Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.14/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 737 lb · 24 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $234.38/cwt +8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 776 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.05/cwt ≈ $1,604/hd at 639 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 256 539 0
Feeder cattle 195 509 0
Slaughter cattle 60 30 0
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 13.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 higher on a light test. Quality fair. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 305.00 $305.00 $793 —
315–335 322 3 290.00 $290.00 $934 —
525 525 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,391 -3.81
565–585 575 2 252.00–266.00 $259.12 $1,490 -4.59
630–640 value added 639 19 251.00–255.00 $251.26 $1,606 —
640 640 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,581 —
775 775 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,720 -1.00
760–777 value added 776 20 235.00 $235.00 $1,824 +9.00
825 value added 825 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,815 -14.63
890 value added 890 2 226.50 $226.50 $2,016 —
935 935 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 295.00 $295.00 $796 —
300–345 318 5 262.00–285.00 $274.90 $874 —
510 510 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,209 -13.00
632 632 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,390 -15.00
1002 1002 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 170.00–212.00 $190.69 $639 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,133 —
500 500 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,110 -29.80
621 value added 621 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,391 -21.00
650–675 663 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,406 -13.00
705–720 715 3 200.00–205.00 $201.64 $1,442 -17.86
740 value added 740 21 228.50 $228.50 $1,691 —
764 value added 764 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,688 —
780 780 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,576 -13.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 267.00 $267.00 $694 +5.00
300–340 325 3 240.00–257.00 $249.01 $809 -15.99
375–385 380 3 215.00–247.00 $227.31 $864 -8.73
405–448 437 4 202.00–220.00 $215.83 $943 -15.63
460–482 473 5 210.00–227.00 $214.69 $1,015 -24.14
530–548 545 7 206.00–210.00 $206.56 $1,126 -22.40
560–570 564 9 187.00–206.00 $203.12 $1,146 -30.73
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 -14.54
660–680 670 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 -13.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 187.00 $187.00 $860 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,063 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 7 260.00–277.00 $264.74 $961 -7.74
405–435 414 5 237.00–260.00 $250.49 $1,037 -1.12
458–485 467 3 240.00–245.00 $241.73 $1,129 -8.84
520–545 530 7 219.00–236.00 $226.90 $1,203 -20.24
560–570 563 3 217.00–232.00 $222.96 $1,255 -3.91
600–640 616 7 210.00–222.00 $218.19 $1,344 +18.19
655–685 675 3 190.00–207.00 $200.82 $1,356 +0.43
715–730 723 2 175.00–180.00 $177.53 $1,284 -14.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 455 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,147 -33.00
560 560 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 -4.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 —
460 460 1 182.00 $182.00 $837 —
575 575 1 172.00 $172.00 $989 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1400 1214 80-85% 7 114.00–120.00 $117.34 $1,425 -20.66
1060–1460 1253 80-85% 12 120.00–129.00 $124.48 $1,560 —
1270–1430 1367 80-85% 5 130.00–136.00 $131.22 $1,794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1660 1356 75-80% 6 124.00–129.00 $125.59 $1,703 —
1305–1635 1470 75-80% 2 117.00–119.00 $118.11 $1,736 —
1210–1825 1544 75-80% 7 131.00–137.00 $133.73 $2,065 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1115 998 85-90% 4 94.00–100.00 $96.81 $966 —
940–1205 1143 85-90% 5 104.00–111.00 $107.22 $1,226 +10.96
1130–1250 1190 85-90% 2 117.00–118.00 $117.47 $1,398 -3.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–2275 1642 3 144.00–150.00 $148.25 $2,434 —
1985 1985 1 158.00 $158.00 $3,136 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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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.