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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.93/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 587 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 130 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,298 -30.00
315 315 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,480 +17.54
380–385 383 2 415.00–420.00 $417.52 $1,599 +0.52
450–468 459 6 382.00–395.00 $391.38 $1,796 -8.15
510–535 523 2 360.00–370.00 $365.12 $1,910 —
565–585 574 7 365.00–371.00 $370.13 $2,125 -4.87
603 value added 603 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,141 —
605–627 619 5 335.00–345.00 $343.03 $2,123 —
660 660 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 -5.00
670–684 value added 678 7 340.00–344.00 $341.69 $2,317 —
818 value added 818 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,536 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,276 —
585 585 2 330.00–337.00 $333.50 $1,951 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,162 -58.00
360–385 373 2 380.00–390.00 $384.83 $1,435 —
400–445 419 8 357.00–372.00 $360.79 $1,512 +8.07
450 450 7 342.00 $342.00 $1,539 +15.00
503–540 524 9 315.00–332.00 $321.97 $1,687 -1.05
579–596 587 10 315.00–322.00 $316.93 $1,860 -3.07
675 675 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 -15.00
725 value added 725 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,139 —
775 775 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,015 —
800 value added 800 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,240 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 393.00 $393.00 $1,552 -10.29
445 445 3 360.00–372.00 $368.00 $1,638 -14.30
515–523 522 9 335.00–339.00 $338.56 $1,767 -17.54
608–640 616 5 307.00–325.00 $318.26 $1,960 -5.71
672 672 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,982 —
738 738 2 292.00 $292.00 $2,155 +0.65
760 760 3 277.00 $277.00 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,990 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1370 1262 80-85% 3 131.00–141.00 $135.65 $1,712 —
1145–1415 1278 80-85% 4 147.00–153.00 $149.28 $1,908 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,176 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1565 1467 75-80% 3 159.00–165.00 $161.44 $2,368 —
1390–1610 1508 75-80% 4 148.00–157.00 $153.51 $2,315 +1.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1160 1118 85-90% 2 121.00–129.00 $124.85 $1,396 +17.76
1160 1160 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,566 —
1195 1195 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,314 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,696 -5.39
2090 2090 1 199.00 $199.00 $4,159 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1425 1425 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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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.