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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 730 933
Feeder cattle 338 518 847
Slaughter cattle 63 56 86
Replacement cattle 70 156 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 4 157.50–167.50 $162.69 $439 +7.81
365–380 376 7 147.50–152.50 $148.89 $560 +5.60
430–440 438 4 139.00–142.00 $139.74 $612 -1.88
520–540 533 3 117.00–120.00 $117.98 $629 -1.67
605–645 625 2 111.00–114.00 $112.45 $703 —
755–775 765 2 107.00–109.00 $108.01 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 150.00–152.50 $151.30 $409 —
360–385 368 3 142.50–145.00 $144.13 $530 +8.35
410–430 422 5 127.00–135.00 $130.11 $549 -6.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 4 170.00–180.00 $174.89 $394 +32.41
260–280 270 2 147.50–157.50 $152.31 $411 —
305–340 325 5 126.00–128.00 $127.16 $413 -0.20
360–365 364 9 123.00–130.00 $123.77 $451 +1.78
420–445 437 9 113.00–116.00 $113.96 $498 +3.49
465–480 476 7 112.00–116.00 $113.12 $538 +4.78
515–540 528 6 110.00–113.00 $111.46 $589 +0.99
635–645 640 2 101.00–102.00 $101.50 $650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 372 5 115.00–119.00 $116.55 $434 -1.74
420–440 430 6 100.00–105.00 $102.44 $440 -0.30
460–490 475 4 106.00 $106.00 $504 +3.27
520–545 533 6 100.00–104.00 $101.95 $543 +0.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 376 8 133.00–140.00 $135.59 $510 —
420–440 430 8 120.00–128.00 $124.09 $534 —
460–485 473 6 110.00–116.00 $112.92 $534 -5.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 430 3 128.00–131.00 $128.95 $554 —
460–485 473 4 123.00–126.00 $124.46 $589 -0.51
520–530 523 3 117.00 $117.00 $612 -4.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1530 1269 80-85% 28 52.00–58.00 $56.02 $711 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1020 990 85-90% 6 36.00–42.00 $39.09 $387 —
960–1160 1093 85-90% 6 45.00–47.00 $46.41 $507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1325 1305 4 76.00–79.00 $77.52 $1,012 —
1790 1790 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,539 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1295 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 67.00–81.00 $73.50 $769
1025–1235 1160 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 54.00–65.00 $58.70 $681

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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.