Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $167.60/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 370 lb · 13 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $164.40/cwt -12.98 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 331 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	460	431	269
Feeder cattle	275	300	120
Slaughter cattle	100	88	85
Replacement cattle	85	43	64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	6	190.00–205.00	$200.00	$680	-2.62
360–385	366	9	190.00–200.00	$197.66	$723	—
420–440	428	5	182.50–185.00	$183.53	$786	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	324	5	255.00–265.00	$257.10	$833	+4.05
360–385	373	2	220.00–235.00	$227.75	$850	-2.47
410–435	418	6	190.00–210.00	$205.71	$860	-16.57
460–485	477	3	190.00–200.00	$193.22	$922	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	277	3	165.00–170.00	$168.43	$467	-6.76
320–340	331	11	160.00–170.00	$164.40	$544	-12.98
365–385	370	13	160.00–170.00	$167.60	$620	-5.03
460–485	470	5	145.00–150.00	$147.06	$691	-14.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	180.00–185.00	$182.43	$675	-21.45
465–485	475	4	165.00–170.00	$167.45	$795	-20.91
510–530	520	4	172.50–180.00	$176.18	$916	-16.30
600–610	605	2	160.00–167.50	$163.72	$991	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	235.00–240.00	$237.54	$736	—
360–385	373	4	190.00–200.00	$194.83	$727	-17.72
420–435	425	3	185.00–190.00	$188.29	$800	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	3	175.00–185.00	$178.47	$584	—
360–380	370	4	180.00–185.00	$182.43	$675	-12.47

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1190	1053	85-90%	8	64.00–66.00	$64.85	$683	-18.30
1065–1095	1080	85-90%	12	77.00–80.00	$78.52	$848	-4.63

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1255	1190	80-85%	18	84.00–90.00	$87.16	$1,037	—
1255–1295	1275	80-85%	2	94.00–97.00	$95.52	$1,218	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–2065	1669	75-80%	7	83.00–91.00	$87.75	$1,465	—
1465–1795	1675	75-80%	5	90.00–93.00	$91.78	$1,537	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1285	1223	6	96.00–104.00	$100.20	$1,225	—
1165–1815	1440	8	109.00–114.00	$111.62	$1,607	—
2015	2015	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,458	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1135	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	96.00–106.00	$100.61	$1,119

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1190	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,050.00–1,375.00	$1,209.96	-98.96

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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.