Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.92/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 470 lb · 12 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.91/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 330 lb · 10 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.90/cwt ≈ $571/hd at 371 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	410	864	407
Feeder cattle	300	614	314
Slaughter cattle	71	126	35
Replacement cattle	39	124	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

First sale of year. No trends.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	5	155.00–158.00	$157.40	$677	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	371	10	150.00–158.00	$153.90	$571	—
420–440	434	6	152.00–156.00	$154.33	$670	+6.84
455–485	470	12	146.00–152.00	$148.92	$700	+2.60
520–540	528	5	140.00–143.00	$141.77	$749	+11.09
660–670	665	2	115.00–121.00	$117.98	$785	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	4	140.00–146.00	$143.09	$472	-0.89
460–490	472	9	127.00–135.00	$131.42	$620	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	4	125.00–130.00	$127.41	$344	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	323	9	170.00–175.00	$172.66	$558	+4.34
360–380	370	4	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$638	+6.91
410–440	431	5	167.00–172.50	$168.08	$724	+4.15
460–485	468	4	167.00–175.00	$171.06	$801	—
520–545	539	4	151.00–156.00	$152.21	$820	—
560–585	573	4	146.00–148.00	$146.98	$842	—
670–695	680	5	138.00–146.00	$141.27	$961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	10	155.00–160.00	$156.91	$518	+1.91
460–485	470	5	140.00–145.00	$142.94	$672	+2.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	375	3	130.00–135.00	$131.62	$494	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1195	1150	80-85%	13	68.00–76.00	$72.27	$831	—
1170–1195	1178	80-85%	3	75.00–77.00	$75.68	$892	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1060	1010	85-90%	6	58.00–61.00	$59.57	$602	+14.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1860	1745	75-80%	6	69.00–74.00	$71.83	$1,253	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1635	1499	4	86.00–94.00	$89.76	$1,346	—
1935–2085	1992	3	95.00–96.00	$95.32	$1,899	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1230	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	79.00–90.00	$82.18	$948

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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.