Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 8, 2025

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.25/cwt ≈ $2,086/hd at 930 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.00/cwt ≈ $1,418/hd at 622 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 240 141 0
Feeder cattle 174 95 0
Slaughter cattle 51 10 0
Replacement cattle 15 36 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to no sale in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,311 +20.00
400–415 408 2 320.00–330.00 $324.91 $1,326 —
418 value added 418 4 338.00 $338.00 $1,413 —
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 ±0.00
500 value added 500 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 —
512 512 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,597 —
585 585 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,767 +11.73
600 600 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 —
610 value added 610 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,769 +10.50
695 695 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,918 —
726 726 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,888 —
800–845 value added 823 4 246.00–250.00 $247.95 $2,041 +10.95
872 value added 872 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 295.00 $295.00 $900 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 322.00 $322.00 $966 —
410–423 416 7 287.00–297.00 $291.89 $1,214 +15.89
470–490 477 3 280.00–290.00 $286.57 $1,367 —
506 value added 506 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,452 —
525–530 528 2 273.00–276.00 $274.49 $1,449 —
564 564 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,500 +21.00
622 622 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,418 —
719 719 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,603 —
738 738 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,565 —
762 value added 762 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,753 —
835 835 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,695 —
880 880 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,646 -20.00
930 value added 930 56 224.25 $224.25 $2,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,077 —
445 445 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,090 —
478–480 479 3 247.00–260.00 $255.65 $1,225 —
760–778 774 4 180.00–196.00 $192.07 $1,487 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,254 -20.00
430 430 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 +8.00
450 450 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,462 —
574 574 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,619 —
700–730 710 3 233.00–239.00 $236.94 $1,682 —
758 758 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,713 —
905–925 918 3 151.00–153.00 $151.66 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 317.00–322.00 $319.47 $1,182 —
445 445 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,322 —
480 480 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,128 —
565 565 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,497 —
665 665 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 —
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1330 1141 80-85% 7 117.00–126.00 $122.47 $1,397 —
1110–1515 1282 80-85% 8 130.00–135.00 $132.08 $1,693 —
1310–1555 1381 80-85% 5 137.00–140.00 $138.61 $1,914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,720 —
1140–1760 1520 75-80% 8 129.00–135.00 $133.02 $2,022 —
1230–1780 1522 75-80% 9 136.00–140.00 $137.96 $2,100 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1170 1095 85-90% 3 112.00–120.00 $115.50 $1,265 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,959 —
1830–2075 1953 2 172.00–179.00 $175.72 $3,432 —
1930–1995 1963 2 156.00–164.00 $159.93 $3,139 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1060 997 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,425.00 $1,298.75
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
885–1290 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,650.00 $1,405.86
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.