Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $410.00/cwt +12.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,841/hd at 693 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $513.60/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,347/hd at 457 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 192 121 95
Feeder cattle 173 74 79
Slaughter cattle 18 28 16
Replacement cattle 1 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,547 —
320–330 325 3 600.00–615.00 $605.08 $1,967 +65.08
355–370 363 2 550.00–580.00 $564.69 $2,050 —
385 385 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,021 —
405–430 413 5 500.00–520.00 $513.32 $2,120 —
440 value added 440 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,354 —
452–460 457 11 510.00–520.00 $513.60 $2,347 —
518 518 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,435 -6.08
555 value added 555 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,720 —
550–558 556 5 460.00–470.00 $468.02 $2,602 +6.02
620–630 value added 623 3 415.00–430.00 $424.95 $2,647 —
693 value added 693 47 410.00 $410.00 $2,841 —
884 value added 884 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,917 —
890 890 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,782 —
375 375 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,838 —
485 485 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,231 —
585 585 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,486 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 552.00 $552.00 $1,380 —
300–335 318 2 495.00–520.00 $506.81 $1,612 —
360–394 387 8 480.00–495.00 $490.91 $1,900 —
420–430 427 5 462.00–475.00 $468.17 $1,999 —
455–489 476 8 440.00–465.00 $454.14 $2,162 +9.26
505 value added 505 2 447.00 $447.00 $2,257 —
550–560 555 4 405.00–420.00 $412.57 $2,290 +37.57
633 value added 633 9 384.00 $384.00 $2,431 —
710 710 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 445.00–465.00 $455.34 $1,698 —
480 480 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,992 -10.00
520 520 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,002 +10.00
598 598 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,225 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 592.00 $592.00 $2,131 +52.00
400 400 3 537.00 $537.00 $2,148 —
492–495 493 3 482.00–490.00 $487.32 $2,402 —
535–542 540 6 452.00–455.00 $452.99 $2,446 +0.99
780 780 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,379 -45.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 —
515–518 517 6 410.00–425.00 $417.48 $2,158 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1235 1128 80-85% 6 143.00–161.00 $148.03 $1,670 -16.41
1150–1380 1260 80-85% 4 165.00–180.00 $171.11 $2,156 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1450 1368 75-80% 2 170.00–174.00 $172.12 $2,355 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,457 +0.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740–1990 1865 2 206.00–210.00 $208.13 $3,882 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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.