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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.42/cwt +37.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 756 lb · 88 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $267.33/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 821 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.68/cwt +57.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 646 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 225 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 465.00 $465.00 $953 —
430 value added 430 11 425.00 $425.00 $1,828 ±0.00
645 value added 645 18 335.50 $335.50 $2,164 -1.50
818–843 value added 821 23 263.00–268.00 $267.33 $2,195 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,376 —
385 thin fleshed 385 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,605 —
420 420 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —
430 value added 430 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,634 —
562 562 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,911 —
582 value added 582 2 362.00 $362.00 $2,107 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 372.00 $372.00 $1,544 —
485 485 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,600 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 value added 436 4 357.00 $357.00 $1,557 -8.85
535 value added 535 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,723 -5.43
568 value added 568 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,772 -6.09
622–649 value added 646 18 287.00–290.00 $289.68 $1,871 —
670 value added 670 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,776 -6.00
725 725 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 +3.00
730 value added 730 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,913 —
753–766 value added 756 88 256.00–267.10 $264.42 $1,999 —
830 830 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,034 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 thin fleshed 235 1 420.00 $420.00 $987 —
300–345 335 5 340.00–385.00 $373.88 $1,252 —
385 385 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,182 +19.72
495 495 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,436 -1.10
540 540 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,674 +90.00
655 655 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,440 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,692 +55.50
575–585 580 2 282.00–310.00 $295.88 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,552 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,668 —
1120–1420 1229 80-85% 5 159.00–168.00 $164.57 $2,023 —
1115–1485 1285 80-85% 5 147.00–157.00 $152.95 $1,965 +1.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1105 963 85-90% 8 125.00–140.00 $132.66 $1,278 -4.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1525 1518 75-80% 2 164.00–165.00 $164.50 $2,497 +12.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1845–1925 1885 2 184.00–185.00 $184.49 $3,478 —
2030 2030 1 189.00 $189.00 $3,837 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,012 —

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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.