Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data, however all classes traded with a higher undertone with good quality and strong demand; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher; No trends on Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.37/cwt on 20 head, up $57.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 15 comparable sales and sits +38.74 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$475.37

▲ 57.49 vs prior sale

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$57.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.12

vs TN average

−2.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	486.96	2,609	16thin
Medium and Large 2	556	429.00	2,385	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.96/cwt here — about $224 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 sale20 hd

475.37

—

TN average16 barns · 746 hd

453.24

+22.12

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−2.72

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

+38.74

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	1,877	201.06	3,773	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	172.74	2,603	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	160.51	1,898	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	133.86	1,329	4thin

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)	965	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$3,889	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$3,464	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$3,300	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,188	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	592	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	386.26/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	423.75/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	476.08/cwt	470.00–482.00	2,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	384.69/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	444.88/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	433.55/cwt	427.00–440.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	3,852.63/head	3,750.00–3,950.00	3,853	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,188.40/head	2,090.00–2,275.00	2,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	765	3,308.82/head	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,309	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	150.40/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,730	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	172.74/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,603	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	164.44/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	207.59/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,131	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	123.22/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	144.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	391.92/cwt	372.00–397.00	2,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,079	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 46Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 43Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 28Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
4	500–550	535	470.00–482.00	476.08
1	550–600	560	462.00	462.00
1	600–650	630	410.00	410.00
3	650–700	672	380.00–387.00	384.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	437.00	437.00
1	550–600	580	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	512.00	512.00
9	500–550	521	505.00	505.00
2	550–600	592	440.00	440.00
3	650–700	653	410.00	410.00
4	700–750	719	380.00–390.00	386.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	427.00–440.00	433.55
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	440.00–455.00	444.88
4	500–550	521	415.00–435.00	423.75
2	700–750	713	330.00–332.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	540.00	540.00
1	500–550	505	452.00	452.00
3	550–600	588	422.00	422.00
5	600–650	630	372.00–397.00	391.92
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	995	275.00	275.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	3,750.00–3,950.00	3,852.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,775.00	3,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,308.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	2,090.00–2,275.00	2,188.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	188.00	188.00
2	—	1,990	205.00–210.00	207.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	183.00	183.00
3	—	1,150	145.00–156.00	150.40
2	—	1,145	164.00–165.00	164.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	163.00–177.00	172.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	117.00–131.00	123.22
2	—	1,040	140.00–149.00	144.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle