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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Oct 5

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

556 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 390▲ 87 vs year ago 469 · +18.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 44▼ 21 vs year ago 75 · −28.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 62▼ 9 vs year ago 75 · −12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement type cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.46/cwt on 40 head, down $15.82 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −75.03 against this barn's trailing median of $381.49.

Average price

$306.46

▼ 15.82 vs prior sale

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$10.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.84

vs FL average

−61.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	308.03	1,704	34
Medium and Large 2	530	297.55	1,577	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

306.46

—

FL average6 barns · 205 hd

322.30

−15.84

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−61.45

This barn, trailing median15 sales

381.49

−75.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $425.28, low $306.46, median $381.49 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,570	151.20	2,374	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	133.78	1,909	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	128.83	1,569	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	123.71	1,389	14

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	502.17/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,863	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	445.44/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,884	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	408.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,727	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	402.70/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,885	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	355.36/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,859	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	311.09/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,655	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	346.38/cwt	330.00–362.00	2,165	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	329.06/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,198	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	284.01/cwt	280.00–288.00	2,110	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	577.33/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,253	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	236	508.81/cwt	460.00–540.00	1,201	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	558.62/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,525	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	498.03/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,643	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	420.30/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,387	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	431.03/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,621	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	402.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,522	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	316.53/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,361	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	397.84/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,739	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	361.63/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,656	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	307.74/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,462	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,577	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	314.11/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,677	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	302.63/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,725	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,759	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,877	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	642.65/cwt	630.00–650.00	1,433	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	649.17/cwt	610.00–690.00	1,766	15
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	546.64/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,503	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	586.15/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,905	16
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	461.38/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,499	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	497.04/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,859	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	403.26/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,734	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	446.92/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,935	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	394.24/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,861	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	358.00/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,880	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	312.26/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,661	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	151.20/cwt	134.00–173.00	2,374	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,389	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	128.83/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,569	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	133.78/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,909	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	193.92/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,974	22

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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 390Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 44Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 62Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement type cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,427	128.00–138.00	133.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,123	120.00–127.00	123.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,218	126.00–131.00	128.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	134.00–173.00	151.20

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	223	630.00–650.00	642.65
15	250–300	272	610.00–690.00	649.17
16	300–350	325	560.00–610.00	586.15
13	350–400	374	485.00–510.00	497.04
3	400–450	433	430.00–455.00	446.92
13	450–500	472	380.00–410.00	394.24
10	500–550	525	340.00–375.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	500.00–590.00	546.64
4	300–350	325	430.00–490.00	461.38
3	400–450	430	400.00–410.00	403.26
5	500–550	532	308.00–315.00	312.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	217	560.00–600.00	577.33
12	250–300	273	540.00–575.00	558.62
20	300–350	330	480.00–515.00	498.03
19	350–400	376	390.00–450.00	431.03
9	400–450	437	390.00–400.00	397.84
13	450–500	458	340.00–375.00	361.63
16	500–550	534	310.00–315.00	314.11
18	550–600	570	295.00–310.00	302.63
8	600–650	615	286.00	286.00
3	700–750	722	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	460.00–540.00	508.81
3	300–350	330	400.00–430.00	420.30
4	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	402.58
4	400–450	430	315.00–318.00	316.53
4	450–500	475	300.00–315.00	307.74
6	500–550	530	295.00–300.00	297.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	371	495.00–510.00	502.17
4	400–450	423	430.00–460.00	445.44
24	450–500	468	395.00–410.00	402.70
10	500–550	523	340.00–370.00	355.36
32	600–650	625	330.00–362.00	346.38
16	650–700	668	326.00–332.00	329.06
8	700–750	743	280.00–288.00	284.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	405.00–410.00	408.39
5	500–550	532	305.00–315.00	311.09

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,018	188.00–200.00	193.92

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.