Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.00/cwt ≈ $735/hd at 579 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	386	714	268
Feeder cattle	250	444	228
Slaughter cattle	78	147	40
Replacement cattle	58	123	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher especially on large carcass animals. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. 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
260–285	273	6	200.00–207.50	$203.58	$556	-15.64
310–345	328	2	215.00–230.00	$222.10	$728	+19.68
360–385	377	3	190.00–200.00	$193.19	$728	-2.23
612	612	6	140.00	$140.00	$857	—
770	770	5	129.00	$129.00	$993	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	268	3	165.00–175.00	$171.46	$460	-13.40
320–345	333	2	160.00–170.00	$164.81	$549	-12.61
355–380	372	3	150.00–160.00	$153.18	$570	—
579	579	16	127.00	$127.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	386	5	135.00–145.00	$136.92	$529	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	4	180.00–185.00	$182.42	$602	—
365–375	370	2	180.00–190.00	$184.93	$684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	375	3	162.50–167.50	$164.12	$615	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1115	1074	80-85%	21	98.00–105.00	$101.86	$1,094	—
1200–1415	1241	80-85%	10	112.00–115.00	$112.95	$1,402	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1095	1032	85-90%	15	83.00–89.00	$85.55	$883	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1635	1571	7	120.00–126.00	$123.44	$1,939	—
1700–1895	1798	2	109.00–110.00	$109.53	$1,969	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1120	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	90.00–100.00	$93.86	$979

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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
1150–1275	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,244.59	-410.27

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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.