Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $430.84/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 479 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.84/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 630 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 155 151 225
Feeder cattle 130 130 197
Slaughter cattle 16 16 28
Replacement cattle 9 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data due to light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 540.00–580.00 $559.56 $1,891 -10.63
415–430 424 5 485.00–522.00 $505.74 $2,144 —
450–480 465 2 495.00–510.00 $502.26 $2,336 —
519 value added 519 4 495.00 $495.00 $2,569 —
560–590 581 8 415.00–422.00 $419.39 $2,437 -7.61
635–645 638 6 400.00–412.00 $409.31 $2,611 —
665–693 686 4 380.00–385.00 $381.21 $2,615 -18.79
705 705 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,608 -1.01
760 760 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,789 —
890 890 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,848 —
930 930 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,402 —
375 375 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,912 —
455 455 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,002 —
510 510 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,040 —
610 610 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,318 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,697 +10.00
405–438 423 5 450.00–470.00 $459.98 $1,946 —
450–495 479 12 425.00–440.00 $430.84 $2,064 -1.65
510–540 525 2 385.00–395.00 $389.86 $2,047 -2.20
570–595 591 6 355.00–360.00 $359.20 $2,123 —
598 598 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,985 —
610–628 624 5 340.00–357.00 $353.68 $2,207 -1.32
636 value added 636 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,353 —
685 685 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,363 +15.00
800–810 805 2 305.00–315.00 $309.97 $2,495 —
870 870 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,410 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–380 361 3 405.00–452.00 $435.52 $1,572 —
415 415 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,722 —
455 455 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,048 —
510–515 513 3 350.00–372.00 $359.03 $1,842 +17.49
565 565 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,978 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,969 +55.00
405–425 419 5 485.00–510.00 $493.00 $2,066 +31.40
457–480 464 8 480.00–500.00 $491.33 $2,280 —
525 525 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,441 +12.44
695 695 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,328 -45.00
830 830 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,448 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 490.00–495.00 $492.60 $1,872 +62.60
410 410 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,906 —
490 490 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,132 —
540 540 5 385.00–435.00 $395.00 $2,133 —
580 580 3 387.00 $387.00 $2,245 -16.73

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,116 —
1020–1265 1143 85-90% 2 151.00–155.00 $153.21 $1,751 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,218 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,993 —
1365 1365 80-85% 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,375 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,473 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,577 —
1955 1955 1 198.00 $198.00 $3,871 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195–1480 1338 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,425.00 $2,324.49

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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
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —

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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.