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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.23/cwt -9.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 466 lb · 10 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $315.00/cwt ≈ $2,627/hd at 834 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 145 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,292 +14.93
300–310 305 2 450.00–455.00 $452.46 $1,380 +12.46
375 375 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,564 —
420 420 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,596 —
484 value added 484 4 422.00 $422.00 $2,042 —
470–495 488 5 397.00–405.00 $399.53 $1,950 —
510 value added 510 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,974 —
565 565 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 +8.00
565 value added 565 2 383.00 $383.00 $2,164 —
650 650 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 —
745 value added 745 3 324.00 $324.00 $2,414 —
795 value added 795 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,544 —
834 value added 834 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,627 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 397.00 $397.00 $1,409 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,162 +75.00
322 322 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,304 —
400–445 412 4 347.00–365.00 $352.72 $1,453 +2.72
455 455 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,488 -25.77
450–495 467 9 335.00–355.00 $345.03 $1,611 -7.74
510 510 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,454 -45.00
500–535 517 3 320.00–327.00 $323.02 $1,670 -6.98
525 value added 525 2 336.00 $336.00 $1,764 -10.12
555 555 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,704 —
572–585 576 7 317.00–325.00 $320.00 $1,843 —
600–605 603 2 300.00–315.00 $307.47 $1,854 +7.47
625 value added 625 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,012 —
665 665 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,028 —
789 value added 789 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,328 —
825 value added 825 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,392 —
845 845 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,298 —
855 855 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,283 —
910–920 915 2 265.00–267.00 $266.01 $2,434 +1.01
985 985 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,610 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–383 381 7 402.00–405.00 $403.29 $1,537 -5.50
405–415 412 3 380.00–387.00 $382.30 $1,575 -3.70
470 470 2 362.00–367.00 $364.50 $1,713 —
485 485 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,877 —
510–535 523 2 352.00–360.00 $356.10 $1,862 —
555 555 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,870 -1.42
612–640 621 3 322.00–325.00 $323.97 $2,012 -0.02
715–718 717 3 282.00–296.00 $291.35 $2,089 —
745 fancy 745 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,212 -58.00
465–490 478 2 332.00–357.00 $344.17 $1,645 +9.75
660 660 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,828 +0.11
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 —
515 515 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,942 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,077 —
1350–1705 1506 75-80% 9 148.00–157.00 $151.71 $2,285 +10.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1160 1005 85-90% 2 115.00–127.00 $120.07 $1,207 +8.96
1005–1280 1128 85-90% 4 101.00–117.00 $107.09 $1,208 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1410 1185 80-85% 4 133.00–141.00 $137.56 $1,630 —
1230–1255 1243 80-85% 2 155.00–157.00 $155.99 $1,939 +18.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1790 1680 3 164.00–168.00 $165.39 $2,779 —
1330–2255 1976 4 175.00–185.00 $179.40 $3,545 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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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
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —

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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.