Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Market not reported previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.29/cwt on 18 head, down $30.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −63.25 against this barn's trailing median of $385.53.

Average price

$322.29

▼ 30.67 vs prior sale

18 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$43.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

vs FL average

−34.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	334.39	1,801	13thin
Medium and Large 2	519	290.81	1,509	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.58/cwt here — about $292 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

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $425.28, low $322.28, median $385.53 across 11 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 sale18 hd

322.29

—

FL average7 barns · 177 hd

328.96

−6.68

National average176 barns · 11,703 hd

356.62

−34.33

This barn, trailing median11 sales

385.53

−63.25

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	1,590	176.69	2,809	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	146.30	1,737	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	138.14	1,962	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	136.12	1,549	9thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	1,187	146.30/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,737	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	136.12/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,549	9
Bulls	—	—	1,590	176.69/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,809	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	138.14/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,962	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	328.37/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	397.96/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	466.05/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	553.54/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	304.11/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	513.42/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	517.71/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	618.05/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	342.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	578.90/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	315.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	643.83/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	535.17/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	335.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	430.74/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	357.83/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	345.54/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	488.88/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	355.50/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	308.75/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	505.19/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	445.74/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	311.29/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	337.90/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	470.45/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	306.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	290.81/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	480.73/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	445.44/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.35/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	603.59/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	288.25/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,940	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	228.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,312	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	172.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	560.62/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	438.23/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,411	5

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 494Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 70Year ago 122

Compared to one week ago: Market not reported previous week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,187	145.00–147.00	146.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,138	134.00–139.00	136.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,420	136.00–141.00	138.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,590	174.00–180.00	176.69

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	230	600.00–670.00	643.83
7	250–300	271	600.00–640.00	618.05
6	300–350	320	550.00–560.00	553.54
6	350–400	373	485.00–540.00	513.42
5	400–450	430	420.00–495.00	466.05
4	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	397.96
12	500–550	525	335.00–350.00	342.71
3	550–600	573	325.00–330.00	328.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	550.00–580.00	560.62
5	300–350	327	450.00–500.00	480.73
4	350–400	381	400.00–460.00	445.44
4	400–450	430	375.00–405.00	390.35
6	500–550	533	275.00–325.00	308.75
3	550–600	587	300.00–310.00	306.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	600.00–610.00	603.59
9	250–300	274	550.00–600.00	578.90
6	300–350	320	500.00–550.00	517.71
5	350–400	375	455.00–510.00	488.88
4	400–450	423	405.00–455.00	430.74
8	450–500	473	345.00–370.00	357.83
11	500–550	533	330.00–360.00	337.90
2	550–600	570	310.00–320.00	315.09
5	600–650	632	295.00–310.00	304.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	500.00–510.00	505.19
5	300–350	322	415.00–470.00	438.23
4	350–400	379	400.00–460.00	445.74
5	400–450	419	345.00–370.00	355.50
5	500–550	519	270.00–320.00	290.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	530.00–540.00	535.17
10	550–600	566	335.00–350.00	345.54
8	600–650	621	330.00–345.00	335.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	460.00–490.00	470.45
5	550–600	570	300.00–327.50	311.29

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,020	280.00–305.00	288.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,010	220.00–240.00	228.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,160	170.00–175.00	172.67

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

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