Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2026

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $307.25/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,854/hd at 929 lb · 20 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.94/cwt ≈ $2,472/hd at 835 lb · 17 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $323.70/cwt ≈ $2,722/hd at 841 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 267 233 279
Feeder cattle 196 225 180
Slaughter cattle 42 8 65
Replacement cattle 29 — 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data however, Feeder Steers and Heifers traded steady to slightly higher and Feeder Bulls trading higher; Slaughter Cows and Bulls not well-established last week 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
325 325 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,560 —
375 375 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,631 —
415 415 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,681 -10.00
505 505 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 -40.00
505 505 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,919 -10.00
568 value added 568 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,158 ±0.00
568–570 569 3 370.00–372.00 $370.67 $2,109 +5.67
665 665 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,141 -8.00
705–710 708 2 327.00 $327.00 $2,315 —
718 value added 718 2 337.00 $337.00 $2,420 —
830 830 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,590 —
842 value added 842 9 325.00 $325.00 $2,736 —
928–931 value added 929 20 305.00–310.00 $307.25 $2,854 -2.75
1056 value added 1056 50 295.75 $295.75 $3,123 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,232 —
525 525 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 425.00–435.00 $430.15 $1,110 —
300–345 323 2 392.00–395.00 $393.40 $1,271 —
400 400 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,460 -30.00
445 445 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,491 -15.00
502 502 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,657 -4.95
505–545 525 2 340.00–342.00 $341.04 $1,790 +6.09
570 570 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $1,910 ±0.00
620 value added 620 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,015 —
650–675 660 3 310.00–315.00 $312.36 $2,062 +0.88
702–705 703 3 300.00–302.00 $300.67 $2,114 —
753–775 759 4 287.00 $287.00 $2,178 -23.00
805–825 810 4 282.00–285.00 $282.76 $2,290 —
843 value added 843 13 300.00 $300.00 $2,529 —
1082 fancy 1082 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,597 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 —
330 330 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,238 —
350 350 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,172 —
400–440 411 4 320.00–345.00 $331.14 $1,361 —
505–545 525 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —
620–625 623 2 305.00–310.00 $307.49 $1,916 +7.49
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,638 +50.00
490 490 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,764 -47.51
555–582 563 7 332.00–337.00 $333.90 $1,880 +8.90
605–635 621 7 325.00–330.00 $328.15 $2,038 +17.45
630 fancy 630 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,142 —
715–745 730 2 295.00–297.00 $296.02 $2,161 +9.89
750 750 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 —
760 760 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,128 —
805 805 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,149 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,296 —
625 625 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,875 —
800–830 815 2 247.00–255.00 $251.07 $2,046 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1355 1177 80-85% 3 120.00–130.00 $124.57 $1,466 —
1095–1475 1292 80-85% 10 133.00–142.00 $138.21 $1,786 —
1115–1520 1373 80-85% 4 144.00–150.00 $146.94 $2,017 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1535 1416 75-80% 5 135.00–141.00 $138.49 $1,961 —
1360–1545 1463 75-80% 3 142.00–146.00 $143.75 $2,103 —
1580 1580 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,975 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 —
1010–1230 1120 85-90% 2 123.00–126.00 $124.35 $1,393 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1795 1545 3 176.00–180.00 $178.46 $2,757 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1395 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,149.86
1015–1390 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 2,425.00–3,000.00 $2,614.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,515.00 $1,515.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 thin fleshed 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.