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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 678 584
Feeder cattle 401 460 404
Slaughter cattle 50 114 102
Replacement cattle 50 104 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to all Florida markets closed the two previous weeks for the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 360.00–390.00 $374.60 $1,405 -8.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 3 280.00–300.00 $293.40 $933 -21.41
360–380 370 4 240.00–245.00 $242.43 $897 -69.87
415–440 428 6 220.00–240.00 $229.71 $983 -74.39
560–580 570 6 215.00–230.00 $222.37 $1,268 -87.63
605–635 620 2 205.00–215.00 $210.12 $1,303 -99.88
700–745 711 6 185.00–200.00 $192.45 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 325 5 245.00–260.00 $257.09 $836 —
565–580 573 2 207.50–210.00 $208.73 $1,196 -16.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 267 3 355.00–375.00 $368.00 $983 -15.07
355–385 369 7 315.00–365.00 $337.54 $1,246 -28.21
420–440 433 3 250.00–265.00 $260.15 $1,126 -63.98
460–480 467 3 265.00–270.00 $268.29 $1,253 -65.84
515–540 532 9 230.00–240.00 $236.77 $1,260 -82.20
560–580 567 9 230.00–240.00 $236.59 $1,341 —
630–645 640 3 235.00–245.00 $241.72 $1,547 -30.74

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1265 1218 80-85% 9 119.00–125.00 $122.46 $1,492 -0.73
1165–1260 1222 80-85% 5 129.00–134.00 $130.91 $1,600 +7.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1175 1129 85-90% 10 106.00–110.00 $108.50 $1,225 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1400 1325 75-80% 6 128.00–134.00 $131.17 $1,738 +10.40
1705–1755 1738 75-80% 3 113.00–116.00 $115.02 $1,999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1480 1445 12 142.00 $142.00 $2,052 —
1825 1825 1 168.00 $168.00 $3,066 —

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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
1045–1195 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,650.00–1,975.00 $1,823.38 —

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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.