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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 10, 2025

565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $310.30/cwt ≈ $2,932/hd at 945 lb · 114 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.90/cwt +30.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,469/hd at 668 lb · 59 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.00/cwt ≈ $2,702/hd at 948 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 565 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,260 —
260–295 278 5 440.00–485.00 $452.58 $1,258 +12.58
338 338 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,555 -10.00
370 370 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 +32.48
465–485 472 3 417.00–422.00 $419.63 $1,981 +28.25
502 value added 502 4 403.00 $403.00 $2,023 —
545 545 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,973 -3.12
550–570 565 6 360.00–377.00 $367.47 $2,076 -2.66
580 value added 580 10 380.00 $380.00 $2,204 —
638 value added 638 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,297 +5.00
640–647 645 4 350.00–351.00 $350.75 $2,262 +7.72
667 value added 667 56 372.00 $372.00 $2,481 +30.31
675–680 677 3 330.00–332.00 $330.67 $2,239 +10.67
730–740 737 3 322.00–327.00 $325.33 $2,398 —
750 750 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 —
783–789 value added 784 44 336.50–340.50 $339.68 $2,663 —
820–848 value added 826 24 313.00–320.00 $318.89 $2,634 +8.89
880 value added 880 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,684 —
904–947 value added 945 114 300.00–310.75 $310.30 $2,932 —
958–992 value added 982 10 290.00–292.00 $291.41 $2,862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,332 +5.00
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 —
595 595 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,964 -3.50
745 745 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,068 —
260 260 3 477.00 $477.00 $1,240 —
322 322 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,401 +88.00
392 392 5 372.00 $372.00 $1,458 -12.83
425 425 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,517 -3.79
405–431 value added 427 6 380.00–382.00 $380.32 $1,624 —
450–498 481 9 352.00–362.00 $358.64 $1,725 +16.64
490 490 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,651 —
572–595 579 16 325.00–337.00 $333.09 $1,929 +16.16
610 610 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,934 —
625 value added 625 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,012 —
655–695 680 13 302.00–315.00 $312.33 $2,124 +22.33
683 value added 683 16 325.00 $325.00 $2,220 —
700–745 723 2 290.00–297.00 $293.61 $2,123 —
725–737 value added 736 17 307.00–320.00 $319.25 $2,350 +24.25
794 value added 794 19 310.00 $310.00 $2,461 —
805 value added 805 19 302.50 $302.50 $2,435 +22.50
820 820 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,378 —
948 value added 948 53 285.00 $285.00 $2,702 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 345.00–360.00 $352.56 $1,104 —
350–385 369 6 270.00–400.00 $350.60 $1,294 —
420 420 1 382.00 $382.00 $1,604 —
450–485 468 2 270.00–327.00 $299.57 $1,402 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–393 371 7 412.00–440.00 $427.30 $1,585 +34.30
428–440 432 7 402.00–407.00 $403.99 $1,745 +35.99
490 490 4 392.00 $392.00 $1,921 —
512–540 531 6 350.00–352.00 $350.64 $1,862 +12.08
560 560 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,915 —
610–622 621 8 312.00–330.00 $327.79 $2,036 +9.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,331 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1580 1445 75-80% 3 145.00–148.00 $146.70 $2,120 —
1350–1780 1604 75-80% 8 151.00–162.00 $156.18 $2,505 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1455 1281 80-85% 7 150.00–154.00 $152.02 $1,947 +2.74
1290 1290 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,883 -3.28
1345 1345 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,152 -3.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1955 1955 1 207.00 $207.00 $4,047 —
2095 2095 1 191.00 $191.00 $4,001 -8.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210–1320 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,100.00 $2,076.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.