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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.34/cwt ≈ $2,688/hd at 869 lb · 59 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.81/cwt +13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,139/hd at 675 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 155 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 4 387.00 $387.00 $2,032 +8.99
600 600 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,010 —
650–670 665 5 335.00–342.00 $337.39 $2,244 -9.91
728 728 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,402 -5.00
795 795 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,544 —
960 960 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 397.00 $397.00 $1,747 —
550 550 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 372.00 $372.00 $1,399 -15.00
457–458 457 5 367.00–375.00 $371.80 $1,699 +34.29
546 546 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,774 +0.85
667–695 670 9 310.00–315.00 $314.42 $2,107 +10.83
690 value added 690 3 324.00 $324.00 $2,236 —
715 715 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,159 -13.00
772–780 775 5 300.00–310.00 $305.39 $2,367 -4.61
815 815 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,339 -3.00
868 value added 868 57 311.00 $311.00 $2,699 —
892 892 2 262.00 $262.00 $2,337 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,336 —
500–545 523 2 270.00–315.00 $293.47 $1,535 -18.53
645 645 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,916 —
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,063 —
530 530 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,415 —
575 575 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,506 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,328 —
850 850 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–375 370 3 430.00–458.00 $448.55 $1,660 —
400–426 422 6 422.00–427.00 $422.79 $1,784 —
455 455 4 407.00 $407.00 $1,852 +32.00
500–527 520 4 346.00–347.00 $346.24 $1,800 -0.76
575 575 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,966 —
620 620 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,077 +18.00
730 730 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,526 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–900 878 85-90% 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,229 —
1000–1070 1037 85-90% 3 127.00–135.00 $130.32 $1,351 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,643 +9.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1140 1078 80-85% 3 153.00–156.00 $154.73 $1,668 —
1355 1355 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,168 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,252 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,655 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–2030 1890 2 194.00–195.00 $194.46 $3,675 —

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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.