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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 26

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 357▼ 109 vs year ago 189 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 5▼ 17 vs year ago 29 · −58.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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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 $364.60/cwt on 9 head, down $55.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 16 comparable sales and sits −66.67 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$364.60

▼ 55.67 vs prior sale

9 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.59

vs TN average

−6.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	364.60	1,891	9thin

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 sale9 hd

364.60

—

TN average14 barns · 506 hd

367.19

−2.59

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−6.40

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−66.67

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	—	Low	1,300	176.00	2,288	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	154.00	2,272	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	153.34	1,973	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	144.30	1,707	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)	1,090	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,450	1thin

Every lot

34 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 1	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,561	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,907	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	367.67/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,890	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,869	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,093	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,321	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	319.00/cwt	318.50–322.00	1,818	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,528	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	326.35/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,736	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,930	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,666	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,707	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	858	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,673	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	144.30/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,707	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,813	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,312	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,272	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 357Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 1

No trends could be established due to light receipts;

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	141.00–147.00	144.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,225	146.00–150.00	148.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	637	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	532	325.00–327.00	326.35
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	673	245.00–250.00	247.55
1	800–850	845	202.00	202.00
2	850–900	858	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
13	550–600	570	318.50–322.00	319.00
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	422.00	422.00
5	450–500	454	420.00	420.00
8	500–550	514	362.00–377.00	367.67
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	652	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	795	292.00	292.00

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	—	1,505	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	—	1,090	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.