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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 2

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 80▼ 146 vs year ago 188 · −77.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 26 vs year ago 39 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $287.00/cwt on 3 head, down $38.94 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −55.09 against this barn's trailing median of $342.09.

Average price

$287.00

▼ 38.94 vs prior sale

3 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.86

vs TN average

−35.17 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	287.00	1,886	3thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

287.00

—

TN average15 barns · 277 hd

312.86

−25.86

National average146 barns · 4,593 hd

322.17

−35.17

This barn, trailing median13 sales

342.09

−55.09

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 600–700 lb

13 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $360.31, low $301.77, median $342.09 across 13 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	1,847	194.02	3,584	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	158.68	1,833	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	127.50	1,288	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	120.00	1,416	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$2,199	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,336	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,212	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	348.48/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,429	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,601	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,886	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	267.98/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,088	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,214	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,534	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,008	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,515	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,580	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	299.58/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,857	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	288.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,903	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	239.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,047	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,445	1
Bulls	—	—	2,068	204.03/cwt	203.00–205.00	4,219	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,472	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	158.68/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,833	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,416	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	2,198.62/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,199	2

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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 80Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	410	347.00–350.00	348.48
1	450–500	475	337.00	337.00
3	650–700	657	287.00	287.00
4	750–800	779	265.00–270.00	267.98
1	800–850	845	262.00	262.00
1	950–1000	990	256.00	256.00
6	1000–1050	1,008	249.50	249.50
1	1050–1100	1,070	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	325.00–330.00	327.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	620	297.00–302.00	299.58
3	650–700	660	285.00–295.00	288.36
3	850–900	853	235.00–250.00	239.98
1	1000–1050	1,040	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	300.00–302.00	301.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	174.00	174.00
2	—	2,068	203.00–205.00	204.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,005	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	154.00–163.00	158.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,198.62

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.