Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.74/cwt +25.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 711 lb · 78 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $264.06/cwt ≈ $2,016/hd at 763 lb · 70 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $262.78/cwt +14.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 827 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 609 240 0
Feeder cattle 583 174 0
Slaughter cattle 25 51 0
Replacement cattle 1 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher with a light test. Quality good, Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,035 —
275 275 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,078 —
365–385 375 2 352.00–355.00 $353.54 $1,326 —
415 value added 415 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,357 -11.00
445 445 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,344 —
475 475 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,434 -18.00
480 value added 480 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 —
520 value added 520 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,648 -8.00
540–549 548 6 300.00–305.00 $304.18 $1,667 —
565–575 value added 567 5 315.00–323.00 $321.38 $1,822 —
575 575 5 295.00–310.00 $301.00 $1,731 -1.00
630 630 2 272.00–282.00 $277.00 $1,745 +2.00
616–637 value added 631 37 298.00–306.00 $300.61 $1,897 +10.61
669–693 686 17 265.00–270.00 $268.51 $1,842 -7.49
730 730 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,825 -10.00
748 value added 748 44 263.50–265.25 $264.93 $1,982 —
759–774 value added 762 61 263.00–265.50 $264.92 $2,019 —
771–775 773 9 256.00–260.00 $258.23 $1,996 —
820–827 value added 827 64 256.00–263.00 $262.78 $2,173 +14.83
862–878 value added 872 29 250.00–254.00 $252.35 $2,200 +12.35
885–894 892 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,141 —
1020 1020 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 value added 425 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 —
500–545 523 2 267.00–272.00 $269.39 $1,409 —
630 630 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,493 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 —
340 340 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,139 —
370–385 378 2 317.00–335.00 $326.18 $1,233 —
435 435 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,240 -6.89
435–442 value added 440 4 307.00–312.00 $308.99 $1,360 —
455–490 478 4 287.00–292.00 $288.24 $1,378 +1.67
465–496 value added 490 5 306.00–307.00 $306.19 $1,500 —
538 538 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,329 -27.49
541 541 7 278.00 $278.00 $1,504 +3.51
563–585 566 30 268.00–279.00 $274.87 $1,556 +8.87
568 value added 568 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,624 —
610 610 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,372 -3.00
609–618 value added 615 20 262.00–266.00 $263.19 $1,619 —
620–630 628 4 245.00–250.00 $247.49 $1,554 +19.49
658 value added 658 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,658 —
655–695 670 7 242.00–248.00 $244.51 $1,638 —
706–723 value added 711 77 240.00–246.00 $244.84 $1,741 —
730 730 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,730 +25.00
753 value added 753 37 242.00 $242.00 $1,822 +12.00
798 798 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,875 —
810–816 815 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,712 +7.00
871 value added 871 6 218.50 $218.50 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 220.00 $220.00 $726 —
360 360 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,098 +10.00
430 430 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,096 +10.00
470 470 2 245.00–260.00 $252.50 $1,187 -3.15
635–640 638 3 190.00–237.00 $218.97 $1,397 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,151 -3.00
400–440 420 2 312.00–327.00 $319.86 $1,343 -0.14
480–485 483 2 307.00–320.00 $313.53 $1,514 -11.47
515–535 528 7 292.00–302.00 $300.03 $1,584 —
565 565 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,638 +8.00
620–635 628 2 265.00–268.00 $266.52 $1,674 —
710–725 718 2 235.00–246.00 $240.56 $1,727 +3.62
750–755 753 2 227.00–236.00 $231.51 $1,743 +5.51
810 810 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,163 -17.47
410 410 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,095 -30.00
467–495 478 5 252.00–295.00 $274.38 $1,312 +39.38
500 500 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,110 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $989 —
890–1080 967 85-90% 3 106.00–110.00 $108.34 $1,048 —
1050–1260 1151 85-90% 4 120.00–126.00 $122.63 $1,411 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1520 1438 75-80% 3 147.00–149.00 $147.68 $2,124 —
1240–1815 1471 75-80% 4 140.00–144.00 $141.89 $2,087 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,356 —
1385 1385 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,064 +10.39
1405 1405 80-85% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1855 1722 3 158.00–167.00 $161.93 $2,788 —
1640–2185 1913 2 140.00–145.00 $142.86 $2,733 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.