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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 23

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

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Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▲ 241 vs last sale 114▲ 191 vs year ago 164 · +116.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 18 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 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 lack of comparable data, however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded slightly higher with fair quality and stronger 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 $341.60/cwt on 17 head, up $22.60 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −38.41 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$341.60

▲ 22.60 vs prior sale

17 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.47

vs TN average

−14.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	341.60	1,902	17thin

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 sale17 hd

341.60

—

TN average16 barns · 766 hd

340.13

+1.47

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−14.50

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−38.41

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	2,060	190.00	3,914	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	159.00	2,091	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	143.82	1,855	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	129.02	1,299	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,968	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,786	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	360.77/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,905	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,866	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,183	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	355.30/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,079	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,115	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,282	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	338.53/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,319	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,324	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,324	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,655	68
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	817	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,639	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	413.10/cwt	405.00–422.00	1,520	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,565	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	354.87/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,718	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	349.59/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,993	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	335.90/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,938	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,104	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	320.39/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,188	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,400	74
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	785	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,449	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	824	313.43/cwt	308.00–314.00	2,583	83
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	856	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,568	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,602	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	406.67/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,749	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	564	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,042	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,763	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	338.20/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,100	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,914	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	131.53/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,302	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,279	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,850	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	142.04/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,858	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,091	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 114Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data, however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded slightly higher with fair quality and stronger demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	564	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	430	405.00–410.00	406.67
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	621	331.00–340.00	338.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	570	347.00–352.00	349.59
5	650–700	683	320.00–322.00	320.39
74	700–750	725	331.00	331.00
1	750–800	785	312.00	312.00
83	800–850	824	308.00–314.00	313.43
4	850–900	856	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	405.00–422.00	413.10
7	450–500	484	350.00–365.00	354.87
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
9	550–600	577	335.00–337.00	335.90
2	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	668	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	377.00	377.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	372.00	372.00
6	500–550	528	355.00–370.00	360.77
4	550–600	585	350.00–367.00	355.30
3	600–650	610	345.00–350.00	346.68
2	650–700	685	335.00–342.00	338.53
1	700–750	700	332.00	332.00
1	850–900	870	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	417.00	417.00
4	550–600	564	387.00	387.00
14	600–650	615	371.00	371.00
68	750–800	750	354.00	354.00
6	800–850	817	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	745	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	141.00–143.00	142.04
2	—	1,263	146.00–147.00	146.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	119.00	119.00
4	—	990	127.00–135.00	131.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.