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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 15

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 292 vs last sale 339▼ 126 vs year ago 173 · −72.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 25▲ 5 vs year ago 32 · +15.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.51/cwt on 6 head, down $43.56 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −63.07 against this barn's trailing median of $408.58.

Average price

$345.51

▼ 43.56 vs prior sale

6 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−48.48

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	551	345.51	1,904	6thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

345.51

—

TN average16 barns · 390 hd

393.99

−48.48

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.58

−63.07

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

8 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $444.73, low $335.84, median $408.58 across 8 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	1,397	202.65	2,830	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	183.31	2,631	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	183.17	2,260	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	146.46	1,383	4thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,048	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	413.34/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,385	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,583	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	403.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,694	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	434.14/cwt	430.00–437.00	1,980	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,161	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,303	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	418.28/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,723	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	551	345.51/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,904	6
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	610	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,056	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,197	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,338	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	210.48/cwt	206.00–213.00	3,094	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	150.61/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,464	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	180.90/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,223	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	189.97/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,371	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	182.31/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,554	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	191.41/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,875	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,596	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 339Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 25Year ago 32

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	168.00	168.00
9	—	1,401	179.00–185.00	182.31
3	—	1,502	189.00–195.00	191.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	149.00–152.00	150.61
1	—	860	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	189.00–191.00	189.97
9	—	1,229	175.00–186.00	180.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	206.00–213.00	210.48
1	—	1,250	187.00	187.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	412	415.00–420.00	418.28
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	551	342.00–355.00	345.51
1	600–650	610	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	310.00–315.00	312.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	456	430.00–437.00	434.14
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	750	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	375	422.00	422.00
3	400–450	420	400.00–405.00	403.27
1	700–750	740	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	577	410.00–415.00	413.34
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00

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.