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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 4

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Oct 28Nov 4latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 198▼ 193 vs year ago 250 · −77.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 32 · +3.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 26▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.75/cwt on 15 head, down $10.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −46.26 against this barn's trailing median of $373.02.

Average price

$326.75

▼ 10.98 vs prior sale

15 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs TN average

−32.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	336.63	1,794	10thin
Medium and Large 2	583	307.00	1,790	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale15 hd

326.75

—

TN average12 barns · 471 hd

329.85

−3.10

National average91 barns · 8,635 hd

359.14

−32.39

This barn, trailing median15 sales

373.02

−46.26

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.72, low $319.00, median $373.02 across 15 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	1,914	168.71	3,228	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	125.53	1,832	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	125.43	1,701	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	111.00	1,157	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,177	2thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,616	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,257	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,382	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	349.18/cwt	345.00–362.00	1,529	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,477	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	336.84/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,748	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	336.13/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,899	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,790	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	294.80/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,843	4
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,166	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,484	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	353.44/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,848	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	335.29/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,881	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	310.73/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,920	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,191	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	171.26/cwt	169.00–174.00	3,274	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	179.23/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,310	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,125	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,294	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	123.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,614	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	127.64/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,948	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,261	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,103	1,177.38/head	900.00–1,425.00	1,177	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 Nov 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 198Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 19Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 26Year ago 5

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	124.00–130.00	127.64
1	—	1,125	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	117.00	117.00
1	—	965	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	120.00–128.00	123.83
1	—	1,675	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,912	169.00–174.00	171.26
2	—	2,090	177.00–181.00	179.23
1	—	1,565	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	320	432.00	432.00
4	400–450	438	345.00–362.00	349.18
7	500–550	519	335.00–340.00	336.84
3	550–600	565	325.00–342.00	336.13
4	600–650	625	285.00–305.00	294.80
2	750–800	752	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	412.00	412.00
1	400–450	445	332.00	332.00
5	550–600	583	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	523	352.00–355.00	353.44
7	550–600	561	335.00–337.00	335.29
3	600–650	618	300.00–322.00	310.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	855	306.00	306.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	900.00–1,425.00	1,177.38

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.