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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.88/cwt ≈ $429/hd at 377 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $107.28/cwt ≈ $569/hd at 530 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $107.79/cwt ≈ $621/hd at 576 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 841 379 506
Feeder cattle 781 — 464
Slaughter cattle 25 — 42
Replacement cattle 35 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower in light test. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
360–370 365 2 148.00–155.00 $151.45 $553
410–440 430 6 132.00–135.00 $132.95 $572
460–485 477 6 130.00–139.00 $132.90 $634
520–545 533 4 131.00–134.00 $132.46 $706
560–585 577 6 126.00–132.00 $127.94 $738
615–640 621 4 121.00–127.00 $122.55 $761
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
360–380 373 3 140.00–145.00 $141.61 $528
410–440 418 8 125.00–130.00 $128.77 $538
460–485 473 4 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $579
520–540 532 5 110.00–118.00 $113.13 $602
565–585 578 6 110.00–117.00 $112.28 $649
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
510–530 522 5 101.00–105.00 $102.56 $535
560–585 573 6 98.00–105.00 $101.42 $581

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
320–345 333 6 112.00–118.00 $114.89 $383
360–395 377 16 110.00–117.00 $113.88 $429
420–445 437 11 105.00–112.00 $107.93 $472
460–485 473 4 108.00–113.00 $110.43 $522
520–540 530 8 95.00–100.00 $97.45 $516
570–595 583 4 95.00–100.00 $97.45 $568
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
360–380 372 5 120.00–126.00 $122.32 $455
425–440 434 5 116.00–119.00 $117.18 $509
460–485 479 4 116.00–120.00 $116.96 $560
510–540 530 12 106.00–110.00 $107.28 $569
560–590 576 11 105.00–110.00 $107.79 $621

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
265–285 277 5 152.50–157.50 $154.41 $428
360–390 376 7 145.00–150.00 $147.05 $553
420–445 433 4 127.00–134.00 $130.40 $565
465–485 475 4 128.00–134.00 $130.94 $622
520–540 532 5 118.00–127.00 $121.52 $646
625–645 636 7 103.00–110.00 $105.95 $674
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
360–385 373 6 138.00–145.00 $141.38 $527
420–440 430 4 114.00–120.00 $116.93 $503
460–480 467 3 110.00–116.00 $113.94 $532
515–540 528 4 108.00–117.00 $112.61 $595

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1220–1355 1283 80-85% 4 53.00–59.00 $56.32 $723
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090–1275 1183 85-90% 2 46.00–49.00 $47.38 $561

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1285–1710 1428 3 73.00–75.00 $74.20 $1,060
1560–1825 1648 3 77.00–84.00 $79.58 $1,311

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–985 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 92.50–100.00 $97.77 $914
890–1030 968 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 60.00–65.00 $63.13 $611

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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.