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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 102 143 123
Feeder cattle 68 114 109
Slaughter cattle 27 25 10
Replacement cattle 7 4 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established 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
465–470 467 5 475.00–482.00 $477.79 $2,231 +12.79
500–530 514 4 435.00–445.00 $440.07 $2,262 —
555–587 580 6 427.00–450.00 $435.73 $2,527 -1.60
600–618 value added 612 3 422.00 $422.00 $2,583 —
640 640 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 -7.52
650–685 value added 662 3 400.00–405.00 $401.73 $2,659 —
660–685 666 4 370.00–380.00 $372.57 $2,481 —
705 705 2 350.00–367.00 $358.50 $2,527 —
795 795 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,711 —
1000 1000 1 305.00 $305.00 $3,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,185 —
520 520 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,047 +36.23
500–535 518 5 420.00–435.00 $429.05 $2,222 —
518 value added 518 3 457.00 $457.00 $2,367 —
595 595 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,291 -15.00
615–645 627 3 345.00–375.00 $363.07 $2,276 +13.07
665 665 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,241 —
705 value added 705 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,411 —
700–715 708 2 310.00–330.00 $320.11 $2,266 +5.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,886 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,064 +25.00
600 600 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,100 -12.00
710–720 715 2 315.00–330.00 $322.55 $2,306 —
945 945 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,930 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1415 1300 75-80% 2 165.00–170.00 $167.28 $2,175 —
1160–1650 1411 75-80% 9 176.00–181.00 $178.35 $2,517 —
1260–1670 1465 75-80% 4 184.00–196.00 $187.42 $2,746 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1240 1193 80-85% 2 174.00–183.00 $178.68 $2,132 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,236 +19.00
1115–1505 1288 80-85% 3 159.00–169.00 $162.89 $2,098 -24.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,228 —
1095 1095 85-90% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,675 +7.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,660 —
1530 1530 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,136 —
2220 2220 1 226.00 $226.00 $5,017 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
3 3 1 400.00 $400.00 $12 —

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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.