Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.00/cwt ≈ $2,241/hd at 852 lb · 57 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.00/cwt ≈ $1,779/hd at 654 lb · 16 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $275.94/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,216/hd at 803 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	294	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452 value added	452	7	380.00	$380.00	$1,718	—
548 value added	548	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,836	—
559 value added	559	15	367.00	$367.00	$2,052	—
627 value added	627	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,850	—
676 value added	676	7	316.00	$316.00	$2,136	—
719 value added	719	12	300.00	$300.00	$2,157	—
828 value added	828	10	262.00	$262.00	$2,169	—
955 value added	955	1	252.00	$252.00	$2,407	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	417.00	$417.00	$1,188	—
310–345	328	3	397.00–422.00	$405.92	$1,331	—
455–480	466	4	352.00–387.00	$360.91	$1,682	—
575–598	588	12	335.00–353.00	$346.14	$2,035	—
610 value added	610	3	346.00	$346.00	$2,111	+10.50
680–694	692	6	312.00–317.00	$312.82	$2,165	—
725	725	1	302.00	$302.00	$2,190	—
800–804 value added	803	15	272.00–279.00	$275.94	$2,216	+8.61
855–870	865	3	247.00–252.00	$250.35	$2,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	370.00	$370.00	$944	—
342	342	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,300	-50.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,233	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	2	365.00	$365.00	$942	—
320–335	328	2	347.00	$347.00	$1,138	—
380–382	382	7	340.00–345.00	$340.71	$1,302	—
402–430	411	3	332.00–350.00	$343.73	$1,413	—
482	482	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,615	—
525–542	536	3	297.00–305.00	$299.61	$1,606	—
622	622	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,679	—
655	655	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,696	—
653–692	669	5	267.00–287.00	$278.72	$1,865	—
705	705	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,727	±0.00
772	772	2	244.00	$244.00	$1,884	—
840	840	1	247.00	$247.00	$2,075	+2.00
852 value added	852	57	263.00	$263.00	$2,241	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	302.00	$302.00	$1,163	—
455	455	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,365	—
471 value added	471	7	305.00	$305.00	$1,437	—
560 value added	560	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,523	—
654 value added	654	16	272.00	$272.00	$1,779	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,143	+15.00
440	440	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,342	—
460	460	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,389	+12.00
595	595	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,499	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,210	—
535	535	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,391	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	3	325.00–340.00	$331.65	$1,559	—
500–530	515	2	277.00–312.00	$293.99	$1,514	-41.01
555	555	2	309.00	$309.00	$1,715	+13.12
650–685	668	2	247.00–270.00	$258.80	$1,729	—
740–745	743	2	255.00–257.00	$256.00	$1,902	—
755	755	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,903	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,446	—
510	510	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,785	—
580	580	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,752	—
585	585	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,960	—
645	645	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,967	—
705	705	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,044	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,481	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1225	1098	80-85%	6	129.00–141.00	$134.70	$1,479	—
905–1275	1120	80-85%	7	150.00–159.00	$155.15	$1,738	—
1175–1460	1313	80-85%	5	164.00–174.00	$167.74	$2,202	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,372	—
1040–1385	1145	85-90%	4	134.00–140.00	$136.30	$1,561	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1315	1307	75-80%	3	166.00–171.00	$167.98	$2,195	—
1585–1620	1603	75-80%	2	150.00–155.00	$152.53	$2,445	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,179	—
1240–2055	1648	2	150.00–165.00	$159.36	$2,626	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235–1260	1248	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,550.00–3,675.00	$3,611.87	—
1210–1315	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,525.00–3,675.00	$3,606.29	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—

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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.