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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $292.81/cwt +12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 571 lb · 21 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.00/cwt ≈ $2,109/hd at 917 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.05/cwt +6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 482 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 213 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,155 —
315 315 1 402.00 $402.00 $1,266 —
415 415 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,411 —
445 value added 445 8 387.00 $387.00 $1,722 —
490 490 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,764 —
515 value added 515 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,751 +6.95
530 530 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,760 +21.25
556 value added 556 8 341.50 $341.50 $1,899 —
601–613 value added 608 9 330.00–332.00 $331.12 $2,013 —
610 610 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 —
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 +8.00
738 value added 738 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,030 —
805 805 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,956 —
802–841 value added 824 9 249.00–255.00 $251.60 $2,073 —
895 895 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,103 —
900 value added 900 2 243.00 $243.00 $2,187 -4.50
1020 1020 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,214 —
460 460 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,550 +37.00
630 630 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 372.00 $372.00 $930 —
330–335 333 2 372.00–380.00 $375.97 $1,252 +43.97
375–388 385 5 367.00–382.00 $370.61 $1,427 +33.61
400–445 424 5 320.00–350.00 $331.04 $1,404 +10.57
455–485 473 3 307.00–310.00 $308.98 $1,461 +1.62
460–494 485 9 315.00–320.00 $315.74 $1,531 +8.38
526 value added 526 4 313.00 $313.00 $1,646 —
505–538 530 4 301.00–302.00 $301.24 $1,597 +15.64
560 560 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 +23.00
570–573 572 4 262.00–269.00 $267.26 $1,529 +10.26
572 value added 572 16 300.00 $300.00 $1,716 —
605–640 617 3 245.00–247.00 $245.69 $1,516 -18.48
630 value added 630 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,632 —
653 value added 653 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,698 —
655–690 681 4 252.00–256.00 $255.04 $1,737 +1.04
760 value added 760 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,824 —
760 760 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,748 —
917 value added 917 14 230.00 $230.00 $2,109 —
1025 value added 1025 3 207.00 $207.00 $2,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,285 +70.00
400 400 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,268 +25.31
450–460 455 2 250.00–297.00 $273.76 $1,246 +3.76
560 560 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 187.00 $187.00 $963 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 245.00 $245.00 $906 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,244 +38.00
370 370 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,424 +60.00
413–428 419 7 342.00–370.00 $351.46 $1,473 +24.46
451–472 465 3 340.00–342.00 $340.65 $1,584 +20.65
500–530 518 5 327.00–332.00 $328.37 $1,701 +3.37
570 570 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 -5.00
645 645 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,903 —
735 735 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,926 +5.00
810 810 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 thin fleshed 420 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,394 —
410–435 423 2 327.00–330.00 $328.54 $1,390 +29.95
475–495 485 2 305.00–324.00 $314.30 $1,524 +0.78
525 525 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 +35.00
560–565 563 2 275.00–285.00 $279.98 $1,576 -26.38
615 615 2 272.00–277.00 $274.50 $1,688 —
665–670 668 2 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $1,820 —
750 750 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,487 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,333 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,229 —
980–1110 1032 85-90% 3 115.00–121.00 $118.74 $1,225 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,378 -5.08
1330–1375 1353 80-85% 2 139.00–147.00 $142.93 $1,934 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1665 1445 3 148.00–163.00 $155.47 $2,247 —
1305–1810 1615 5 166.00–177.00 $172.44 $2,785 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1410 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —

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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.