Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.28/cwt on 33 head, up $23.48 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +23.48 against this barn's trailing median of $401.80.

Average price

$425.28

▲ 23.48 vs prior sale

33 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+23.48

vs FL average

+13.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	425.28	2,357	33

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 sale33 hd

425.28

—

FL average7 barns · 133 hd

401.80

+23.48

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+13.78

This barn, trailing median9 sales

401.80

+23.48

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	1,758	208.78	3,671	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	183.66	2,296	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	179.90	2,551	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	162.10	1,841	20

Every lot, as filed

45 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	350–400	373	537.92/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	585.08/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,814	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	269.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	338.91/cwt	300.00–370.00	3,057	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	216.32/cwt	210.00–222.00	3,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	481.01/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	392.38/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	410.06/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	433.54/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	411.34/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	440.29/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,312	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	390.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,500	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	573	472.88/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	474.07/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,242	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	501.38/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	397.86/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	655.04/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	379.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	501.06/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,130	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	568.24/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,898	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	433.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	477.26/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	675.42/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	476.69/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,059	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	412.74/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,402	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	463.46/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	372.48/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	402.83/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,296	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	564.39/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,111	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	740.89/cwt	720.00–750.00	1,667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	464.18/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,186	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	508.59/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,897	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	438.26/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,318	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	439.44/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,079	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	381.79/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	636.87/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	554.21/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,823	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	151.28/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,684	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	166.74/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,909	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,551	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	194.03/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,513	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	180.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,225	18
Bulls	—	—	1,695	193.69/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,283	2

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 300Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 35Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 42Year ago 55

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	580.00–590.00	585.08
6	350–400	373	525.00–550.00	537.92
12	450–500	471	430.00–485.00	464.18
8	500–550	525	430.00–450.00	440.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	450.00–490.00	477.26
3	400–450	418	420.00–440.00	433.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	450.00–510.00	481.01
5	450–500	470	380.00–410.00	392.38
3	500–550	517	400.00–415.00	410.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	720.00–750.00	740.89
2	250–300	268	660.00–690.00	675.42
9	300–350	334	540.00–590.00	568.24
7	350–400	374	535.00–585.00	564.39
22	400–450	425	470.00–530.00	501.06
54	450–500	473	450.00–500.00	474.07
3	500–550	520	450.00–470.00	463.46
13	550–600	582	400.00–430.00	412.74
16	600–650	640	385.00–400.00	390.55
3	650–700	660	365.00–395.00	381.79
2	750–800	753	365.00–380.00	372.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	630.00–670.00	655.04
4	300–350	325	470.00–530.00	501.38
2	350–400	373	370.00–450.00	411.34
3	400–450	428	420.00–440.00	433.54
6	450–500	468	375.00–420.00	397.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	455.00–490.00	472.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	630.00–640.00	636.87
13	300–350	329	530.00–580.00	554.21
16	350–400	373	475.00–540.00	508.59
43	400–450	432	465.00–490.00	476.69
44	450–500	473	425.00–455.00	439.44
13	500–550	529	410.00–450.00	438.26
16	550–600	570	390.00–415.00	402.83
2	700–750	713	370.00–390.00	379.82
8	750–800	788	315.00	315.00

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)	2	—	1,395	179.00	179.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,082	260.00–275.00	269.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	902	300.00–370.00	338.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,790	210.00–222.00	216.32
2	—	1,695	190.00–197.00	193.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	147.00–155.00	151.28
14	—	1,145	162.00–171.00	166.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,418	175.00–185.00	179.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	190.00–198.00	194.03
18	—	1,235	175.00–185.00	180.20

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