Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.74/cwt -15.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,249/hd at 577 lb · 51 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $359.18/cwt +19.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,784/hd at 775 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $411.68/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,548/hd at 619 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 364 323 412
Feeder cattle 339 292 377
Slaughter cattle 25 28 35
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–482 465 8 460.00–477.00 $470.14 $2,186 -1.49
533 533 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,345 +2.57
550–554 553 5 420.00–440.00 $436.02 $2,411 +8.11
608–609 value added 609 8 421.00–429.00 $427.00 $2,600 +6.19
600–645 625 13 380.00–409.00 $402.26 $2,514 +2.14
675–695 685 2 360.00–365.00 $362.46 $2,483 —
685 value added 685 12 379.00 $379.00 $2,596 -26.88
702 value added 702 11 361.00 $361.00 $2,534 -4.00
715–723 721 4 350.00–355.00 $351.24 $2,532 +3.31
723 723 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,422 -12.93
773–785 value added 775 26 355.00–360.00 $359.18 $2,784 —
816 value added 816 19 345.00 $345.00 $2,815 —
845 845 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,662 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 565.00–585.00 $574.36 $1,568 +129.36
340 340 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,581 —
420 420 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,869 +32.28
450–490 470 2 427.00–455.00 $440.40 $2,070 —
535 535 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,167 —
585 585 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,194 —
605 605 1 372.00 $372.00 $2,251 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 442.00 $442.00 $1,936 +17.00
453–475 468 14 440.00–447.00 $446.08 $2,088 +16.12
500–540 520 8 385.00–410.00 $398.14 $2,070 -1.86
550–598 577 51 375.00–397.00 $389.74 $2,249 —
610–645 622 6 350.00–365.00 $359.10 $2,234 -5.90
632 632 4 327.00 $327.00 $2,067 -38.00
672–690 674 18 330.00–344.00 $342.98 $2,312 —
700 700 2 317.00 $317.00 $2,219 -8.00
822 value added 822 9 316.00 $316.00 $2,598 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,466 -5.00
400–425 413 2 355.00–415.00 $385.91 $1,594 -39.09
450–485 462 3 370.00–395.00 $379.75 $1,754 —
550–570 562 3 350.00–370.00 $362.23 $2,036 +27.23
630 630 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,984 —
885 885 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,212 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,739 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,691 —
400 400 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,660 —
460–485 472 9 387.00–445.00 $405.23 $1,913 -24.77
505–540 525 5 355.00–397.00 $376.22 $1,975 —
575 575 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,041 —
620 620 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,170 —
670 670 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,244 —
720–740 730 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,226 —
780 780 2 255.00–300.00 $277.50 $2,164 —
840 840 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,060 —
518–535 521 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,110 -33.44
570 570 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,223 -30.69
616 616 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,279 +8.00
662 662 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,350 +13.00
715 715 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,216 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,680 +0.03
1045–1075 1060 85-90% 2 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $1,351 -32.48
1045–1140 1103 85-90% 3 145.00–150.00 $146.72 $1,618 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 80-85% 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,312 —
1170–1375 1272 80-85% 3 175.00–179.00 $176.89 $2,250 +12.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,135 +12.00
1460 1460 75-80% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,438 -20.88
1275–1810 1543 75-80% 2 187.00–200.00 $194.63 $3,003 +12.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1985 1734 4 204.00–215.00 $210.00 $3,641 —

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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.