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Columbia Livestock Auction Market Report

Lake City, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.00/cwt ≈ $2,118/hd at 905 lb · 14 head
light 8-weight M&L 2 bulls $244.18/cwt ≈ $1,980/hd at 811 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $441.09/cwt -69.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 323 lb · 12 head
Lake City, FL 5-weight heifers sold at $353/cwt, right in line with the FL average ($353), though $46/cwt under Madison, FL ($399). Florida 5-weight heifers are down $61/cwt from their mid-July peak of $406. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 409 536 559
Feeder cattle 340 476 480
Slaughter cattle 69 25 79
Replacement cattle — 35 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower instances sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 433 3 395.00–425.00 $415.31 $1,798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 418 3 375.00–390.00 $380.20 $1,589 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 12 420.00–460.00 $441.09 $1,425 -69.91
360–385 373 6 420.00–450.00 $435.50 $1,624 -39.18
415–440 428 6 385.00–435.00 $410.73 $1,758 -12.81
460–485 468 12 350.00–380.00 $360.36 $1,686 +2.49
505–540 524 12 335.00–375.00 $355.60 $1,863 +1.05
560–585 573 4 300.00–335.00 $317.88 $1,821 -27.21
560–585 573 4 375.00–385.00 $380.11 $2,178 +35.02
615–640 628 4 310.00–315.00 $312.55 $1,963 -0.18
905 905 14 234.00 $234.00 $2,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 4 375.00–400.00 $387.83 $1,474 —
420–440 427 3 335.00–350.00 $340.16 $1,452 —
460–485 468 3 280.00–320.00 $293.81 $1,375 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 4 490.00–510.00 $500.33 $1,141 —
405–440 426 5 350.00–370.00 $362.39 $1,544 -24.90
465–485 475 4 320.00–360.00 $340.42 $1,617 —
810–815 811 12 242.00–255.00 $244.18 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 268 3 570.00–600.00 $580.62 $1,556 -47.83
310–335 318 3 570.00–580.00 $573.51 $1,824 -52.41
365–385 375 6 475.00–500.00 $487.83 $1,829 -66.11
420–440 430 4 390.00–410.00 $400.23 $1,721 -50.07
460–485 473 2 380.00–400.00 $390.26 $1,846 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1205 1143 85-90% 18 146.00–155.00 $150.75 $1,723 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1270 1233 80-85% 12 154.00–163.00 $158.64 $1,956 -15.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1635 1531 75-80% 9 165.00–173.00 $169.75 $2,599 —
1400–1795 1532 75-80% 3 177.00–182.00 $178.95 $2,742 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 1 223.00 $223.00 $3,802 —
1655–1835 1775 3 205.00–207.00 $206.38 $3,663 —

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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.