Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 8, 2026

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $332.00/cwt ≈ $3,104/hd at 935 lb · 55 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $487.70/cwt +19.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 414 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $531.91/cwt +12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,189/hd at 411 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 179 192 228
Feeder cattle 161 173 183
Slaughter cattle 15 18 38
Replacement cattle 3 1 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, with limited comparable data, Feeder Steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 higher; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to light receipts; 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
400 400 8 530.00 $530.00 $2,120 +16.68
442 value added 442 3 537.00 $537.00 $2,374 +2.00
450–491 485 10 500.00–517.00 $515.23 $2,499 +1.63
550 550 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,530 -8.02
605 605 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,662 —
650–657 value added 654 5 417.00–420.00 $418.19 $2,735 —
700–745 723 2 365.00–370.00 $367.42 $2,656 —
891 891 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,851 -7.00
935 value added 935 55 332.00 $332.00 $3,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,844 +25.00
540 540 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,322 —
585–595 590 2 375.00–422.00 $398.30 $2,350 -26.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,706 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 414 13 475.00–490.00 $487.70 $2,019 +19.53
460 460 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,116 +5.86
516 value added 516 7 437.00 $437.00 $2,255 -10.00
520 520 3 422.00 $422.00 $2,194 —
560–572 568 3 412.00–415.00 $412.99 $2,346 +0.42
735 735 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,426 ±0.00
795 795 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,472 —
1060 1060 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–435 422 4 380.00–455.00 $399.32 $1,685 —
482 482 3 422.00 $422.00 $2,034 +7.00
565–585 575 2 385.00–387.00 $385.98 $2,219 +13.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 325.00–342.00 $333.73 $1,562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,163 -12.00
440 440 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,156 —
465 465 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,325 +12.68
575 575 2 417.00 $417.00 $2,398 —
860 860 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,292 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1120 1090 80-85% 2 140.00–157.00 $148.27 $1,616 —
1155–1295 1205 80-85% 3 167.00–177.00 $171.30 $2,064 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1135 1011 85-90% 4 140.00–148.00 $143.89 $1,455 -1.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,093 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,967 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–2140 1860 3 194.00–195.00 $194.68 $3,621 -13.45
1905 1905 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,905 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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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.