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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $560.81/cwt -47.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 370 lb · 20 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $509.70/cwt -90.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 280 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $447.06/cwt -27.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,882/hd at 421 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 564 375
Feeder cattle 380 470 250
Slaughter cattle 45 50 62
Replacement cattle 42 44 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
260–285 266 13 600.00–650.00 $637.63 $1,696 -103.66
305–340 321 13 555.00–610.00 $581.87 $1,868 -99.54
355–385 370 20 540.00–580.00 $560.81 $2,075 -47.78
405–440 420 7 485.00–500.00 $491.73 $2,065 -28.34
460–480 471 7 450.00–480.00 $467.45 $2,202 -10.50
510–530 517 3 425.00–435.00 $428.42 $2,215 -27.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 4 530.00–590.00 $561.64 $1,545 -63.14
315–340 332 6 500.00–560.00 $541.01 $1,796 -25.10
360–385 373 6 460.00–530.00 $496.17 $1,851 -64.10
410–440 428 5 415.00–445.00 $433.50 $1,855 +10.86
460–485 473 4 400.00–415.00 $407.70 $1,928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–215 209 5 490.00–550.00 $525.31 $1,098 —
260–275 266 14 549.00–590.00 $562.90 $1,497 -76.20
305–345 323 13 490.00–550.00 $519.54 $1,678 -110.92
360–390 372 5 460.00–500.00 $476.77 $1,774 -17.39
405–440 421 15 430.00–465.00 $447.06 $1,882 -27.53
460–485 468 3 395.00–450.00 $413.99 $1,937 -41.26
560–580 572 5 370.00–375.00 $373.04 $2,134 -30.98
610–630 620 6 350.00–365.00 $357.62 $2,217 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 4 440.00–480.00 $460.89 $1,037 —
260–290 280 16 500.00–530.00 $509.70 $1,427 -90.67
310–345 328 8 410.00–465.00 $438.97 $1,440 -61.44
505–535 515 3 300.00–345.00 $315.58 $1,625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 9 560.00–640.00 $588.63 $1,866 -56.95
360–385 374 7 545.00–560.00 $553.82 $2,071 -54.56
410–440 425 6 450.00–475.00 $462.94 $1,967 -79.61
510–530 520 4 400.00–430.00 $415.29 $2,160 —
610–640 625 10 340.00–350.00 $345.12 $2,157 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 270 6 550.00–560.00 $555.15 $1,499 -35.22
315–340 330 5 500.00–510.00 $506.18 $1,670 —
360–385 373 6 470.00–500.00 $485.50 $1,811 —
410–440 428 5 365.00–415.00 $395.84 $1,694 —
505–540 525 5 380.00–400.00 $392.27 $2,059 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1310 1252 80-85% 13 169.00–175.00 $172.38 $2,158 -12.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1210 1060 85-90% 11 148.00–158.00 $153.19 $1,624 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1575 1412 7 193.00–204.00 $195.31 $2,758 —
1785–2085 1935 2 219.00–237.00 $228.70 $4,425 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1110 1103 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 360.00–390.00 $370.06 $4,082
1185–1395 1269 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 225.00–270.00 $244.79 $3,106

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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
1105–1185 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 3,300.00–4,400.00 $3,611.85 —

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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.