Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $410.00/cwt ≈ $2,390/hd at 583 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $390.25/cwt ≈ $2,189/hd at 561 lb · 47 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $320.00/cwt ≈ $2,707/hd at 846 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 247 155 228
Feeder cattle 234 130 194
Slaughter cattle 10 16 30
Replacement cattle 3 9 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,044 —
505–530 515 6 460.00–482.00 $475.39 $2,448 —
560 560 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,408 +10.61
683–688 685 10 369.00–370.00 $369.40 $2,530 -11.81
730–732 732 9 346.00–355.00 $347.00 $2,540 -23.00
755 755 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,642 -17.00
846 846 24 320.00 $320.00 $2,707 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 50 410.00 $410.00 $2,390 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,165 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 447.00 $447.00 $2,003 -12.98
490 490 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,107 -0.84
510–529 528 13 394.00–395.00 $394.07 $2,081 +4.21
585–592 591 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,128 +0.80
605–630 613 3 352.00–357.00 $355.36 $2,178 +1.68
670–676 675 9 335.00–338.00 $337.67 $2,279 -7.33
701 value added 701 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,348 —
735 735 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 —
806 value added 806 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,539 —
810 810 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,406 -12.97
865 865 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 +23.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 47 390.25 $390.25 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,736 -25.00
450 450 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,598 -95.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 497.00 $497.00 $2,187 +4.00
485 485 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,376 -1.33
625 625 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,344 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,958 -25.00
480 480 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,064 -5.00
545 545 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,262 +20.00
650 650 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,242 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1065 1060 80-85% 2 140.00–147.00 $143.52 $1,521 —
1000–1170 1091 80-85% 4 154.00–166.00 $158.20 $1,726 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1205 1045 85-90% 2 126.00–135.00 $131.19 $1,371 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,081 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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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.