Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.49/cwt on 24 head, down $30.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −12.18 against this barn's trailing median of $393.67.

Average price

$381.49

▼ 30.30 vs prior sale

24 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$28.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.95

vs FL average

+20.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	388.61	2,096	18thin
Medium and Large 2	525	360.14	1,891	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.47/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale24 hd

381.49

—

FL average7 barns · 226 hd

373.54

+7.95

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

+20.97

This barn, trailing median10 sales

393.67

−12.18

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	—	Low	1,533	217.34	3,332	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	176.45	2,208	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	159.69	1,809	6thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$3,151	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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%	—	1,223	173.66/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,124	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	159.69/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,809	6
Bulls	—	—	1,155	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,426	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	220.49/cwt	214.00–227.00	3,737	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	185.73/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	661.53/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	367.87/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,747	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	442.61/cwt	420.00–505.00	1,872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	529.58/cwt	495.00–570.00	1,965	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	544.42/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	400.31/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	398.25/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,083	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	625.94/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	491.06/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,087	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	372.80/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,968	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	519.08/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,687	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	463.64/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	360.26/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	580	387.44/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	397.74/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,869	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.24/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,002	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	481.23/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	337.45/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	326.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	550.87/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	380.26/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,799	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	471.93/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,774	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	475.91/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	378.45/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	340.30/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	406.17/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.11/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	376.18/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	533.44/cwt	490.00–570.00	1,990	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	3,151.26/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,151	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	238.33/cwt	224.00–250.00	2,681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	381.93/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	576.84/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.14/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,891	6

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 680Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 62Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	170.00–177.00	173.66
3	—	1,345	185.00–187.00	185.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	155.00–164.00	159.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	210.00	210.00
7	—	1,695	214.00–227.00	220.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	630.00–700.00	661.53
8	250–300	265	600.00–650.00	625.94
7	300–350	326	550.00–610.00	576.84
19	350–400	373	490.00–570.00	533.44
12	400–450	425	460.00–520.00	491.06
16	450–500	475	350.00–385.00	367.87
14	500–550	528	360.00–385.00	372.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	450.00–500.00	475.91
5	300–350	325	450.00–500.00	481.23
7	350–400	377	440.00–480.00	463.64
8	400–450	428	345.00–410.00	378.45
7	450–500	471	320.00–350.00	337.45
8	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.30
3	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	326.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	530.00–570.00	550.87
7	250–300	266	540.00–550.00	544.42
11	300–350	325	500.00–540.00	519.08
23	350–400	376	450.00–490.00	471.93
8	400–450	423	420.00–505.00	442.61
24	450–500	473	370.00–390.00	380.26
12	500–550	523	375.00–420.00	398.25
4	550–600	568	340.00–380.00	360.26
16	600–650	625	310.00–330.00	320.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	370.00–440.00	406.17
6	400–450	431	380.00–410.00	400.31
2	450–500	475	330.00–350.00	340.11
6	500–550	525	355.00–365.00	360.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	380.00–395.00	387.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	371	495.00–570.00	529.58
16	450–500	470	390.00–405.00	397.74
3	500–550	532	365.00–390.00	381.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	350.00–400.00	376.18

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,151.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,125	224.00–250.00	238.33

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle