Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.10/cwt +20.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 854 lb · 53 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $227.03/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 721 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 321 0
Feeder cattle 180 190 0
Slaughter cattle 90 62 0
Replacement cattle 7 69 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $6.00-$10.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend, Feeder Heifers steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 276.00–282.00 $277.95 $798 -24.05
470–495 483 2 250.00–255.00 $252.44 $1,219 +0.08
595 595 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,458 +5.11
625–630 627 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,505 ±0.00
690 value added 690 3 236.50 $236.50 $1,632 —
702–740 value added 721 10 225.00–232.00 $227.03 $1,637 —
780 780 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,693 -5.00
805–835 811 5 212.00–217.00 $214.62 $1,741 -0.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 267.00 $267.00 $961 +10.00
615 615 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,304 -11.01
670 670 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,548 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 257.00 $257.00 $707 -7.67
477 477 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,059 +1.59
505–520 511 5 220.50–230.00 $224.37 $1,147 +0.21
550–595 568 3 237.00–242.00 $238.61 $1,355 +13.61
615–642 637 5 215.00–222.00 $216.35 $1,378 +1.39
668 668 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,369 +3.00
715 715 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,451 —
791 791 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,542 -19.50
815 815 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,540 —
854 value added 854 53 214.10 $214.10 $1,828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 230.00 $230.00 $770 —
382 382 2 222.00 $222.00 $848 -17.49
415–435 425 2 220.00–227.00 $223.58 $950 +7.38
465–490 482 5 207.00–217.00 $212.04 $1,022 —
515–520 518 2 207.00–212.00 $209.51 $1,085 —
550–565 555 3 225.00–227.00 $225.68 $1,253 +14.68
600–622 617 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,265 —
720 720 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,260 -20.00
755 755 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,397 +23.00
970–990 980 2 178.00–179.00 $178.49 $1,749 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,105 +5.36
460 460 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,150 ±0.00
532–540 534 4 226.00–237.00 $228.78 $1,222 -3.68
555–580 561 4 220.00–230.00 $227.42 $1,276 -1.12
622 622 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,362 +1.02
690 690 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 220.00 $220.00 $946 —
475 475 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,140 —
520–545 533 2 212.00–217.00 $214.56 $1,144 +6.09
560 560 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,221 -23.00
615 615 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,267 —
983 983 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,484 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1260 1104 85-90% 13 84.00–99.00 $94.73 $1,046 -4.88
855–1365 1136 85-90% 27 99.00–111.00 $103.47 $1,175 +3.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1365 1197 80-85% 15 102.00–112.00 $107.96 $1,292 —
1030–1585 1205 80-85% 20 113.00–119.00 $115.08 $1,387 —
1540–1555 1548 80-85% 2 120.00–129.00 $124.52 $1,928 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1720 1678 75-80% 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $2,039 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1290 1288 2 142.00–146.00 $144.00 $1,855 —
1825 1825 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,738 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
995 995 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00

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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.