Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale included the following load lots;

57,908#, Steers, M/L, #1's, 5-6 Fleshed, 100% Blk, 120+days weaned with 2 rounds of vaccinations, $355.50

56, 900#, Heifers, M/L, #1's, 5-6 fleshed, included 19 colored, 100+days weaned with 2 rounds of vaccinations and shot of Lutelyse, $325.00

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week, however all classes of cattle traded with a higher undertone with good quality and strong demand throughout.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.63/cwt on 30 head, up $2.57 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$436.63

▲ 2.57 vs prior sale

30 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.55

vs TN average

−31.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	436.63	2,451	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $504.18, low $402.15, median $436.63 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

436.63

—

TN average14 barns · 586 hd

444.18

−7.55

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−31.83

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,853	211.38	3,917	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	181.42	2,716	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	166.56	2,070	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	150.98	1,553	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,655	170.00	2,814	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	412.72/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	378.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,309	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
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	—	1,125	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	400.12/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	900	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,925	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	427.91/cwt	422.00–432.00	2,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	420.81/cwt	415.00–427.00	2,638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	405.88/cwt	405.00–407.00	2,719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	426.27/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,131	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	908	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	3,228	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	347.93/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	438.44/cwt	425.00–442.00	2,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	321.79/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	471.63/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	420.69/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	429.96/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	437.43/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,279	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	163.95/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,074	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	211.38/cwt	206.00–216.00	3,917	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	181.92/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,780	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	187.88/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	452.45/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,104	2

How this sale compares

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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 68Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 27Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 1

Sale included the following load lots;

57,908#, Steers, M/L, #1's, 5-6 Fleshed, 100% Blk, 120+days weaned with 2 rounds of vaccinations, $355.50

56, 900#, Heifers, M/L, #1's, 5-6 fleshed, included 19 colored, 100+days weaned with 2 rounds of vaccinations and shot of Lutelyse, $325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	428	405.00–420.00	412.72
1	650–700	670	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	587	439.00	439.00
10	600–650	627	415.00–427.00	420.81
9	650–700	670	405.00–407.00	405.88
3	700–750	720	365.00	365.00
57	900–950	908	355.50	355.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	470.00–475.00	471.63
10	500–550	521	430.00–442.00	437.43
5	550–600	565	422.00–432.00	427.91
2	600–650	623	390.00–410.00	400.12
7	700–750	724	335.00–350.00	347.93
2	750–800	778	340.00	340.00
4	850–900	861	312.00–325.00	321.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	425.00–427.00	426.27
2	550–600	570	405.00	405.00
7	600–650	603	375.00–380.00	378.55
56	900–950	900	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	448	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	466	425.00–435.00	429.96
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	465	450.00–455.00	452.45
5	500–550	506	425.00–442.00	438.44
7	550–600	577	420.00–425.00	420.69
1	600–650	620	362.00	362.00
6	650–700	690	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	397.00	397.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,063	158.00–162.00	159.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	163.00	163.00
11	—	1,528	175.00–184.00	181.92
2	—	1,458	186.00–190.00	187.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	159.00–167.00	163.95
1	—	1,155	177.00	177.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	206.00–216.00	211.38

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.

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Columbia Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle