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Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026

95 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.00/cwt -19.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 570 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 95 367 219
Feeder cattle 80 357 189
Slaughter cattle 12 5 29
Replacement cattle 3 5 1

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
270 270 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,215 ±0.00
370 370 1 422.00 $422.00 $1,561 —
454 454 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,907 —
512–518 514 8 362.00–377.00 $367.67 $1,890 +12.67
555 555 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 —
629–648 635 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,064 —
652 652 7 321.00 $321.00 $2,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 —
640 640 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,869 -32.80
795 795 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,321 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,440 —
455 455 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,684 —
562–572 570 13 318.50–322.00 $319.00 $1,818 -13.50
635 635 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,842 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,294 —
440 440 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 —
700 700 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,528 —
475 475 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 —
520–538 532 3 325.00–327.00 $326.35 $1,736 —
620 620 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,519 —
660–685 673 2 245.00–250.00 $247.55 $1,666 —
845 845 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,707 —
858 858 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,673 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,562 —
637 637 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,930 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,471 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1230 1225 80-85% 2 146.00–150.00 $148.01 $1,813 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,312 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1300 1183 85-90% 2 141.00–147.00 $144.30 $1,707 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,272 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,288 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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.