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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $372.14/cwt -15.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 525 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $382.64/cwt -25.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 480 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.53/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 370 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 6 490.00–520.00 $504.55 $1,665 -41.79
360–390 373 11 475.00–520.00 $503.98 $1,880 +1.06
410–440 428 10 455.00–480.00 $464.58 $1,988 -24.83
460–490 480 23 370.00–420.00 $382.64 $1,837 -25.42
510–540 525 32 360.00–385.00 $372.14 $1,954 -15.50
560–570 567 3 340.00–350.00 $346.71 $1,966 -13.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 277 3 495.00–530.00 $505.96 $1,402 —
360–380 377 6 395.00–430.00 $424.42 $1,600 -19.17
450–480 470 11 350.00–370.00 $362.93 $1,706 -12.28
505–530 522 3 335.00–350.00 $345.16 $1,802 -5.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 225 5 485.00–560.00 $526.11 $1,184 -85.03
260–290 285 11 455.00–500.00 $462.48 $1,318 -84.46
310–345 328 16 420.00–435.00 $427.10 $1,401 -18.85
360–380 373 8 400.00–425.00 $409.06 $1,526 +5.46
410–440 426 11 370.00–400.00 $383.11 $1,632 -17.47
460–490 475 18 355.00–385.00 $369.53 $1,755 -6.73
515–540 521 8 365.00–390.00 $371.47 $1,935 +9.27
575–580 579 17 360.00–390.00 $363.50 $2,105 +15.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 266 5 410.00–440.00 $421.73 $1,122 -49.58
310–325 318 4 400.00–425.00 $412.80 $1,313 +17.23
370–390 380 4 380.00–400.00 $390.26 $1,483 +18.70
405–430 422 3 310.00–325.00 $314.80 $1,328 -45.73
460–485 473 8 345.00–360.00 $352.30 $1,666 +2.19
505–515 513 8 345.00–350.00 $348.77 $1,789 +18.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 218 3 585.00–630.00 $613.17 $1,337 +12.81
260–285 273 6 500.00–550.00 $523.85 $1,430 +1.01
305–340 331 5 490.00–515.00 $497.69 $1,647 -22.56
360–390 381 6 470.00–480.00 $473.17 $1,803 +2.00
420–440 433 3 450.00–465.00 $454.85 $1,970 -0.30
460–490 479 8 375.00–395.00 $381.16 $1,826 -16.54
510–530 517 3 350.00–360.00 $353.42 $1,827 -16.67
560–570 563 4 340.00–350.00 $342.53 $1,928 —
700–740 717 3 280.00–290.00 $286.70 $2,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 432 5 380.00–435.00 $401.39 $1,734 +31.21
460–480 471 14 335.00–370.00 $344.86 $1,624 -25.25
520–530 527 3 310.00–315.00 $311.65 $1,642 -41.21
560–585 573 4 295.00–320.00 $307.23 $1,760 -43.10

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1330 1295 75-80% 4 178.00–180.00 $178.97 $2,318 +5.32
1335–1515 1425 75-80% 8 162.00–170.00 $165.75 $2,362 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1015 995 85-90% 10 145.00–152.00 $148.57 $1,478 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1260 1193 80-85% 8 162.00–168.00 $165.17 $1,970 -6.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1875 1753 14 189.00–199.00 $193.43 $3,391 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1400 1074 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 200.00–265.00 $237.54 $2,551

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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
1090–1130 1110 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,401.80 —

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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.