Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.06/cwt on 11 head, up $5.60 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 15 comparable sales and sits −2.57 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$434.06

▲ 5.60 vs prior sale

11 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$37.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs TN average

−24.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	437.47	2,422	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	400.00	2,080	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.47/cwt here — about $342 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 sale11 hd

434.06

—

TN average16 barns · 464 hd

426.49

+7.57

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−24.99

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−2.57

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	—	Low	1,722	206.33	3,552	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	179.29	2,529	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	171.67	2,136	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	137.00	1,445	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,236	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	162.89/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,098	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	167.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,175	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	178.35/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,517	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	187.42/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	358.50/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	429.05/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	363.07/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	320.11/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	401.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	372.57/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	440.07/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	477.79/cwt	475.00–482.00	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	435.73/cwt	427.00–450.00	2,527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	322.55/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,137	1
Bulls	—	—	2,220	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	5,017	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	178.68/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,132	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 114Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 4

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,095	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,288	159.00–169.00	162.89
2	—	1,193	174.00–183.00	178.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	165.00–170.00	167.28
9	—	1,411	176.00–181.00	178.35
4	—	1,465	184.00–196.00	187.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,530	205.00	205.00
1	—	2,220	226.00	226.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	475.00–482.00	477.79
4	500–550	514	435.00–445.00	440.07
6	550–600	580	427.00–450.00	435.73
1	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	666	370.00–380.00	372.57
2	700–750	705	350.00–367.00	358.50
1	750–800	795	341.00	341.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	422.00	422.00
3	650–700	662	400.00–405.00	401.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	518	420.00–435.00	429.05
1	550–600	595	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	627	345.00–375.00	363.07
1	650–700	665	337.00	337.00
2	700–750	708	310.00–330.00	320.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	457.00	457.00
1	700–750	705	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	715	315.00–330.00	322.55
1	900–950	945	310.00	310.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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