\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme{CambridgeUS}
\usecolortheme{beaver}
% The usual suspects
\usepackage{booktabs} % Tables
% The table highlighting for hypothesis discussion.
\usepackage[beamer,customcolors]{hf-tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
% To set the hypothesis highlighting boxes red.
\tikzset{hl/.style={
set fill color=red!80!black!40,
set border color=red!80!black,
},
}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Table highlighted by columns}
\[
\begin{array}{ccc}
\toprule
A & B & C \\
\midrule
1 &\tikzmarkin<1>{col}2 & 3 \\
4 & 5 & 6 \\
7 & 8\tikzmarkend{col} & 9 \\
\bottomrule
\end{array}%
\]
\end{frame}
\end{document}
\tikzmarkin
before first column and row element and\tikzmarkend
after last column and row element.