Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows fully steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.22/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −76.58 against this barn's trailing median of $401.80.

Average price

$325.22

4 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−77.02

vs FL average

−102.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	325.22	1,701	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $425.28, low $348.73, median $401.80 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

325.22

—

FL average5 barns · 69 hd

402.24

−77.02

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−102.68

This barn, trailing median9 sales

401.80

−76.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,704	201.59	3,435	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	182.89	2,253	7thin

Every lot, as filed

32 lots · USDA AMS · Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	299.56/cwt	275.00–325.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	493.55/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	575.16/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	496.27/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	642.68/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	479.69/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	476.35/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	389.47/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	325.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	460.46/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	598.80/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	448.13/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	590.36/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	620.89/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	437.58/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	498.76/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	486.07/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	405.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	432.30/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	604.81/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	493.51/cwt	465.00–530.00	1,816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	464.65/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,998	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	569.28/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	459.81/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,166	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	194.21/cwt	177.00–210.00	2,043	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	249.95/cwt	230.00–270.00	2,407	10
Bulls	—	—	1,660	233.48/cwt	225.00–239.00	3,876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	184.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,571	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	201.76/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,607	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	175.57/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,112	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	192.65/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,447	3

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Mon May 4, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 438Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 95Year ago 29

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows fully steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	640.00–650.00	642.68
4	300–350	328	600.00–610.00	604.81
12	350–400	377	545.00–600.00	569.28
5	400–450	428	470.00–510.00	493.55
4	450–500	478	460.00–500.00	479.69
2	700–750	718	275.00–325.00	299.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	570.00–580.00	575.16
5	350–400	370	470.00–515.00	496.27
5	400–450	425	420.00–450.00	437.58
2	450–500	473	425.00–440.00	432.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	570.00–600.00	590.36
4	400–450	423	470.00–530.00	498.76
3	450–500	470	460.00–500.00	476.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	470.00–520.00	486.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	450.00–470.00	460.46
10	350–400	379	440.00–450.00	448.13
2	400–450	428	400.00–410.00	405.09
2	450–500	473	370.00–410.00	389.47
4	500–550	523	320.00–340.00	325.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	580.00–640.00	620.89
3	250–300	277	580.00–640.00	598.80
6	300–350	323	570.00	570.00
8	350–400	368	465.00–530.00	493.51
12	400–450	430	450.00–480.00	464.65
5	450–500	471	445.00–470.00	459.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,052	177.00–210.00	194.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	963	230.00–270.00	249.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	225.00–239.00	233.48
4	—	1,390	180.00–190.00	184.98
16	—	1,788	195.00–210.00	201.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	174.00–177.00	175.57
3	—	1,270	192.00–194.00	192.65

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle