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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 30

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 355▲ 80 vs year ago 166 · +48.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 3 vs year ago 21 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 3▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; No trends could be established on Feeder Steers or Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data, however traded mostly steady; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls not well established.

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 $343.56/cwt on 25 head, up $1.96 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −36.45 against this barn's trailing median of $380.02.

Average price

$343.56

▲ 1.96 vs prior sale

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$71.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

vs TN average

−9.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	356.20	1,963	20
Medium and Large 2	547	295.06	1,612	4thin
Small 1	510	285.00	1,454	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.20/cwt here — about $509 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale25 hd

343.56

—

TN average15 barns · 717 hd

338.71

+4.86

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−9.10

This barn, trailing median14 sales

380.02

−36.45

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	—	High	1,760	196.00	3,450	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	150.00	1,958	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	144.32	2,008	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	128.57	1,363	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,792	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	852	$1,689	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,687	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,011	$1,616	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,327	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,000	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$1,763	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,350	2thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	429.17/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,137	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	481.08/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,333	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,564	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	417.88/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,931	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,022	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	360.58/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,106	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	341.58/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,073	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	348.23/cwt	347.00–349.00	2,361	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,254	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	746	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,492	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	306.97/cwt	297.00–317.00	2,572	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,795	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	383.55/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,438	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	335.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,443	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	456	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,719	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	366.53/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,752	4
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	297.39/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,540	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	342.42/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,791	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	358.82/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,913	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	351.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,946	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,038	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	292.72/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,683	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	324.32/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,982	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,156	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	321.18/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,184	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	316.50/cwt	316.00–317.00	2,193	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,233	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	387.37/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,453	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	403.75/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,712	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,844	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	335.74/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,561	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	371.21/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,748	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,732	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,041	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	337.76/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,942	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	307.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,927	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,963	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,075	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,178	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,172	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	125.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,333	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,958	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,004	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,005	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	675	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	852	1,689.24/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,689	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,011	1,615.51/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,616	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	1,327.22/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,327	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,687.38/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,068	1,688.00/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	1,763.37/head	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,763	3

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 355Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	377.00	377.00
5	500–550	533	357.00–360.00	358.82
9	550–600	566	360.00	360.00
12	600–650	636	339.00	339.00
22	650–700	680	321.00–325.00	321.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	375	380.00–387.00	383.55
4	450–500	478	365.00–367.00	366.53
2	500–550	523	340.00–345.00	342.42
4	550–600	554	340.00–355.00	351.24
9	600–650	611	322.00–325.00	324.32
2	650–700	693	316.00–317.00	316.50
2	700–750	718	310.00–312.00	311.02
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	430	320.00–350.00	335.52
1	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	518	290.00–305.00	297.39
2	550–600	575	280.00–305.00	292.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	400.00–405.00	403.75
4	450–500	471	370.00–375.00	371.21
8	550–600	575	325.00–345.00	337.76
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	665	312.00	312.00
2	700–750	720	300.00–305.00	302.50
2	750–800	773	280.00–282.00	281.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	407.00	407.00
3	550–600	567	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	377.00–400.00	387.37
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	465	315.00–370.00	335.74
1	550–600	555	312.00	312.00
3	600–650	627	305.00–310.00	307.32
1	650–700	650	302.00	302.00
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	470.00–485.00	481.08
1	300–350	310	455.00	455.00
5	550–600	584	355.00–362.00	360.58
5	600–650	607	340.00–342.00	341.58
1	700–750	700	322.00	322.00
2	800–850	838	297.00–317.00	306.97
1	1000–1050	1,035	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	410.00–420.00	417.88
2	500–550	512	395.00	395.00
9	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
31	650–700	678	347.00–349.00	348.23
14	700–750	746	334.00	334.00
2	750–800	780	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	370.00–375.00	372.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	425.00–450.00	429.17

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	—	1,220	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,575.00	1,575.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,327.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,011	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,615.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	852	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,689.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	695	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,763.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	148.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	1,485	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	122.00–129.00	125.36
1	—	1,055	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	196.00	196.00

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.