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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.04/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 424 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $304.10/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,423/hd at 468 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 490 460
Feeder cattle 265 360 275
Slaughter cattle 61 98 100
Replacement cattle 39 32 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder type cows firm in limited test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 275 3 360.00–400.00 $380.00 $1,045 —
315–330 320 3 357.50–365.00 $360.08 $1,152 —
360–390 363 9 292.50–327.50 $296.67 $1,077 -10.53
460–480 468 10 300.00–310.00 $304.10 $1,423 +2.72
565–575 567 6 275.00–277.50 $275.42 $1,562 +3.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,141 —
465–480 473 2 260.00–270.00 $265.08 $1,254 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 6 272.50–282.00 $275.54 $918 -10.60
370–385 378 2 270.00–290.00 $280.20 $1,059 +14.32
410–440 424 11 257.50–265.00 $261.04 $1,107 -6.50
460–470 465 4 255.00–265.00 $260.05 $1,209 -3.21
520–535 528 2 252.00–260.00 $256.06 $1,352 -3.27
565–595 569 8 255.00–260.00 $259.35 $1,476 +21.82
675 675 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,637 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 273 3 260.00–275.00 $265.30 $724 —
305–320 315 3 260.00–265.00 $263.39 $830 —
360–380 367 6 260.00–265.00 $261.73 $961 +9.84
405–430 422 3 230.00–245.00 $240.20 $1,014 -3.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 277 3 300.00–340.00 $312.53 $866 —
305–330 318 4 297.50–365.00 $316.71 $1,007 +11.30
415–425 423 4 290.00–300.00 $297.54 $1,259 -4.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1275 1059 80-85% 8 130.00–135.00 $131.38 $1,391 —
1150–1280 1199 80-85% 8 117.00–125.00 $120.20 $1,441 -2.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1090 977 85-90% 9 109.00–116.00 $111.60 $1,090 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1845 1521 75-80% 4 119.00–120.00 $119.76 $1,822 —
1445–1845 1629 75-80% 4 126.00–133.00 $129.92 $2,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–2030 1800 7 148.00–157.00 $152.16 $2,739 +21.17
1740–1935 1838 2 131.00–139.00 $135.21 $2,485 -7.16

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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
1060–1190 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,700.00 $1,511.56 —

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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.