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Columbia Livestock Auction

Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 14

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 225▲ 16 vs year ago 180 · +8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 8▼ 23 vs year ago 65 · −35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 7▼ 5 vs year ago 34 · −14.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data however, Feeder Steers and Heifers traded steady to slightly higher and Feeder Bulls trading higher; Slaughter Cows and Bulls not well-established last week 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 $358.36/cwt on 11 head, down $32.73 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −72.90 against this barn's trailing median of $431.26.

Average price

$358.36

▼ 32.73 vs prior sale

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$52.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.68

vs TN average

−73.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	372.75	2,060	8thin
Medium and Large 2	525	320.00	1,680	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.75/cwt here — about $380 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 sale11 hd

358.36

—

TN average14 barns · 349 hd

371.04

−12.68

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−73.93

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.26

−72.90

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	—	Average	1,545	178.46	2,757	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	138.74	2,012	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	137.86	1,779	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	119.57	1,255	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$2,431	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,150	6

Every lot, as filed

62 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	370.67/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,109	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	665	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,141	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,315	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,420	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,590	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	842	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,737	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	929	307.25/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,854	20
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,056	295.75/cwt	295.75–295.75	3,123	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	430.15/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,110	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	393.40/cwt	392.00–395.00	1,271	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	331.14/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,361	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	502	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,657	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	341.04/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,790	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,910	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,916	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	312.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,062	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	300.67/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,114	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,178	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	282.76/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,290	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	843	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,529	13
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,082	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,597	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	333.90/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,880	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	328.15/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,038	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	296.02/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,161	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,149	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	251.07/cwt	247.00–255.00	2,046	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	178.46/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,757	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	124.35/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,393	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	124.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,466	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	138.21/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,786	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	146.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,017	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	138.49/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,961	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	143.75/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,103	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	1,515.00/head	1,515.00–1,515.00	1,515	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,149.86/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,614.46/head	2,425.00–3,000.00	2,614	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1

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 Oct 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 225Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 8Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 7Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
13	800–850	843	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	425.00–435.00	430.15
2	300–350	323	392.00–395.00	393.40
2	500–550	525	340.00–342.00	341.04
2	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	335.00
3	650–700	660	310.00–315.00	312.36
3	700–750	703	300.00–302.00	300.67
4	750–800	759	287.00	287.00
4	800–850	810	282.00–285.00	282.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	502	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	411	320.00–345.00	331.14
2	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	623	305.00–310.00	307.49
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,082	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	569	370.00–372.00	370.67
2	700–750	708	327.00	327.00
1	800–850	830	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	718	337.00	337.00
9	800–850	842	325.00	325.00
20	900–950	929	305.00–310.00	307.25
50	1050–1100	1,056	295.75	295.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	525	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	563	332.00–337.00	333.90
7	600–650	621	325.00–330.00	328.15
2	700–750	730	295.00–297.00	296.02
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	805	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	815	247.00–255.00	251.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,163	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,149.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	2,425.00–3,000.00	2,614.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,515.00	1,515.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,292	133.00–142.00	138.21
3	—	1,177	120.00–130.00	124.57
4	—	1,373	144.00–150.00	146.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,120	123.00–126.00	124.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	142.00–146.00	143.75
5	—	1,416	135.00–141.00	138.49
1	—	1,580	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	176.00–180.00	178.46

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.