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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $287.09/cwt -29.54 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 275 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $191.38/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 561 lb · 15 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $288.14/cwt ≈ $764/hd at 265 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 736 844 937
Feeder cattle 575 600 700
Slaughter cattle 79 122 107
Replacement cattle 82 122 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement type cows' firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 15 280.00–295.00 $288.14 $764 —
310–330 326 5 315.00–370.00 $325.46 $1,061 -5.48
360–370 368 6 317.50–322.50 $318.31 $1,171 -4.40
410–440 430 6 280.00–310.00 $289.53 $1,245 -26.17
460–485 473 5 262.50–270.00 $265.03 $1,254 -28.00
505–510 508 3 247.50–255.00 $249.98 $1,270 -21.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 4 265.00–267.50 $266.30 $999 -30.48
420–440 433 3 235.00–250.00 $245.15 $1,061 —
510–540 525 2 217.50–222.50 $219.93 $1,155 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 287 11 267.50–295.00 $269.76 $774 -23.10
320–340 336 5 255.00–275.00 $258.81 $870 -15.93
360–390 383 8 260.00–275.00 $263.53 $1,009 +5.99
405–420 410 6 235.00–245.00 $238.41 $977 -36.38
460–490 475 4 225.00–240.00 $232.26 $1,103 -42.96
510–540 533 4 227.50–235.00 $229.30 $1,222 -20.31
570–580 577 3 220.00–235.00 $224.94 $1,298 —
590 fancy 590 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,755 —
615 fancy 615 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,660 -19.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 385 11 245.00–250.00 $245.85 $947 +10.51
420–440 433 3 215.00–230.00 $219.85 $952 -22.36
470–490 480 10 220.00–230.00 $224.90 $1,080 -1.84
505–540 528 3 215.00–222.50 $217.39 $1,148 +0.34
560–580 561 15 190.00–210.00 $191.38 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 435 7 185.00–187.50 $187.17 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 226 5 280.00–305.00 $300.35 $679 —
260–290 275 16 280.00–295.00 $287.09 $789 -29.54
310–340 325 2 272.50–282.50 $277.73 $903 -47.47
355–360 359 5 290.00–322.50 $316.07 $1,135 -12.26
505–520 515 3 240.00–245.00 $243.37 $1,253 -2.45
560–585 569 8 240.00–247.50 $244.00 $1,388 +12.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 250.00–260.00 $255.17 $952 -2.36
425–440 435 9 207.50–217.50 $210.76 $917 -32.68
505–540 523 2 220.00–222.50 $221.21 $1,157 +0.30
560–585 575 3 210.00–247.50 $225.96 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1295 1193 80-85% 16 115.00–120.00 $117.71 $1,404 -1.12
1160–1250 1207 80-85% 6 121.00–124.00 $122.96 $1,484 -3.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1175 1101 85-90% 11 106.00–112.00 $108.91 $1,199 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1425 1368 75-80% 4 111.00–120.00 $115.69 $1,583 -23.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1320 1198 4 126.00–135.00 $130.96 $1,569 —
1260–1625 1540 5 140.00–149.00 $144.01 $2,218 —
1765 1765 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,842 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1245 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 154.00–196.00 $179.17 $1,998
1275–1430 1353 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 122.00–134.00 $127.66 $1,727

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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
1005–1110 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,450.00–2,000.00 $1,738.65 —

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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.