Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.00/cwt on 14 head, down $46.38 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −28.75 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$359.00

▼ 46.38 vs prior sale

14 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$3.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.44

vs TN average

−61.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	359.89	2,084	10thin
Medium and Large 2	526	356.77	1,877	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.12/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.72, low $343.81, median $387.75 across 14 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 sale14 hd

359.00

—

TN average15 barns · 875 hd

397.45

−38.44

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−61.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

−28.75

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	—	High	1,850	201.50	3,728	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	176.00	2,473	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	165.00	2,195	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	142.14	1,524	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,324	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	559.56/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	502.26/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	493.00/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	491.33/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,280	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	153.21/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,751	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,993	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	505.74/cwt	485.00–522.00	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	409.31/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	381.21/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	459.98/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	359.03/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,338	2,324.49/head	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	389.86/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	395.00/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	492.60/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	419.39/cwt	415.00–422.00	2,437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	435.52/cwt	405.00–452.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	359.20/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,123	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	430.84/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	353.68/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	540.00–580.00	559.56
5	400–450	424	485.00–522.00	505.74
2	450–500	465	495.00–510.00	502.26
8	550–600	581	415.00–422.00	419.39
6	600–650	638	400.00–412.00	409.31
4	650–700	686	380.00–385.00	381.21
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	367.00	367.00
1	850–900	890	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	930	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	490.00–495.00	492.60
1	400–450	410	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
5	500–550	540	385.00–435.00	395.00
3	550–600	580	387.00	387.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	419	485.00–510.00	493.00
8	450–500	464	480.00–500.00	491.33
1	500–550	525	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	405.00–452.00	435.52
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	513	350.00–372.00	359.03
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
5	400–450	423	450.00–470.00	459.98
12	450–500	479	425.00–440.00	430.84
2	500–550	525	385.00–395.00	389.86
6	550–600	591	355.00–360.00	359.20
5	600–650	624	340.00–357.00	353.68
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	805	305.00–315.00	309.97
1	850–900	870	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	636	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	332.00	332.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	151.00–155.00	153.21
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,365	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,305	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,955	198.00	198.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,324.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	3,750.00	3,750.00

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle