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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.22/cwt ≈ $2,387/hd at 680 lb · 74 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $320.00/cwt ≈ $2,973/hd at 929 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $428.50/cwt ≈ $2,511/hd at 586 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 166 125 254
Feeder cattle 145 98 218
Slaughter cattle 21 27 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to light receipts and 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
455 455 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,184 —
535 535 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,488 —
584–588 586 10 427.50–430.00 $428.50 $2,511 —
610 610 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,226 —
655 655 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,554 —
744 value added 744 8 355.00 $355.00 $2,641 —
780 780 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,652 —
800 800 3 327.50 $327.50 $2,620 —
929 value added 929 18 320.00 $320.00 $2,973 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 —
542 542 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,222 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 435.00–440.00 $437.53 $2,035 -14.47
500–530 515 2 390.00–400.00 $394.85 $2,033 —
560 thin fleshed 560 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,436 —
590 590 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,330 —
679 value added 679 71 350.00 $350.00 $2,376 —
693 thin fleshed 693 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,633 —
970 970 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,610 -65.00
505 505 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,843 —
790 790 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 —
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 —

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1215 1133 80-85% 3 154.00–156.00 $154.96 $1,756 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,327 -10.00
1415 1415 80-85% 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,646 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1860 1512 75-80% 3 165.00–168.00 $166.51 $2,518 -22.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,642 -19.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1870 1612 3 197.00–205.00 $200.09 $3,225 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,538 —

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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.