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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.48/cwt -11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 569 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.06/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 536 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $166.88/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 335 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 461 502 341
Feeder cattle 301 302 280
Slaughter cattle 85 116 41
Replacement cattle 75 84 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 272 5 165.00–172.00 $167.68 $456 —
315–340 335 10 165.00–175.00 $166.88 $559 -2.75
410–440 428 5 155.00–161.00 $157.30 $673 -5.93
520–545 533 6 145.00–150.00 $147.44 $786 -1.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 3 175.00–180.00 $176.70 $641 -8.74
530–545 539 5 160.00–167.00 $162.75 $877 -6.85
565–590 569 12 153.00–156.00 $155.48 $885 -11.82
610–630 623 3 150.00–158.00 $152.61 $951 -14.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 6 150.00–152.50 $151.20 $408 —
360–380 370 4 150.00–160.00 $154.86 $573 —
420–440 430 6 149.00–155.00 $151.93 $653 +0.75
455–480 477 9 150.00–156.00 $150.64 $719 -1.81
520–540 536 11 150.00–156.00 $151.06 $810 -5.04
605–625 615 2 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 4 135.00–140.00 $137.41 $385 —
305–325 315 4 145.00–150.00 $147.58 $465 +7.41
370–385 378 2 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $520 —
420–440 433 8 140.00–146.00 $143.97 $623 —
470–490 480 4 132.00–140.00 $135.92 $652 —
520–535 529 7 135.00–141.00 $137.53 $728 -4.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 6 144.00–150.00 $146.95 $702 —
510–540 525 4 120.00–127.00 $123.40 $648 —
560–575 568 2 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $792 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 434 5 160.00–168.00 $161.51 $701 —
460–485 473 4 155.00–160.00 $157.43 $745 —
560–570 565 2 148.00–153.00 $150.48 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1470 1218 80-85% 19 70.00–76.00 $73.24 $892 -8.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 6 64.00 $64.00 $605 —
990–1070 1030 85-90% 6 54.00–61.00 $57.64 $594 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1170 1168 2 93.00–99.00 $96.01 $1,121 —
1440–1795 1658 13 106.00–114.00 $111.33 $1,846 —
1600–1810 1670 3 119.00–121.00 $119.72 $1,999 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1170–1370 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 85.00–90.00 $87.75 $1,124

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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
885–1125 1005 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 875.00–1,075.00 $986.94 —
1280–1305 1293 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,388.35 —

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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.