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Columbia Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 9

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 42▼ 221 vs year ago 275 · −80.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 75 vs year ago 90 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts; however, all Feeder Cattle traded higher with average quality and stronger demand; Slaughter Cattle traded lower with substandard quality and steady demand.

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 $339.99/cwt on 4 head, up $20.99 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −40.03 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$339.99

▲ 20.99 vs prior sale

4 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.03

vs TN average

+2.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	339.99	1,751	4thin

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 sale4 hd

339.99

—

TN average11 barns · 208 hd

329.96

+10.03

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

+2.20

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−40.03

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	—	Average	1,985	187.06	3,713	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	148.50	2,242	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	141.03	1,694	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	131.00	1,474	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	237	433.06/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,026	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	482.16/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,316	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	352.64/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,056	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	360.50/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,345	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	349.89/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,616	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	339.99/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,751	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,545	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,755	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	348.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,801	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,985	187.06/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,713	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,474	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	138.79/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,659	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,838	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,918	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,591	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 42Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	184.00–190.00	187.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,195	137.00–140.00	138.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,380	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	131.00	131.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	462	345.00–355.00	349.89
4	500–550	515	335.00–345.00	339.99
3	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	345.00–375.00	360.50
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	273	475.00–490.00	482.16
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	583	350.00–361.00	352.64
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	420.00–445.00	433.06
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	412	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	517	345.00–350.00	348.32
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00

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.