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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.10/cwt ≈ $824/hd at 528 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 386 208
Feeder cattle 302 250 150
Slaughter cattle 116 78 58
Replacement cattle 84 58 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 184.00–190.00 $186.91 $617 -35.19
360–380 375 4 184.00–190.00 $185.44 $695 -7.75
410–435 427 3 180.00–185.00 $181.60 $775 —
460–480 472 5 180.00–184.00 $181.56 $857 —
510–540 530 9 168.00–173.00 $169.60 $899 —
560–585 576 9 165.00–170.00 $167.30 $964 —
615–630 623 4 164.00–170.00 $166.96 $1,040 +26.96
655–670 663 2 157.00–160.00 $158.48 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 331 7 167.00–173.00 $169.63 $561 —
410–430 423 3 160.00–170.00 $163.23 $690 —
460–480 473 3 162.00–170.00 $164.59 $779 —
520–540 530 4 145.00–153.00 $149.08 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 433 4 150.00–155.00 $151.18 $655 —
460–480 470 4 150.00–155.00 $152.45 $717 —
510–540 528 10 155.00–160.00 $156.10 $824 —
565–585 577 5 150.00–159.00 $153.53 $886 +26.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 137.50–143.00 $140.17 $463 —
520–545 533 4 140.00–145.00 $142.44 $759 —
570–590 580 4 128.00–136.00 $131.93 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 370 3 180.00–185.00 $181.76 $673 -3.17

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1105 1064 85-90% 12 68.00–72.00 $68.88 $733 —
1040–1190 1132 85-90% 13 74.00–79.00 $75.77 $858 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1280 1233 80-85% 12 79.00–84.00 $81.60 $1,006 -31.35
1305–1325 1318 80-85% 3 86.00–88.00 $87.34 $1,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1505 1419 4 96.00–103.00 $101.57 $1,441 —
1280–1755 1501 5 109.00–114.00 $111.15 $1,668 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995–1140 1092 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 80.00–88.00 $85.05 $929

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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.