Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $331.39/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,543/hd at 767 lb · 38 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.32/cwt +11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,420/hd at 777 lb · 33 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $317.00/cwt ≈ $2,799/hd at 883 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 294 64
Feeder cattle 225 246 44
Slaughter cattle 8 18 20
Replacement cattle — 30 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to 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
420 420 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,743 +42.53
470 470 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,856 —
515 515 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,008 —
525–535 value added 531 5 402.00–405.00 $403.19 $2,141 +8.19
555 555 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,026 +4.42
588 value added 588 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,234 ±0.00
648 value added 648 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,262 —
663 value added 663 11 347.00 $347.00 $2,301 -1.23
672 672 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,218 —
765 value added 765 27 334.00 $334.00 $2,555 +9.00
773 773 11 325.00 $325.00 $2,512 —
883 value added 883 21 317.00 $317.00 $2,799 —
906 value added 906 19 310.00 $310.00 $2,809 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,580 —
445 445 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 —
450 450 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 -21.53
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 -26.53
485–495 488 3 360.00–362.00 $361.32 $1,763 -5.21
520–530 525 2 330.00–340.00 $334.95 $1,758 -7.47
585 585 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,960 -16.24
600–645 623 2 315.00–320.00 $317.41 $1,977 -6.91
650–670 value added 658 5 320.00–321.00 $320.41 $2,108 -0.77
662–695 670 4 310.00–312.00 $311.48 $2,087 -5.02
755 755 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,340 +10.00
750–781 value added 778 32 311.00–315.00 $311.36 $2,422 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,615 +20.00
615 615 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,580 —
460–465 463 2 405.00–410.00 $407.51 $1,887 +36.30
595 595 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,934 -12.76
600–645 615 3 310.00–312.00 $310.70 $1,911 -14.30
655 655 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,063 +3.00
702–732 717 4 280.00–292.00 $286.13 $2,052 -16.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,509 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,379 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775 1775 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,574 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,371 —
1775–2055 1915 2 180.00–182.00 $180.93 $3,465 —

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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.