Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a light test due to light offerings, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.00/cwt on 1 head, down $18.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −9.63 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$427.00

▼ 18.00 vs prior sale

1 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.21

vs TN average

−60.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	427.00	2,477	1thin

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 sale1 hd

427.00

—

TN average15 barns · 546 hd

460.21

−33.21

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−60.02

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−9.63

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	1,934	183.54	3,549	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	178.50	2,553	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	152.36	1,958	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	142.09	1,655	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	Young (2-4 yrs)	807	$3,937	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	—	—	1,675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	146.35/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,900	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	142.09/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,655	2
Bulls	—	—	2,063	178.31/cwt	174.00–182.00	3,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	432.49/cwt	432.00–435.00	2,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	504.60/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	3,937.19/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	890	344.10/cwt	344.10–344.10	3,062	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	570.19/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	392.06/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	461.60/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	371.01/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	452.56/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	317.06/cwt	307.00–322.00	2,473	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	158.36/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	403.73/cwt	395.00–412.00	2,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	341.54/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,786	3

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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 91Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 33Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	194.00	194.00
2	—	2,063	174.00–182.00	178.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	145.00–148.00	146.35
3	—	1,272	155.00–164.00	158.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,390	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	140.00–144.00	142.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	560.00–575.00	570.19
2	350–400	375	495.00–515.00	504.60
1	550–600	580	427.00	427.00
2	650–700	668	400.00	400.00
4	700–750	709	362.00–380.00	371.01
1	800–850	810	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	890	344.10	344.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	355	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	478	432.00–435.00	432.49
5	500–550	539	385.00–415.00	392.06
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	780	307.00–322.00	317.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	523	315.00–370.00	341.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	408	455.00–480.00	461.60
4	500–550	526	445.00–460.00	452.56
2	550–600	565	452.00	452.00
1	650–700	685	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	805	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	935	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	565	395.00–412.00	403.73
3	600–650	610	392.00	392.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	807	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,937.19

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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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

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