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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.53/cwt +13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,380/hd at 725 lb · 48 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $350.26/cwt -4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,718/hd at 776 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $377.70/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,606/hd at 690 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 341 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,643 +15.00
395 395 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,975 +44.00
410 410 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,866 —
460 value added 460 3 485.00 $485.00 $2,231 —
478 478 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,199 —
500 value added 500 3 422.00 $422.00 $2,110 —
580 580 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,407 +1.68
631–645 value added 635 18 390.00–400.00 $396.13 $2,515 -2.12
635 635 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,413 +10.00
655–693 value added 690 24 377.50–380.00 $377.70 $2,606 -2.80
761–779 value added 776 35 349.00–358.00 $350.26 $2,718 -4.74
820 value added 820 12 343.00 $343.00 $2,813 —
855–878 value added 857 21 335.00–341.50 $340.87 $2,921 -11.63
900 value added 900 11 320.50 $320.50 $2,884 —
940 940 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,839 -25.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 380 3 400.00–437.00 $421.88 $1,603 —
425 425 1 412.00 $412.00 $1,751 —
465–495 480 2 342.00–390.00 $366.75 $1,760 —
512 512 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,843 —
575–590 583 2 275.00–342.00 $308.93 $1,801 —
675 675 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,140 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,275 —
405–424 418 8 395.00–402.00 $401.14 $1,677 +11.14
439 value added 439 11 422.00 $422.00 $1,853 —
455–472 466 3 382.00–385.00 $382.98 $1,785 +21.09
510–525 520 3 345.00–357.00 $353.08 $1,836 —
505–530 value added 525 10 372.00–375.00 $374.42 $1,966 +4.42
555–585 570 2 342.00–357.00 $349.70 $1,993 -10.63
599 value added 599 5 368.00 $368.00 $2,204 —
623 value added 623 20 364.00 $364.00 $2,268 +17.00
630 630 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,155 —
695 695 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,342 —
705 705 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,256 +5.00
705–739 value added 725 47 326.00–333.00 $328.71 $2,383 —
790 790 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 —
809–832 value added 821 20 315.50–316.00 $315.75 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,217 —
335 335 1 437.00 $437.00 $1,464 —
365–385 375 2 415.00–420.00 $417.43 $1,565 —
434 434 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,584 —
480–485 483 2 322.00–350.00 $336.07 $1,623 +11.07
520 520 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,726 —
575–585 580 2 325.00–335.00 $329.96 $1,914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,668 +35.00
405–440 418 5 450.00–455.00 $452.98 $1,893 +10.98
548 548 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,165 +38.00
569–580 570 9 380.00–382.00 $380.23 $2,167 —
705 705 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,305 -3.00
755 755 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,492 +15.51
860 860 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,425 —
475–482 480 3 392.00–400.00 $394.64 $1,894 —
580–597 594 6 365.00–370.00 $369.19 $2,193 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1100 997 85-90% 5 125.00–135.00 $127.72 $1,273 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1255 1182 80-85% 3 135.00–143.00 $139.40 $1,648 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,448 +12.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,788 —
1685–1735 1710 2 187.00–192.00 $189.54 $3,241 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1790 1790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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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.