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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.49/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 331 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.86/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 435 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $215.47/cwt ≈ $1,364/hd at 633 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 976 895 900
Feeder cattle 647 533 610
Slaughter cattle 129 136 160
Replacement cattle 200 226 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 275 3 300.00–325.00 $307.73 $846 +20.34
305–345 335 4 280.00–320.00 $289.10 $968 -1.74
360–380 367 3 275.00–300.00 $291.36 $1,069 +4.07
420–440 433 3 260.00–280.00 $266.46 $1,154 +14.13
460–485 473 2 235.00–250.00 $242.30 $1,146 -5.93
520–540 536 10 225.00–240.00 $227.91 $1,222 -9.12
580–590 585 2 210.00–220.00 $215.04 $1,258 —
615–640 633 11 210.00–220.00 $215.47 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 4 260.00–280.00 $269.55 $890 +17.48
370–385 378 2 260.00–270.00 $264.90 $1,001 +6.23
405–435 420 2 235.00–250.00 $242.77 $1,020 +27.93
530–540 535 5 205.00–210.00 $209.00 $1,118 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 275.00–290.00 $282.97 $787 +2.74
320–345 333 4 245.00–260.00 $252.22 $840 -1.84
415–440 435 15 230.00–245.00 $232.86 $1,013 -2.28
515–540 528 8 220.00–227.50 $223.66 $1,181 —
560–580 566 7 217.50–225.00 $220.40 $1,247 +7.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 6 220.00–240.00 $229.72 $627 +15.35
315–345 331 20 220.00–250.00 $229.49 $760 -4.12
410–440 425 4 210.00–220.00 $214.82 $913 +5.71
510–535 518 3 200.00–211.00 $207.22 $1,073 +0.07
560–585 577 3 185.00–200.00 $189.86 $1,095 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 4 250.00–280.00 $265.49 $605 —
265–285 273 5 300.00–325.00 $314.56 $859 +40.52
305–320 313 4 295.00–300.00 $297.44 $931 +42.54
360–385 375 3 242.50–310.00 $276.77 $1,038 +7.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 323 3 250.00–260.00 $256.49 $828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1290 1218 80-85% 16 96.00–104.00 $100.24 $1,221 —
1165–1285 1245 80-85% 3 106.00–110.00 $108.75 $1,354 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1090 1063 85-90% 12 87.00–95.00 $89.53 $952 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1685 1551 7 114.00–120.00 $116.79 $1,811 —

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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
1010–1210 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,375.00–1,625.00 $1,511.26 —

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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.