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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.82/cwt +37.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 674 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.86/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 370 lb · 16 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.90/cwt ≈ $1,796/hd at 768 lb · 16 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 665 729 522
Feeder cattle 465 529 300
Slaughter cattle 128 141 151
Replacement cattle 72 59 71

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows mostly steady. *Value added heifers were mostly black replacement type heifers, weaned over 200 days, multiple rounds of shots and worming, open.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 282 3 300.00–310.00 $306.86 $865
360–380 372 5 240.00–245.00 $241.94 $900
400–420 415 4 230.00–240.00 $232.41 $965 -40.23
460–480 470 2 220.00–225.00 $222.45 $1,046 -26.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 280.00 $280.00 $574
260–280 270 2 265.00–275.00 $269.81 $728
360–380 370 4 220.00–230.00 $224.86 $832 +17.07
405–435 423 5 210.00–220.00 $216.17 $914 -18.68

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 4 245.00–255.00 $249.81 $674 +16.36
320–345 337 12 220.00–240.00 $226.34 $763
360–380 370 16 225.00–235.00 $229.86 $850 -6.30
420–440 430 6 225.00–235.00 $229.88 $988 -0.97
470–485 480 3 215.00–220.00 $216.63 $1,040 -8.48
520–540 524 10 210.00–220.00 $212.06 $1,111 -13.40
560–580 570 4 210.00–230.00 $220.18 $1,255 +4.21
605–645 625 4 195.00–210.00 $202.74 $1,267 -0.11
620–645 value added 636 8 215.00–275.00 $240.42 $1,529
660–695 669 4 185.00–200.00 $188.90 $1,264 -3.02
655–690 value added 675 14 210.00–280.00 $241.51 $1,630
700–745 value added 719 7 202.50–260.00 $228.38 $1,642
750–795 value added 768 16 197.50–260.00 $233.90 $1,796
825–830 value added 828 3 240.00–247.50 $243.34 $2,015
915 value added 915 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,013
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 4 200.00–220.00 $209.53 $562 -1.75
305–340 331 4 205.00–210.00 $206.15 $682
370–380 377 3 210.00–220.00 $213.27 $804 -1.75
410–435 429 4 190.00–200.00 $192.39 $825
460–490 475 2 195.00–200.00 $197.58 $939 -11.18
505–540 525 7 175.00–202.50 $184.51 $969
570–580 578 6 180.00–185.00 $180.82 $1,045

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 4 220.00–230.00 $225.15 $732
420–440 433 3 205.00–212.50 $207.42 $898
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 3 250.00–260.00 $253.17 $853
360–380 373 3 230.00–235.00 $231.61 $864

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1205 1183 80-85% 4 113.00–114.00 $113.51 $1,343
1165–1265 1218 80-85% 19 104.00–110.00 $106.72 $1,300 +2.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–960 916 85-90% 8 80.00–84.00 $81.57 $747 -1.43
915–1085 1012 85-90% 7 89.00–92.00 $90.84 $919
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1625 1610 75-80% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $1,779 -1.51

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1365 1287 5 100.00–105.00 $103.18 $1,328
1465–1925 1631 7 111.00–116.00 $113.91 $1,858
1860 1860 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,344

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1160 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 114.00–135.00 $124.72 $1,413

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165–1190 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,362.90

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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.