Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $450.37/cwt on 25 head, up $8.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −4.60 against this barn's trailing median of $454.97.

Average price

$450.37

▲ 8.53 vs prior sale

25 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$60.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	489.00	2,337	9thin
Medium and Large 2	448	428.65	1,918	16thin

One grade step is worth $60.36/cwt here — about $419 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

12 sales

Bulls 400–500 lb: high $498.04, low $399.26, median $454.97 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

450.37

—

FL average4 barns · 87 hd

457.42

−7.05

This barn, trailing median12 sales

454.97

−4.60

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	206.92	3,559	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	182.21	2,183	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	165.26	1,777	8thin

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	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$3,434	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	437.03/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	650.91/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	425.15/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	512.06/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	480.17/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,286	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	330.88/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,994	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	421.86/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	446.23/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	382.70/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	391.88/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	525.68/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	475.84/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	495.95/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	489.00/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,337	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	527.03/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	437.58/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	520.28/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	435.43/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	457.52/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,163	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,433.76/head	2,950.00–3,900.00	3,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	402.56/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	590.92/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	540.46/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	491.69/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	615.57/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	720.36/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	746.87/cwt	740.00–750.00	1,666	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	206.92/cwt	198.00–213.00	3,559	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	165.26/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,777	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	182.21/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,183	14

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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 369Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	500.00–540.00	520.28
3	400–450	425	495.00–520.00	512.06
12	450–500	476	470.00–485.00	480.17
4	500–550	523	435.00–440.00	437.58
5	550–600	556	435.00–440.00	437.03
6	600–650	620	370.00–395.00	382.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	375.00–400.00	391.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	640.00–670.00	650.91
6	300–350	330	510.00–540.00	525.68
4	350–400	373	450.00–500.00	475.84
8	400–450	418	410.00–455.00	421.86
8	450–500	477	410.00–450.00	435.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	740.00–750.00	746.87
3	250–300	275	700.00–730.00	720.36
4	300–350	328	600.00–630.00	615.57
6	350–400	365	520.00–540.00	527.03
9	450–500	478	470.00–520.00	489.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	530.00–550.00	540.46
4	300–350	328	470.00–520.00	495.95
6	350–400	379	415.00–430.00	425.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	570.00–610.00	590.92
7	350–400	376	480.00–500.00	491.69
3	400–450	430	420.00–475.00	457.52
5	450–500	467	440.00–455.00	446.23
4	500–550	523	400.00–405.00	402.56

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)	10	—	905	310.00–350.00	330.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,030	210.00	210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,085	2,950.00–3,900.00	3,433.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,720	198.00–213.00	206.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	161.00–169.00	165.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,198	178.00–186.00	182.21

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

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle