Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Arcadia (N/S), Columbia (617), Ocala (N/S) and Okeechobee (N/S). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows' firm on young cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.87/cwt on 13 head, up $8.12 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −73.95 against this barn's trailing median of $393.81.

Average price

$319.87

▲ 8.12 vs prior sale

13 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$12.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.56

vs FL average

−70.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	322.81	1,786	10thin
Medium and Large 2	527	310.06	1,634	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.75/cwt here — about $152 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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.38, low $311.74, median $393.81 across 8 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 sale13 hd

319.87

—

FL average5 barns · 187 hd

345.42

−25.56

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−70.72

This barn, trailing median8 sales

393.81

−73.95

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	—	High	1,782	186.99	3,332	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	153.20	2,247	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	147.64	1,769	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	142.66	1,468	9thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$4,143	12

Every lot, as filed

44 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	250–300	270	566.39/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	547.84/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	334.47/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	377.96/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,788	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	240.50/cwt	220.00–260.00	2,393	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	320.61/cwt	290.00–345.00	3,398	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	375.35/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	365.20/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.94/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	573	372.04/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	472.25/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	430.61/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	430.40/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	424.57/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	373.81/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	485.23/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	513.83/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	310.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	484.02/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	559.10/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	438.21/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,788	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	437.26/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	383.65/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	493.09/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	605.13/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	445.88/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	526.37/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	392.92/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	460.81/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	506.11/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,888	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	394.18/cwt	360.00–420.00	3,962	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	4,142.92/head	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,143	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	627.53/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	392.86/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	311.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	516.90/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,670	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	151.37/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,202	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,769	16
Bulls	—	—	1,775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	184.82/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,295	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,468	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	162.34/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,476	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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 476Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 35Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 30Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	580.00–620.00	605.13
10	250–300	270	540.00–590.00	566.39
9	300–350	332	500.00–570.00	547.84
16	350–400	373	470.00–540.00	506.11
4	400–450	425	420.00–470.00	445.88
6	450–500	473	360.00–395.00	377.96
6	500–550	518	300.00–350.00	334.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	500.00–520.00	513.83
2	250–300	273	480.00–490.00	485.23
4	300–350	330	410.00–450.00	430.61
3	350–400	372	410.00–450.00	437.26
2	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	360.00–375.00	365.20
6	350–400	373	380.00–405.00	392.92
4	400–450	430	360.00–390.00	375.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	573	370.00–375.00	372.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	223	540.00–580.00	559.10
9	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	484.02
12	350–400	370	440.00–480.00	460.81
7	400–450	431	410.00–435.00	424.57
6	450–500	468	360.00–400.00	373.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	610.00–650.00	627.53
4	300–350	323	480.00–550.00	516.90
8	350–400	373	475.00–510.00	493.09
47	400–450	408	435.00–470.00	438.21
4	450–500	463	370.00–415.00	392.86
3	500–550	517	335.00–375.00	348.94
7	550–600	569	300.00–320.00	311.61
5	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	500.00–550.00	526.37
3	300–350	333	455.00–480.00	472.25
2	350–400	378	410.00–450.00	430.40
10	400–450	423	350.00–415.00	383.65
3	500–550	527	300.00–315.00	310.06

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)	6	—	995	220.00–260.00	240.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,060	290.00–345.00	320.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,005	360.00–420.00	394.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,113	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,142.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,455	150.00–153.00	151.37
2	—	1,525	161.00–164.00	162.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,198	145.00–150.00	147.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,029	140.00–145.00	142.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	200.00	200.00
6	—	1,783	180.00–189.00	184.82

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle