Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows' steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.80/cwt on 17 head, down $20.51 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $401.80.

Average price

$401.80

▼ 20.51 vs prior sale

17 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.21

vs FL average

−2.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	401.80	2,126	17thin

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 sale17 hd

401.80

—

FL average5 barns · 55 hd

398.59

+3.21

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−2.96

This barn, trailing median9 sales

401.80

+0.00

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	1,720	205.29	3,531	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	182.66	2,113	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	163.28	1,739	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,720	205.29/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,531	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	192.90/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,350	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,817	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	163.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	480.64/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	430.85/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,055	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	470.34/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	577.31/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	518.61/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,919	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	597.44/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	432.92/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	467.72/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,002	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.36/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,065	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	401.80/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,126	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	444.62/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,045	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	438.34/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	606.84/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	678	397.56/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	395.79/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	445.21/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	490.31/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	461.44/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	427.76/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	546.34/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	365.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	422.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	515.94/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	445.44/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	366.51/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	420.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,577	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	247.18/cwt	230.00–290.00	2,516	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	196.65/cwt	180.00–210.00	2,012	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	460.29/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	645.23/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	383.69/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	604.16/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,619	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 295Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 72Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 108Year ago 67

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows' steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,720	200.00–211.00	205.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,218	192.00–200.00	192.90
6	—	1,075	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,065	160.00–166.00	163.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	640.00–650.00	645.23
6	300–350	323	550.00–640.00	597.44
5	350–400	377	450.00–500.00	480.64
5	400–450	408	450.00–500.00	460.29
11	450–500	477	410.00–455.00	430.85
8	500–550	530	410.00–455.00	432.92
10	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	590.00–630.00	604.16
6	300–350	333	490.00–540.00	515.94
8	400–450	428	430.00–460.00	445.44
4	550–600	573	360.00–370.00	365.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	550.00–590.00	577.31
8	300–350	328	520.00–570.00	546.34
4	350–400	373	460.00–480.00	470.34
16	400–450	428	460.00–475.00	467.72
30	450–500	460	425.00–460.00	444.62
17	500–550	529	385.00–420.00	401.80
14	600–650	625	315.00–345.00	330.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	395.00–400.00	397.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	400.00–430.00	420.53
3	400–450	433	360.00–395.00	383.69
5	450–500	470	350.00–390.00	366.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	580.00–640.00	606.84
10	350–400	370	490.00–545.00	518.61
3	400–450	433	470.00–500.00	490.31
5	450–500	475	440.00–475.00	461.44
8	500–550	524	410.00–435.00	427.76
11	550–600	574	430.00–445.00	438.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	400.00–480.00	445.21
2	400–450	430	420.00–425.00	422.53
4	450–500	475	370.00–420.00	395.79

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,018	230.00–290.00	247.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,023	180.00–210.00	196.65

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle