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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.42/cwt ≈ $901/hd at 478 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.44/cwt ≈ $720/hd at 430 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.34/cwt ≈ $880/hd at 618 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 920 319 552
Feeder cattle 635 80 432
Slaughter cattle 145 123 86
Replacement cattle 140 116 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Market closed the previous two weeks for the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 4 305.00–315.00 $310.23 $683 —
260–280 270 2 250.00–270.00 $259.63 $701 —
315–340 330 5 230.00–235.00 $231.91 $765 —
360–370 365 2 230.00–232.50 $231.27 $844 —
410–440 433 4 195.00–200.00 $196.18 $849 —
460–485 478 21 187.50–192.50 $188.42 $901 —
505–530 522 3 182.50–190.00 $187.58 $979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 263 19 190.00–220.00 $201.04 $529 —
305–340 315 7 195.00–200.00 $198.46 $625 —
360–380 365 8 190.00–200.00 $197.40 $721 —
455–480 469 6 160.00–170.00 $163.25 $766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 230.00–242.50 $235.98 $543 —
270–280 275 2 175.00–180.00 $177.55 $488 —
305–340 328 6 165.00–172.50 $167.32 $549 —
360–390 385 18 170.00–172.50 $170.39 $656 +27.15
420–440 430 20 165.00–170.00 $167.44 $720 —
460–480 476 15 155.00–165.00 $156.93 $747 —
520–530 523 3 145.00–150.00 $148.31 $776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 267 3 160.00–165.00 $161.63 $432 —
360–385 373 4 155.00–162.50 $158.62 $592 —
420–440 432 5 142.50–150.00 $145.42 $628 —
505–540 528 3 135.00–140.00 $136.59 $721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 215 11 260.00–275.00 $262.61 $565 —
320–340 325 4 192.50–200.00 $194.46 $632 —
460–490 475 6 182.50–185.00 $183.73 $873 —
610–625 618 19 140.00–145.00 $142.34 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 225 3 210.00–220.00 $216.52 $487 —
260–280 270 4 190.00–210.00 $200.37 $541 —
420–440 430 2 177.50–180.00 $178.72 $768 —
465–480 470 3 147.50–155.00 $152.45 $717 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1465 1340 80-85% 25 77.00–85.00 $81.55 $1,093 —
1250–1380 1361 80-85% 14 86.00–93.00 $86.92 $1,183 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1245 1122 85-90% 11 68.00–75.00 $71.53 $803 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1510 1429 7 90.00–93.00 $91.81 $1,312 -7.52
1510–1945 1604 5 99.00–109.00 $104.42 $1,675 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1225 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 84.00–93.00 $86.67 $896

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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.