Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle fully steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement type cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.50/cwt on 8 head, down $20.88 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 6 comparable sales and sits +25.37 against this barn's trailing median of $423.13.

Average price

$448.50

▼ 20.88 vs prior sale

8 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs FL average

−11.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	463.00	2,431	6thin
Medium and Large 2	585	405.00	2,369	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.38, low $362.11, median $423.13 across 6 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 sale8 hd

448.50

—

FL average5 barns · 87 hd

454.18

−5.68

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−11.87

This barn, trailing median6 sales

423.13

+25.37

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	—	Average	1,853	220.85	4,093	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	193.55	2,923	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	188.02	2,362	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	163.13	1,896	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$4,622	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,015	$3,254	8

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	207.24/cwt	198.00–220.00	2,754	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	182.96/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,263	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	193.55/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,923	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	163.13/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,896	23
Bulls	—	—	1,761	212.66/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,745	5
Bulls	—	—	2,007	234.50/cwt	230.00–242.00	4,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	621.38/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,696	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	4,622.41/head	4,000.00–5,200.00	4,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	464.64/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	463.00/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	606.95/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	606.13/cwt	570.00–650.00	1,927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	407.04/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	671.11/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	471.19/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	525.53/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	601.01/cwt	570.00–630.00	2,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	460.71/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	640.89/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	548.24/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	566.99/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	435.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	525.50/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	525.84/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	595.97/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	209	516.08/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	636.15/cwt	610.00–660.00	2,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	498.45/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	490.35/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	545.87/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	505.68/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	562.90/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	596.61/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,629	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	3,254.31/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,254	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	310.78/cwt	280.00–345.00	3,369	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	251.62/cwt	200.00–280.00	2,491	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	406.46/cwt	380.00–430.00	3,821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	590.36/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	372.62/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,310	4

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 407Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 62Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 62Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle fully steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement type cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,329	198.00–220.00	207.24
19	—	1,237	178.00–188.00	182.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,510	190.00–196.00	193.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,162	158.00–167.00	163.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,761	205.00–220.00	212.66
3	—	2,007	230.00–242.00	234.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	590.00–650.00	621.38
7	300–350	318	570.00–650.00	606.13
3	350–400	373	570.00–600.00	590.36
6	400–450	425	510.00–540.00	525.53
5	450–500	470	465.00–480.00	471.19
4	600–650	620	365.00–380.00	372.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	270	540.00–550.00	545.87
13	300–350	322	540.00–560.00	548.24
4	400–450	425	480.00–500.00	490.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	600.00–620.00	606.95
5	300–350	321	550.00–580.00	562.90
4	350–400	373	500.00–550.00	525.84
4	400–450	420	440.00–480.00	460.71
7	450–500	476	450.00–475.00	464.64
6	500–550	521	430.00–440.00	435.04
5	550–600	572	400.00–435.00	407.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	209	500.00–540.00	516.08
4	300–350	330	490.00–520.00	505.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	650.00–690.00	671.11
8	300–350	325	610.00–660.00	636.15
8	350–400	373	570.00–630.00	601.01
3	400–450	427	550.00–575.00	566.99
6	450–500	469	490.00–510.00	498.45
6	500–550	525	445.00–480.00	463.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	620.00–660.00	640.89
4	250–300	273	560.00–630.00	596.61
8	300–350	323	570.00–620.00	595.97
4	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	525.50
2	550–600	585	405.00	405.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,205	4,000.00–5,200.00	4,622.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,015	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,254.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,084	280.00–345.00	310.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	990	200.00–280.00	251.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	940	380.00–430.00	406.46

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle