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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

1,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.35/cwt ≈ $941/hd at 626 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.96/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 532 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.25/cwt ≈ $814/hd at 531 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,378 740 239
Feeder cattle 1,138 560 205
Slaughter cattle 146 100 34
Replacement cattle 94 80 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 327 3 190.00–222.50 $200.61 $656 —
360–385 381 14 190.00–200.00 $191.35 $729 -1.75
405–435 423 5 180.00–190.00 $183.83 $778 +16.39
465–480 478 12 155.00–165.00 $156.62 $749 +0.56
510–545 value added 531 33 150.00–156.00 $153.25 $814 —
500–545 533 10 150.00–158.00 $153.24 $817 —
570–590 583 6 150.00–156.00 $151.95 $886 —
607–645 value added 626 68 146.00–154.00 $150.35 $941 —
700–745 725 7 132.00–138.00 $134.09 $972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 4 170.00–180.00 $174.80 $656 +7.23
420–440 430 4 160.00–170.00 $164.88 $709 +15.06
460–485 480 10 145.00–150.00 $145.96 $701 —
510–540 530 3 140.00–149.00 $142.89 $757 —
565–585 581 11 140.00–146.00 $141.06 $820 —
600 value added 600 4 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 427 3 150.00–155.00 $151.60 $647 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 4 167.50–175.00 $171.01 $467 +1.38
360–390 375 8 157.50–160.00 $158.70 $595 +7.21
420–440 434 7 147.00–154.00 $148.93 $646 +6.98
465–490 481 8 142.50–147.50 $144.31 $694 -9.34
505–530 518 6 134.00–137.00 $135.54 $702 -5.68
521–547 value added 533 50 136.00–144.00 $137.93 $735 —
540–545 543 3 140.00–150.00 $143.31 $778 +2.09
560 560 3 140.00 $140.00 $784 -13.41
560–590 574 12 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $761 -20.90
561–585 value added 575 27 134.00–140.00 $137.21 $789 —
628 value added 628 7 134.00 $134.00 $842 —
635–645 636 7 130.00–140.00 $131.45 $836 -20.60
650–685 673 3 127.00–130.00 $129.03 $868 +4.04
700 700 6 117.00 $117.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 370 5 130.00–139.00 $135.25 $500 -2.17
420–440 432 5 135.00–140.00 $136.94 $592 +5.05
460–480 468 5 130.00–135.00 $132.95 $622 —
525–540 533 4 120.00–124.00 $121.97 $650 —
560–590 575 4 121.00–124.00 $122.46 $704 —
603 value added 603 8 125.00 $125.00 $754 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 4 190.00–210.00 $199.54 $545 +12.79
315–340 334 4 187.50–197.50 $189.86 $634 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1290 1124 80-85% 55 68.00–73.00 $70.50 $792 —
1220–1380 1293 80-85% 11 74.00–77.00 $75.46 $976 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1630 1292 75-80% 34 70.00–75.00 $72.95 $943 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1125 1045 85-90% 18 60.00–67.00 $63.77 $666 —
885–1170 1050 85-90% 7 55.00–57.00 $56.36 $592 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1630 1585 5 87.00–94.00 $89.88 $1,425 -10.77
1605–1805 1705 2 100.00–106.00 $103.18 $1,759 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–925 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 82.00–86.00 $84.09 $744
1090–1180 1135 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 64.00–71.00 $67.64 $768

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–920 883 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 12 800.00–900.00 $852.12 —
1125–1205 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,037.93 —

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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.