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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

731 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.35/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 535 lb · 11 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.06/cwt ≈ $346/hd at 264 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 731 837 584
Feeder cattle 540 673 471
Slaughter cattle 109 89 32
Replacement cattle 82 75 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one wee ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to mostly weak. 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
315–345 330 7 165.00–175.00 $170.18 $562 —
360–385 370 5 162.50–170.00 $166.88 $617 +3.88
420–440 433 3 148.00–155.00 $150.26 $651 -4.32
460–485 477 6 144.00–153.00 $146.90 $701 -7.67
510–540 528 5 141.00–146.00 $142.93 $755 -3.01
560–580 570 4 132.00–136.00 $133.96 $764 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 326 4 153.00–160.00 $158.15 $516 —
360–380 370 4 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $564 +7.49
420–440 430 4 126.00–132.00 $128.93 $554 -13.14
460–485 479 4 130.00–140.00 $132.40 $634 -4.52
520–530 528 4 130.00–134.00 $130.99 $692 -3.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 6 122.00–130.00 $125.83 $289 —
260–280 264 10 130.00–135.00 $131.06 $346 —
320–330 323 4 128.00–130.00 $129.49 $418 —
360–380 372 5 120.00–129.00 $123.48 $459 -15.48
460–485 473 4 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $555 -11.61
530–540 534 5 115.00–120.00 $117.98 $630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 267 3 145.00–150.00 $148.25 $396 —
365–380 375 3 135.00–142.50 $137.43 $515 -7.86
410–440 433 4 125.00–130.00 $126.18 $546 -19.18
465–485 477 5 125.00–130.00 $126.95 $606 -14.79
510–540 535 11 128.00–130.00 $128.35 $687 -1.12
600–645 630 3 124.00–130.00 $125.90 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 6 102.00–110.00 $105.85 $286 —
360–380 372 5 100.00–105.00 $101.94 $379 —

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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 4 160.00–170.00 $164.77 $450 —
320–340 332 5 162.50–172.00 $166.16 $552 —
365–380 375 3 157.50–162.50 $159.12 $597 —
460–480 473 3 135.00–140.00 $136.62 $646 —
510–530 523 3 126.00–135.00 $128.92 $674 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 427 5 122.50–130.00 $128.47 $549 -9.53
470–490 480 4 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1195 1150 85-90% 14 53.00–57.00 $55.38 $637 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1810 1503 75-80% 14 60.00–65.00 $61.53 $925 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1150 1113 80-85% 9 55.00–60.00 $56.72 $631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–2275 1829 5 89.00–95.00 $90.73 $1,659 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1060 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 97.00–101.00 $99.10 $1,001
1015–1030 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 83.00–85.00 $84.01 $859
990–1095 1032 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 75.00–82.00 $79.03 $816

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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
985–1070 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 950.00–1,075.00 $1,015.09 —

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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.