Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.87/cwt on 60 head, down $23.29 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −18.76 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$417.87

▼ 23.29 vs prior sale

60 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$47.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.05

vs TN average

−54.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	457.23	2,437	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	410.00	2,390	50

One grade step is worth $47.23/cwt here — about $47 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.

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 sale60 hd

417.87

—

TN average15 barns · 458 hd

455.92

−38.05

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−54.33

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−18.76

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	1,580	195.00	3,081	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	153.31	1,657	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	131.19	1,371	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1	650–700	685	369.40/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	390.25/cwt	390.25–390.25	2,189	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	394.07/cwt	394.00–395.00	2,081	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	806	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	355.36/cwt	352.00–357.00	2,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	337.67/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,279	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	475.39/cwt	460.00–482.00	2,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	347.00/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,707	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,390	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,081	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	158.20/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,726	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	131.19/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,371	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 130Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 4

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	520.00	520.00
6	500–550	515	460.00–482.00	475.39
4	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
10	650–700	685	369.00–370.00	369.40
9	700–750	732	346.00–355.00	347.00
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
24	800–850	846	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	550–600	583	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	447.00	447.00
1	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
13	500–550	528	394.00–395.00	394.07
9	550–600	591	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	613	352.00–357.00	355.36
9	650–700	675	335.00–338.00	337.67
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	810	297.00	297.00
1	850–900	865	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	550–600	561	390.25	390.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	701	335.00	335.00
7	800–850	806	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	497.00	497.00
1	450–500	485	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	625	375.00	375.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	195.00	195.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	154.00–166.00	158.20
2	—	1,060	140.00–147.00	143.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	126.00–135.00	131.19

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle