Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower instances sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.96/cwt on 20 head, up $4.23 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −40.71 against this barn's trailing median of $393.67.

Average price

$352.96

▲ 4.23 vs prior sale

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.10

vs FL average

+14.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	352.96	1,919	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale20 hd

352.96

—

FL average7 barns · 267 hd

347.86

+5.10

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+14.94

This barn, trailing median10 sales

393.67

−40.71

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	210.54	3,700	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	172.05	2,635	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	158.64	1,956	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	150.75	1,723	18

Every lot, as filed

29 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%	—	1,233	158.64/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,956	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	169.75/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,599	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	178.95/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,742	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	150.75/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,723	18
Bulls	—	—	1,775	206.38/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,663	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	435.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	355.60/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.26/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	410.73/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	500.33/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	380.20/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	340.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	441.09/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,425	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	362.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	317.88/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	387.83/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.42/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	811	244.18/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	293.81/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	415.31/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	360.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,686	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	580.62/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	573.51/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	487.83/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	573	380.11/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,118	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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 476Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 25Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower instances sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,233	154.00–163.00	158.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,531	165.00–173.00	169.75
3	—	1,532	177.00–182.00	178.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,143	146.00–155.00	150.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	205.00–207.00	206.38
1	—	1,705	223.00	223.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	420.00–460.00	441.09
6	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.50
6	400–450	428	385.00–435.00	410.73
12	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	360.36
12	500–550	524	335.00–375.00	355.60
4	550–600	573	300.00–335.00	317.88
4	600–650	628	310.00–315.00	312.55
14	900–950	905	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	375.00–400.00	387.83
3	400–450	427	335.00–350.00	340.16
3	450–500	468	280.00–320.00	293.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	375.00–385.00	380.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	570.00–600.00	580.62
3	300–350	318	570.00–580.00	573.51
6	350–400	375	475.00–500.00	487.83
4	400–450	430	390.00–410.00	400.23
2	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	390.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	490.00–510.00	500.33
5	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	362.39
4	450–500	475	320.00–360.00	340.42
12	800–850	811	242.00–255.00	244.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	375.00–390.00	380.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	395.00–425.00	415.31

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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