Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 28, 2024

172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.50/cwt ≈ $1,683/hd at 819 lb · 10 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 874 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 172 290 0
Feeder cattle 143 256 0
Slaughter cattle 21 30 0
Replacement cattle 8 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 312.00 $312.00 $967 —
505–546 541 9 256.00–259.00 $258.69 $1,400 +6.42
586 586 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,494 —
613–618 616 6 242.00–245.00 $243.51 $1,500 +2.51
710 value added 710 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,605 -11.67
770 770 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,709 —
815 815 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,752 —
874 value added 874 10 231.00 $231.00 $2,019 —
922 value added 922 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,890 —
980 980 1 207.00 $207.00 $2,029 —
1030 1030 1 202.00 $202.00 $2,081 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 —
402 402 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,085 —
506 506 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,214 —
576 576 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,377 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,005 —
430 430 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,105 +11.03
500–545 523 2 212.00–240.00 $226.60 $1,185 -12.40
567–595 578 6 240.00–247.00 $242.67 $1,403 —
650–685 668 2 210.00–235.00 $222.83 $1,489 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 5 237.00–239.00 $238.20 $1,274 +15.21
605 605 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,361 ±0.00
680–695 688 6 217.00–222.00 $220.49 $1,517 —
740–745 743 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,575 —
810 810 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,458 —
819–822 value added 820 9 206.00–209.00 $208.33 $1,708 —
995 995 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 410 3 220.00–241.00 $228.97 $939 —
475–481 480 5 212.00–240.00 $217.54 $1,044 -10.46
520–545 533 2 218.00–220.00 $219.02 $1,167 —
550–595 577 7 215.00–225.00 $219.87 $1,269 +12.87
615–645 627 3 197.00–202.00 $199.68 $1,252 -3.71
660–675 668 4 180.00–210.00 $194.90 $1,302 -0.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 433 2 227.00–245.00 $235.95 $1,022 +10.95
455–495 480 3 232.00–235.00 $233.02 $1,118 +6.73
540 540 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,199 -5.07
550–560 555 2 210.00–222.00 $215.95 $1,199 -4.05
635–648 644 3 198.00–222.00 $205.89 $1,326 —
670–685 678 2 192.00–215.00 $203.37 $1,379 —
815 815 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,320 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,370 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,107 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1300 1270 75-80% 2 141.00–147.00 $144.07 $1,830 —
1470–1475 1473 75-80% 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $1,952 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1150 1033 85-90% 2 119.00–121.00 $120.11 $1,241 —
1245 1245 85-90% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,706 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1205 1113 80-85% 2 142.00–143.00 $142.54 $1,586 —
1535 1535 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,272 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,732 —
1505–1775 1640 2 164.00–166.00 $164.92 $2,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 4 185.00 $185.00 $947 —

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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.