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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 501 637
Feeder cattle 309 401 445
Slaughter cattle 75 50 105
Replacement cattle 55 50 87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 4 470.00–480.00 $474.73 $1,306 —
325–330 327 3 380.00–410.00 $390.10 $1,276 —
360–370 365 2 395.00–400.00 $397.53 $1,451 +22.93
415–430 420 3 370.00–400.00 $380.24 $1,597 —
460–480 475 8 340.00–370.00 $347.26 $1,649 —
515–545 528 6 355.00–365.00 $356.72 $1,883 —
560–580 570 2 280.00–290.00 $285.09 $1,625 —
675–680 678 2 280.00–290.00 $284.98 $1,932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 433 3 310.00–345.00 $333.69 $1,445 —
520–540 530 4 275.00–280.00 $277.55 $1,471 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 6 380.00–450.00 $414.06 $1,139 —
300–345 340 9 365.00–400.00 $368.43 $1,253 +75.03
365–380 375 3 365.00–370.00 $366.62 $1,375 +124.19
410–440 430 6 325.00–365.00 $350.68 $1,508 +120.97
515–540 528 2 255.00–262.50 $258.66 $1,366 —
560–580 570 4 245.00–260.00 $252.37 $1,439 +30.00
615–640 628 4 250.00–265.00 $257.35 $1,616 +47.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 300.00–320.00 $310.27 $1,148 —
430–440 433 3 240.00–270.00 $259.85 $1,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 4 380.00–430.00 $404.25 $1,354 —
360–395 378 2 370.00–380.00 $375.23 $1,418 +37.69
420–440 423 7 350.00–380.00 $354.46 $1,499 +94.31
520–540 530 3 285.00–295.00 $288.40 $1,529 +51.63
560–580 570 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 +13.41
620–640 630 6 245.00–265.00 $254.84 $1,605 +13.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 420 4 315.00–330.00 $322.63 $1,355 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1330 1267 80-85% 15 132.00–140.00 $135.36 $1,715 —
1215–1335 1270 80-85% 4 143.00–147.00 $144.48 $1,835 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1225 1200 85-90% 12 117.00–127.00 $122.10 $1,465 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1575 1464 75-80% 4 120.00–127.00 $123.14 $1,803 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1955 1809 4 170.00–185.00 $175.29 $3,171 +7.29
1435–1935 1826 11 157.00–165.00 $158.93 $2,902 -9.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–905 867 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 196.00–208.00 $201.78 $1,749
775–1070 877 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 158.00–186.00 $175.64 $1,540

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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
1150–1230 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,775.00–1,900.00 $1,839.60 —

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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.