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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) · Wed, Apr 22

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Columbia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 22

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 356▼ 168 vs year ago 266 · −63.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 29▼ 35 vs year ago 43 · −81.4%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.58/cwt on 6 head, down $39.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 16 comparable sales and sits +25.32 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$456.58

▼ 39.53 vs prior sale

6 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$92.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.53

vs TN average

−22.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	487.43	2,535	4thin
Medium and Large 2	563	394.89	2,223	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.54/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

456.58

—

TN average16 barns · 580 hd

468.11

−11.53

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−22.45

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

+25.32

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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $504.18, low $358.36, median $431.26 across 16 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	1,960	219.00	4,292	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	188.90	3,013	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	171.86	2,125	4thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	468.31/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,004	3
Steers	450–500

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

Wed Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 356Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 29Year ago 43

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
1	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
4	500–550	520	485.00–490.00	487.43
12	600–650	636	400.00–412.00	410.47
1	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
15	700–750	720	385.00	385.00
1	900–950	910	312.00	312.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3

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Columbia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 22

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 356▼ 168 vs year ago 266 · −63.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 29▼ 35 vs year ago 43 · −81.4%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

Average price

$456.58

▼ 39.53 vs prior sale

6 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$92.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.53

vs TN average

−22.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	487.43	2,535	4thin
Medium and Large 2	563	394.89	2,223	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.54/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

456.58

—

TN average16 barns · 580 hd

468.11

−11.53

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−22.45

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

+25.32

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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $504.18, low $358.36, median $431.26 across 16 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	1,960	219.00	4,292	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	188.90	3,013	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	171.86	2,125	4thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	468.31/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,004	3
Steers	450–500

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

Wed Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 356Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 29Year ago 43

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
1	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
4	500–550	520	485.00–490.00	487.43
12	600–650	636	400.00–412.00	410.47
1	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
15	700–750	720	385.00	385.00
1	900–950	910	312.00	312.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3

Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	460.67/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,266	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	550–600	Small 1Fleshy	570	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,892	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,273	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,234	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,746	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,805	16

Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,440	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,891	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	170.22/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,051	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,530	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	194.85/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,098	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,841	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
7	450–500	492	460.00–465.00	460.67
1	550–600	595	382.00	382.00
3	600–650	612	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	858	320.00	320.00
16	950–1000	954	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,160	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,205	167.00–173.00	170.22

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,960	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,292	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	850	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,590	189.00–200.00	194.85

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

Feeder Cattle

Columbia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle