Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement type cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.14/cwt on 9 head, down $23.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −64.52 against this barn's trailing median of $393.67.

Average price

$329.14

▼ 23.82 vs prior sale

9 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.22

vs FL average

−2.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	329.14	1,792	9thin

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 sale9 hd

329.14

—

FL average7 barns · 216 hd

329.36

−0.22

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−2.38

This barn, trailing median10 sales

393.67

−64.52

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	1,472	188.52	2,774	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	164.12	2,703	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	157.41	1,862	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	152.64	1,626	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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%	—	1,183	157.41/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,862	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	164.12/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,703	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,626	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	198.37/cwt	197.00–200.00	2,886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	183.59/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	555.68/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.58/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	244.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	505.19/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	526.15/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	432.96/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	575	350.13/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	536.90/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	365.40/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	449.26/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,680	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	500.92/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,368	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	470.62/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.93/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.58/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	308.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	350.53/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	401.04/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	484.06/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	333.52/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	560.16/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	287.69/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	312.35/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	465.26/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	470.54/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	429.56/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	462.84/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	441.78/cwt	400.00–460.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	347.08/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	450.31/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	479.98/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,790	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	632	343.09/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	487.18/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,822	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	179.16/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,449	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	223.30/cwt	200.00–238.00	2,622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	375.86/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,601	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 Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 340Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 69Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement type cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	152.00–162.00	157.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,647	158.00–168.00	164.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	150.00–155.00	152.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	197.00–200.00	198.37
4	—	1,480	178.00–188.00	183.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	540.00–570.00	555.68
6	250–300	273	500.00–550.00	526.15
4	300–350	333	500.00–510.00	505.19
13	350–400	373	455.00–500.00	479.98
12	400–450	431	415.00–450.00	432.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	450.00–500.00	484.06
2	250–300	278	450.00–490.00	470.54
7	350–400	375	350.00–415.00	380.93
6	400–450	426	335.00–400.00	375.86
3	450–500	478	320.00–340.00	333.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	500.00–570.00	536.90
9	350–400	374	470.00–500.00	487.18
8	400–450	425	450.00–480.00	465.26
10	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	365.40
4	500–550	520	300.00–340.00	320.58
10	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	308.21
6	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	302.55
4	650–700	670	275.00–300.00	287.69
5	800–850	817	240.00–250.00	244.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	455.00–470.00	462.84
4	400–450	430	325.00–375.00	350.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	575	345.00–355.00	350.13
3	600–650	632	320.00–355.00	343.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	550.00–580.00	560.16
12	250–300	273	480.00–520.00	500.92
6	300–350	325	460.00–490.00	470.62
26	350–400	374	430.00–470.00	449.26
8	400–450	423	375.00–425.00	401.04
6	450–500	473	330.00–370.00	350.53
5	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	312.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	400.00–460.00	441.78
5	250–300	270	400.00–470.00	429.56
4	300–350	325	440.00–460.00	450.31
3	400–450	433	320.00–360.00	347.08

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,367	176.00–181.00	179.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,174	200.00–238.00	223.30

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle