Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

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 $364.60/cwt on 9 head, down $55.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −72.03 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$364.60

▼ 55.67 vs prior sale

9 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.59

vs TN average

−6.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	364.60	1,891	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $504.18, low $363.17, 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 sale9 hd

364.60

—

TN average14 barns · 506 hd

367.19

−2.59

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−6.40

This barn, trailing median15 sales

436.63

−72.03

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	1,300	176.00	2,288	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	154.00	2,272	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	153.34	1,973	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	144.30	1,707	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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,288	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	144.30/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,707	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	367.67/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	319.00/cwt	318.50–322.00	1,818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	326.35/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,736	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 357Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 1

No trends could be established due to light receipts;

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	176.00	176.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	154.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	141.00–147.00	144.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,225	146.00–150.00	148.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	637	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	532	325.00–327.00	326.35
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	673	245.00–250.00	247.55
1	800–850	845	202.00	202.00
2	850–900	858	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
13	550–600	570	318.50–322.00	319.00
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	422.00	422.00
5	450–500	454	420.00	420.00
8	500–550	514	362.00–377.00	367.67
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	652	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	795	292.00	292.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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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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