Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.37/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	477	643	273
Feeder cattle	300	388	233
Slaughter cattle	95	108	40
Replacement cattle	82	147	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	330	3	169.00–170.00	$169.32	$559	—
360–385	368	3	157.50–165.00	$160.11	$589	—
410–430	417	3	155.00–157.50	$156.64	$653	+9.20
470–485	480	3	145.00–150.00	$146.63	$704	-0.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	473	4	159.00–160.00	$159.51	$754	-0.43
505–540	532	7	145.00–155.00	$147.05	$782	-5.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	278	5	140.00–145.00	$141.87	$394	+3.06
320–340	330	4	136.00–140.00	$137.94	$455	+0.34
360–385	374	7	135.00–140.00	$137.06	$513	-0.37
420–440	428	8	135.00–140.00	$138.07	$591	+4.66
520–540	532	5	128.00–135.00	$130.74	$696	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	170.00–175.00	$172.38	$560	—
360–370	363	3	155.00–160.00	$158.30	$575	+15.92
420–430	426	5	152.00–160.00	$155.15	$661	+12.71
455–485	471	11	140.00–146.00	$143.37	$675	-4.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	5	175.00–180.00	$177.91	$587	+10.49
405–420	413	4	160.00–169.00	$164.58	$680	+7.87
460–485	479	4	145.00–150.00	$146.20	$700	-6.75
520–535	524	4	145.00–150.00	$146.28	$767	-4.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1020	998	85-90%	18	64.00–69.00	$66.73	$666	—
990–1175	1096	85-90%	14	54.00–60.00	$56.32	$617	-3.97

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1305	1169	80-85%	18	69.00–75.00	$72.02	$842	—
1220–1290	1243	80-85%	11	78.00–80.00	$78.65	$978	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1490	1253	6	94.00–100.00	$97.57	$1,223	+6.64
1405–1975	1702	6	104.00–111.00	$107.59	$1,831	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1065	984	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	70.00–77.00	$73.05	$719
1125–1155	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$1,037

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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.