Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: All Florida markets closed last in in celebration of America's 250th July 4th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.70/cwt on 12 head, down $62.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −30.97 against this barn's trailing median of $393.67.

Average price

$362.70

▼ 62.58 vs prior sale

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$60.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.44

vs FL average

−53.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	402.77	2,111	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	342.66	1,873	8thin

One grade step is worth $60.11/cwt here — about $238 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 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $425.28, low $348.73, median $393.67 across 10 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 sale12 hd

362.70

—

FL average3 barns · 41 hd

391.14

−28.44

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−53.41

This barn, trailing median10 sales

393.67

−30.97

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	1,475	224.10	3,305	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	184.08	2,302	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	178.77	2,571	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	166.04	1,973	6thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	186.86/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,625	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	187.67/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,335	5
Bulls	—	—	1,278	215.06/cwt	210.00–224.00	2,748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	237.66/cwt	235.00–240.00	4,207	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	180.49/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,269	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	174.72/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	402.77/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	462.51/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	616.08/cwt	580.00–650.00	2,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	424.51/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	660.38/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	557.26/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,101	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	470.53/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,226	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	619.39/cwt	590.00–650.00	2,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	512.90/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	398.10/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	443.25/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	405.18/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	483.12/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	751.33/cwt	730.00–780.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	534.73/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	646.34/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.24/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	596.15/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	475.67/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,784	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	166.04/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,973	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	612.41/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,284	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	218.28/cwt	180.00–250.00	2,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	669.52/cwt	640.00–700.00	2,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	740.55/cwt	730.00–750.00	2,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	515.82/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,192	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 480Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 60Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 135

Compared to the previous week: All Florida markets closed last in in celebration of America's 250th July 4th.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	185.00–191.00	186.86
6	—	1,455	170.00–179.00	174.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	186.00–190.00	187.67
5	—	1,257	178.00–184.00	180.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	164.00–168.00	166.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	210.00–224.00	215.06
2	—	1,770	235.00–240.00	237.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	620.00–670.00	646.34
4	250–300	273	570.00–620.00	596.15
6	300–350	325	580.00–650.00	616.08
9	350–400	377	530.00–570.00	557.26
5	400–450	422	450.00–480.00	462.51
5	450–500	475	400.00–440.00	424.51
4	500–550	524	380.00–410.00	402.77
2	600–650	628	390.00–420.00	405.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	470.00–540.00	512.90
5	300–350	330	510.00–550.00	534.73
4	350–400	375	450.00–500.00	475.67
4	500–550	523	340.00–360.00	350.24
4	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	335.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	730.00–780.00	751.33
4	250–300	275	730.00–750.00	740.55
6	300–350	328	650.00–670.00	660.38
7	350–400	373	590.00–640.00	612.41
4	400–450	425	480.00–550.00	515.82
8	450–500	473	450.00–490.00	470.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	375.00–420.00	398.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	640.00–700.00	669.52
4	350–400	368	590.00–650.00	619.39
6	400–450	425	465.00–500.00	483.12
7	450–500	471	430.00–460.00	443.25

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)	10	—	1,093	180.00–250.00	218.28

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

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle