Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with limited comparable data, Feeder Steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 higher; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to light receipts; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $421.65/cwt on 4 head, down $46.86 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −14.98 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$421.65

▼ 46.86 vs prior sale

4 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$51.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.77

vs TN average

−69.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	460.00	2,530	1thin
Medium and Large 2	573	408.87	2,344	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.13/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale4 hd

421.65

—

TN average15 barns · 332 hd

478.42

−56.77

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−69.18

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−14.98

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	1,871	197.26	3,691	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	181.00	2,516	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	162.09	1,879	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	143.89	1,455	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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	398.30/cwt	375.00–422.00	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	418.19/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	385.98/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	367.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	412.99/cwt	412.00–415.00	2,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	935	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,104	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	515.23/cwt	500.00–517.00	2,499	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	333.73/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	487.70/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,019	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	399.32/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,472	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	148.27/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,616	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,967	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,093	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	194.68/cwt	194.00–195.00	3,621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,905	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	171.30/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,064	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	143.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,455	4

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 173Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
2	550–600	575	417.00	417.00
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	515.00	515.00
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	590	375.00–422.00	398.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	400	530.00	530.00
10	450–500	485	500.00–517.00	515.23
1	550–600	550	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
2	700–750	723	365.00–370.00	367.42
8	850–900	891	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	537.00	537.00
5	650–700	654	417.00–420.00	418.19
55	900–950	935	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	380.00–455.00	399.32
3	450–500	482	422.00	422.00
2	550–600	575	385.00–387.00	385.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	414	475.00–490.00	487.70
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	520	422.00	422.00
3	550–600	568	412.00–415.00	412.99
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	795	311.00	311.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	325.00–342.00	333.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	437.00	437.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	140.00–157.00	148.27
3	—	1,205	167.00–177.00	171.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,210	173.00	173.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	140.00–148.00	143.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,860	194.00–195.00	194.68
1	—	1,905	205.00	205.00

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

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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