Steering Column Upgrade

[Redfish]

I am not a mechanic ,,, I do have a mechanic though The next project that I want to take on,,, and have done to my 1987 R-10 ,,, is to have the original steering column replaced with a new tilt steering column,, I have already installed a new steering box to the truck,, would like to keep that if possible,,, anyway ,,, the price on a new steering column in the LMC catalog is ,,, well,,, its a lot I have been told that the best way to go about this is to pick up a column from the junk yard,,,

My question is,,, what should I be looking for in a used column are there certain years or models that the column should be coming off of ,,, how much should I be looking pay,,, if the junk yard column is the route I should be going,,, I would rather do the leg work in finding the column and save my mechanic the trouble of spending his time going on a scavenger hunt,,,