Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 12, 2024

159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 159 0 0
Feeder cattle 117 — 0
Slaughter cattle 22 — 0
Replacement cattle 20 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No report trend this week due to no previous comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
380 380 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,167
448 value added 448 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,375
490 490 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,494
512 value added 512 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,562
570–595 value added 578 3 301.00–312.00 $304.77 $1,762
600 value added 600 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,812
602–625 606 6 285.00–291.00 $289.97 $1,757
658 658 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,836
700 value added 700 3 274.50 $274.50 $1,922
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
555–580 568 2 240.00–245.00 $242.44 $1,377
870 870 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,958

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
270 270 1 300.00 $300.00 $810
325–345 335 2 275.00–297.00 $285.67 $957
370 370 1 270.00 $270.00 $999
458–490 477 6 270.00–272.00 $270.33 $1,289
500–545 507 7 265.00–277.00 $268.25 $1,360
580 580 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,514
602–625 610 6 243.00–256.00 $249.66 $1,523
690 690 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,656
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
225 225 1 267.00 $267.00 $601
300–335 320 4 223.00–265.00 $235.21 $753
380 380 1 260.00 $260.00 $988
400–432 421 3 237.00–242.00 $238.58 $1,004
455 455 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,238
540 540 2 242.00–250.00 $246.00 $1,328
550–590 570 2 252.00–255.00 $253.45 $1,445
605 605 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,422
680–685 683 2 222.00–238.00 $229.97 $1,571
735 735 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,668
785 785 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,743
859 859 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,890
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
405 405 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,061

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
320 320 1 297.00 $297.00 $950
355–385 376 6 246.00–252.00 $250.38 $941
405 405 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,146
450–465 458 2 270.00–287.00 $278.36 $1,275
540 540 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,334
556 556 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,451
715 715 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,552
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
270 270 1 337.00 $337.00 $910
305 305 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,006
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140
500–545 520 3 275.00–287.00 $280.84 $1,460
620 620 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,507
675 675 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,735
740 740 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,717
835 835 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,837
885 885 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,611
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
515 515 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,339
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
555 555 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,177

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–1230 995 85-90% 2 110.00–119.00 $115.56 $1,150
945–1225 1085 85-90% 2 122.00–123.00 $122.56 $1,330
1195 1195 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,159
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1235 1086 80-85% 5 130.00–139.00 $135.16 $1,468
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1425 1425 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,138
1490 1490 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,997

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945 945 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,238
1805 1805 1 171.00 $171.00 $3,087
1710–1945 1828 2 160.00–164.00 $161.87 $2,959

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1255–1360 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1470 1470 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1470–1520 1503 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,000.00–2,450.00 $2,286.47

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.