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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

90 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.85/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,913/hd at 523 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.75/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 620 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 90 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,678 —
365 365 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 ±0.00
410 410 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,866 ±0.00
478–485 480 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,136 -15.00
515 515 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,137 —
585 585 9 400.00–410.00 $406.67 $2,379 -8.33
625 625 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,344 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 -21.88
515 515 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,880 +5.00
635 635 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,096 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,442 —
505–510 value added 507 9 372.00–375.00 $373.66 $1,894 -0.76
535 535 12 360.00 $360.00 $1,926 +6.92
620 value added 620 15 360.00 $360.00 $2,232 -4.00
625 625 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 -2.00
665 665 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,161 -12.00
805 805 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,431 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 -15.00
790 790 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,094 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,958 -7.98
555 555 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,192 +14.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,425 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,427 —
955–1075 1015 85-90% 2 132.00–136.00 $134.12 $1,361 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1485 1438 75-80% 2 157.00–159.00 $158.03 $2,272 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,255 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1345 1315 80-85% 2 158.00–160.00 $159.02 $2,091 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,914 +6.00
1950 1950 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,744 —

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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.