Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.52/cwt ≈ $554/hd at 383 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	272	184	207
Feeder cattle	212	133	191
Slaughter cattle	32	32	11
Replacement cattle	28	19	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	323	3	175.00–177.50	$175.88	$568	—
455–480	468	4	150.00–155.00	$152.57	$714	—
505–515	509	5	145.00–148.00	$146.79	$747	—
630–645	641	4	133.00–140.00	$134.72	$864	—
710–725	719	4	118.00–125.00	$121.53	$874	—
760–795	771	6	108.00–110.00	$109.66	$845	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	4	155.00–160.00	$157.36	$359	-2.56
315–345	330	6	142.00–148.00	$144.86	$478	—
360–390	383	13	143.00–150.00	$144.52	$554	—
420–440	430	6	136.00–138.00	$136.98	$589	+17.58
520–540	528	5	120.00–126.00	$123.55	$652	—
560–585	570	5	117.00–122.00	$119.95	$684	—
630–645	635	4	108.00–113.00	$109.77	$697	—
655–680	665	3	104.00–109.00	$105.97	$705	—
700–725	710	3	105.00–107.00	$105.68	$750	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	8	132.00–140.00	$135.82	$441	+5.46
355–395	374	8	130.00–137.50	$133.81	$500	—
420–440	433	8	120.00–129.00	$123.28	$534	+16.21
530–545	538	4	110.00–116.00	$112.96	$608	—
590	590	4	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$643	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	6	147.00–155.00	$150.88	$653	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	473	4	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$650	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1170	1136	85-90%	10	56.00–62.00	$58.29	$662	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1360	1215	80-85%	4	65.00–71.00	$67.63	$822	-0.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1000	946	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	72.00–80.00	$76.83	$727

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1050	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–1,050.00	$960.53	—

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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.