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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.29/cwt ≈ $804/hd at 622 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.22/cwt ≈ $702/hd at 477 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.18/cwt ≈ $658/hd at 435 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 632 516 927
Feeder cattle 477 356 655
Slaughter cattle 110 94 171
Replacement cattle 45 66 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 334 10 195.00–205.00 $196.86 $658 —
360–375 368 2 185.00–190.00 $187.55 $690 —
410–430 420 2 175.00–182.50 $178.66 $750 —
460–480 473 3 170.00–177.50 $172.43 $816 +5.00
520–540 530 4 167.00–170.00 $168.53 $893 +0.18
560–575 568 2 160.00–169.00 $164.44 $934 —
620–635 630 3 155.00–161.00 $159.03 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 167.50–175.00 $171.36 $565 -4.45
360–380 372 5 170.00–180.00 $173.87 $647 +5.61
420–440 430 4 160.00–167.50 $163.66 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 336 11 167.50–175.00 $169.45 $569 —
360–385 373 6 159.00–165.00 $161.90 $604 —
410–440 435 12 150.00–157.50 $151.18 $658 —
460–485 477 13 145.00–152.50 $147.22 $702 —
520–540 531 7 142.00–149.00 $144.94 $770 -4.17
560–580 572 5 142.00–146.00 $143.57 $821 -4.50
615–620 617 8 139.00–145.00 $141.26 $872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 272 5 150.00–155.00 $152.87 $416 —
320–345 339 4 155.00–160.00 $156.18 $529 -6.46
360–390 370 3 150.00–155.00 $153.24 $567 -5.71
420–430 427 7 140.00–145.00 $141.40 $604 -5.56
460–490 485 11 135.00–140.00 $135.86 $659 -5.46
520–540 528 5 130.00–135.00 $132.95 $702 —
610–635 622 15 125.00–134.00 $129.29 $804 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 432 5 160.00–167.50 $162.92 $704 —
460–485 473 6 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $721 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 278 5 200.00–210.00 $205.83 $572 —
310–330 320 4 190.00–195.00 $192.42 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1445 1268 80-85% 32 78.00–85.00 $81.83 $1,038 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1240 1131 85-90% 14 63.00–68.00 $66.13 $748 —
1160–1280 1220 85-90% 16 72.00–76.00 $74.10 $904 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1645 1525 3 104.00–110.00 $107.46 $1,639 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1220 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 95.00–107.00 $98.34 $1,156

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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
1105–1145 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,288.72 —

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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.