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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

805 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (269)

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $428.11/cwt -46.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,029/hd at 474 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $428.82/cwt -34.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 432 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.08/cwt -30.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 525 lb · 41 head
Lake City, FL 4-weight heifers sold at $411/cwt, running $28/cwt below the FL average ($439) and $69/cwt under Madison, FL ($480). The class is down $31/cwt from its mid-July peak of $444. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 805 662 569
Feeder cattle 680 542 469
Slaughter cattle 63 45 52
Replacement cattle 62 75 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement type cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 332 20 565.00 $565.00 $1,876 —
360–385 373 16 550.00–565.00 $557.75 $2,080 -104.57
410–440 419 15 460.00–510.00 $470.50 $1,971 -72.07
460–488 474 50 415.00–455.00 $428.11 $2,029 -46.68
505–526 518 14 375.00–400.00 $378.48 $1,961 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 367 5 480.00–500.00 $492.26 $1,807 -65.66
410–440 425 6 385.00–440.00 $413.47 $1,757 -10.41
460–485 473 6 350.00–370.00 $360.26 $1,704 —
520–540 532 5 345.00–380.00 $366.32 $1,949 —
560–590 578 7 340.00–360.00 $345.65 $1,998 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 239 10 660.00–680.00 $676.40 $1,617 -38.55
250–260 253 9 590.00–629.00 $615.66 $1,558 -0.89
305–343 330 37 510.00–590.00 $531.12 $1,753 -59.82
360–390 368 18 470.00–540.00 $502.18 $1,848 -41.23
410–449 432 42 415.00–455.00 $428.82 $1,853 -34.47
455–495 478 32 360.00–400.00 $387.04 $1,850 -46.06
510–540 525 41 360.00–400.00 $380.08 $1,995 -30.14
565–585 573 14 465.00–540.00 $504.64 $2,892 +106.87
600–605 603 2 480.00–500.00 $490.04 $2,955 +144.56
695 695 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,745 —
790 790 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,686 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 4 500.00–550.00 $526.15 $1,436 -14.16
315–340 330 5 430.00–490.00 $467.09 $1,541 —
420–435 428 4 380.00–400.00 $390.18 $1,670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 282 15 640.00–670.00 $655.36 $1,848 -43.54
315–340 328 16 540.00–550.00 $545.19 $1,788 -90.96
360–390 373 22 550.00–559.00 $555.28 $2,071 -35.66
405–435 420 22 480.00–510.00 $495.54 $2,081 +73.95
520–545 533 8 360.00–375.00 $367.68 $1,960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 277 5 550.00–620.00 $593.21 $1,643 —
325–330 328 6 500.00–515.00 $507.56 $1,665 —
360–385 379 4 510.00–540.00 $532.87 $2,020 —
420–440 431 17 390.00–400.00 $395.41 $1,704 —
560–580 573 3 330.00–350.00 $336.51 $1,928 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1385 1305 80-85% 8 182.00–189.00 $185.71 $2,424 —
1210–1455 1312 80-85% 19 169.00–179.00 $173.89 $2,281 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1195 1103 85-90% 18 157.00–165.00 $161.34 $1,780 -11.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 6 172.00–182.00 $177.00 $2,487 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1785 1665 5 214.00–229.00 $223.65 $3,724 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–945 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 310.00–350.00 $323.92 $2,931
885–1045 976 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 210.00–270.00 $233.31 $2,277

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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
985–1105 1038 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 3,150.00–3,650.00 $3,386.49 —

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Price trend

high 555.16 low 382.64 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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