Sale reports / Tennessee / Columbia Livestock Auction / 2026-03-18

Columbia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Columbia, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 18
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3785
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
188 vs last sale 234 275 vs year ago 321 · 85.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
33 vs last sale 10 10 vs year ago 33 · +30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
25 vs last sale 3 9 vs year ago 19 · +47.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data; however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded with a higher undertone with fair to good quality and strong demand. No trends established on Slaughter Cattle due to light receipts the previous week, however traded slightly higher with good quality and strong demand. Sale included good Quality Replacement Cow Calf pairs, Bred Cows, and Stock Cows from a sellout which traded well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb heifers averaged $438.60/cwt on 5 head, down $0.08 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 11 comparable sales and sits +2.54 against this barn's trailing median of $436.06.
Average price
$438.60
0.08 vs prior sale
5 head · 417 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.30
vs TN average
23.35 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417438.601,8295thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

11 sales
480438396354median 436.0612/1702/1104/0805/2708/05
Heifers 400–500 lb: high $465.52, low $368.16, median $436.06 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
438.60
TN average16 barns · 421 hd
446.90
−8.30
National average166 barns · 7,046 hd
461.95
−23.35
This barn, trailing median11 sales
436.06
+2.54
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,745176.383,0782thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,423164.632,34210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,272161.982,06114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,026128.011,3134thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$3,3016
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$3,9417
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,422$3,3673thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,480$2,5751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$1,9404thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3581
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7291
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333461.08/cwt452.00–475.001,5356
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282522.00/cwt522.00–522.001,4722
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4081
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,5991
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6373
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,7904
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9761
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350341558.78/cwt550.00–562.001,9057
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3433,212.94/head3,200.00–3,225.003,2132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3634,015.77/head3,725.00–4,350.004,0163
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5803,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0983,300.57/head3,125.00–3,400.003,3016
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0901,765.80/head1,765.80–1,765.801,7661
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,998.73/head1,910.60–2,099.501,9993
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4802,575.20/head2,575.20–2,575.202,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0943,885.23/head3,725.00–4,200.003,8854
Bulls1,745176.38/cwt170.00–182.003,0782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259162.84/cwt158.00–168.002,0509
CowsBoner 80-85%1,510172.11/cwt170.00–174.002,5992
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153152.65/cwt151.00–155.001,7603
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,300145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8851
CowsLean 85-90%973132.57/cwt131.00–134.001,2902
CowsLean 85-90%1,078123.44/cwt122.00–125.001,3312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457163.02/cwt160.00–165.002,3756
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,395174.40/cwt172.00–176.002,4333

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.