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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 29

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 34▼ 53 vs year ago 80 · −66.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.00/cwt on 4 head, down $70.01 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −73.26 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$358.00

▼ 70.01 vs prior sale

4 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$57.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.68

vs TN average

−41.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	372.33	2,061	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	315.00	1,764	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.33/cwt here — about $297 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 sale4 hd

358.00

—

TN average14 barns · 294 hd

392.68

−34.68

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−41.29

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−73.26

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	—	High	1,865	228.00	4,252	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	172.25	2,067	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	171.50	2,448	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	145.00	1,595	1thin

Every lot

18 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	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,837	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,176	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,265	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,256	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	320.50/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,638	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,909	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	337.25/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,108	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	4,252	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,595	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	179.63/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,093	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	164.86/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,036	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,315	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,583	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 34Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 19Year ago 6

No trends could be established 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	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	660	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	337.00	337.00
2	550–600	558	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	638	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	650	347.00	347.00
1	700–750	715	335.00	335.00
4	800–850	823	320.00–321.00	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	332.00–340.00	337.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,435	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	163.00–167.00	164.86
3	—	1,165	179.00–180.00	179.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	228.00	228.00

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.