Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.47/cwt on 63 head, down $27.13 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +0.72 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$388.47

▼ 27.13 vs prior sale

63 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$65.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.50

vs TN average

−27.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	390.88	2,225	59
Medium and Large 2	562	362.23	2,036	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	325.00	1,739	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.88/cwt here — about $486 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.72, low $343.81, median $387.75 across 14 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 sale63 hd

388.47

—

TN average12 barns · 672 hd

394.97

−6.50

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−27.64

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

+0.72

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	1,734	210.00	3,641	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	182.82	2,635	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	179.67	2,267	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	142.52	1,539	6thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	194.63/cwt	187.00–200.00	3,003	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	210.00/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,641	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,351	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	146.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,618	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	342.98/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,312	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	389.74/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,249	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	436.02/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	359.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	351.24/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.14/cwt	460.00–477.00	2,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	398.14/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	822	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	427.00/cwt	421.00–429.00	2,600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	402.26/cwt	380.00–409.00	2,514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	362.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	359.18/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,784	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	816	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,815	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	277.50/cwt	255.00–300.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	440.40/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	405.23/cwt	387.00–445.00	1,913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	574.36/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	379.75/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	376.22/cwt	355.00–397.00	1,975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	446.08/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,088	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	385.91/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,135	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	176.89/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,422	3

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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 292Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 28Year ago 35

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	187.00–200.00	194.63
1	—	1,220	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,460	167.00	167.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	127.00–128.00	127.49
3	—	1,103	145.00–150.00	146.72
1	—	1,050	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	188.00	188.00
3	—	1,272	175.00–179.00	176.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	204.00–215.00	210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	515.00	515.00
6	500–550	521	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	616	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	662	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
9	450–500	472	387.00–445.00	405.23
5	500–550	525	355.00–397.00	376.22
1	550–600	575	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	730	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	780	255.00–300.00	277.50
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	442.00	442.00
14	450–500	468	440.00–447.00	446.08
8	500–550	520	385.00–410.00	398.14
51	550–600	577	375.00–397.00	389.74
6	600–650	622	350.00–365.00	359.10
18	650–700	674	330.00–344.00	342.98
2	700–750	700	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	822	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	413	355.00–415.00	385.91
3	450–500	462	370.00–395.00	379.75
3	550–600	562	350.00–370.00	362.23
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	632	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	465	460.00–477.00	470.14
3	500–550	533	440.00	440.00
5	550–600	553	420.00–440.00	436.02
13	600–650	625	380.00–409.00	402.26
2	650–700	685	360.00–365.00	362.46
4	700–750	721	350.00–355.00	351.24
2	800–850	845	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	609	421.00–429.00	427.00
12	650–700	685	379.00	379.00
11	700–750	702	361.00	361.00
26	750–800	775	355.00–360.00	359.18
19	800–850	816	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	565.00–585.00	574.36
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	420	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	470	427.00–455.00	440.40
1	500–550	535	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	723	335.00	335.00

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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