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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.29/cwt -12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 477 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.23/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 421 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 756 817
Feeder cattle 700 500 640
Slaughter cattle 141 153 90
Replacement cattle 89 103 87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Markets closed the previous week for holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 4 177.50–180.00 $178.77 $653 —
420–435 430 6 170.00–180.00 $173.26 $745 -14.37
460–485 477 12 168.00–172.00 $169.29 $808 -12.65
510–530 517 3 170.00–175.00 $173.29 $896 -0.66
560–570 567 3 157.50–165.00 $159.97 $907 -9.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 368 5 164.00–170.00 $167.52 $616 —
405–430 424 4 160.00–167.50 $165.71 $703 —
460–480 467 3 160.00–164.00 $162.63 $759 -4.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 152.50–157.50 $154.88 $503 -4.08
355–385 370 6 147.50–152.50 $149.90 $555 -1.22
410–440 421 10 147.50–152.50 $150.23 $632 +0.17
460–480 468 5 145.00–150.00 $147.95 $692 -11.48
520–540 531 7 145.00–150.00 $147.10 $781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 6 140.00–145.00 $142.44 $467 -5.04
360–375 365 3 140.00–145.00 $143.29 $523 —
410–430 420 4 135.00–142.00 $138.42 $581 -4.10
520–540 532 5 135.00–140.00 $136.95 $729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 4 127.50–135.00 $131.15 $498 +3.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 331 7 187.50–195.00 $190.60 $631 +4.04
360–380 373 6 172.00–180.00 $174.57 $651 —
415–440 430 5 161.00–168.00 $163.70 $704 +0.63
460–485 473 2 157.00–160.00 $158.46 $750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 368 5 162.50–167.50 $165.43 $609 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1515 1162 80-85% 23 77.00–80.00 $79.33 $922 —
1145–1355 1197 80-85% 6 82.00–85.00 $82.89 $992 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1195 1104 85-90% 9 57.00–64.00 $59.79 $660 -16.61
1070–1205 1141 85-90% 19 68.00–75.00 $71.89 $820 -4.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1530 1469 11 105.00–110.00 $107.84 $1,584 —
1755–2030 1878 5 116.00–123.00 $118.29 $2,221 -2.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–950 883 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 96.00–115.00 $104.42 $922
880–1060 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 82.00–92.00 $87.46 $848

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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
960–1120 1029 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 925.00–1,175.00 $1,041.67 —

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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.