.00–193.00	191.39
1	—	1,540	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,200	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,855	221.00–230.00	224.71
2	—	1,600	196.00–209.00	203.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	525	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	575	425.00	425.00
1	950–1000	960	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	397.00	397.00
2	350–400	388	370.00–462.00	415.11
2	400–450	435	435.00–437.00	436.01
2	450–500	478	385.00–430.00	406.68
4	500–550	516	380.00–415.00	400.22
1	550–600	575	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	513	410.00–422.00	417.45
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	790	332.00	332.00
1	950–1000	970	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	430	477.00	477.00
2	500–550	548	387.00	387.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	515.00	515.00

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.