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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Oct 12

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 556▼ 60 vs year ago 570 · −10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 54▼ 48 vs year ago 85 · −56.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 66▲ 20 vs year ago 110 · +18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows fully steady.

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 $332.78/cwt on 10 head, up $26.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −48.71 against this barn's trailing median of $381.49.

Average price

$332.78

▲ 26.32 vs prior sale

10 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.63

vs FL average

−39.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	332.78	1,850	10thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

332.78

—

FL average6 barns · 154 hd

335.41

−2.63

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−39.98

This barn, trailing median15 sales

381.49

−48.71

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	1,577	172.04	2,712	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	137.18	1,698	16

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. 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	580.92/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,888	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	481.01/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,794	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	524.06/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,960	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	416.04/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,760	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	365.35/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,571	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	392.89/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,866	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	380.29/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,997	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	365.46/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,094	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	335.15/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,075	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	340.92/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,233	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	280.48/cwt	260.00–300.00	2,028	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	585.83/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,582	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	520.92/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,422	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	531.09/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,715	44
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	431.15/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,401	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	386.64/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,442	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	445.53/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,671	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	385.53/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,639	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	330.47/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,404	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	367.74/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,728	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,776	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	331.24/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,898	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	325.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,025	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	682.05/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,501	18
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	531.65/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,212	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	575.33/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,553	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	630.07/cwt	590.00–660.00	1,739	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	481.43/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,555	14
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	584.67/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,906	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	525.50/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,960	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	478.93/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,791	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	385.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,822	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	360.34/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,881	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	320.19/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,697	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	170.40/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,624	14
Bulls	—	—	1,833	183.51/cwt	183.00–184.00	3,364	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	137.18/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,698	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	258.94/cwt	220.00–290.00	2,758	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	165.82/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,983	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,328	26

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 556Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 54Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 66Year ago 110

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,540	166.00–174.00	170.40
2	—	1,833	183.00–184.00	183.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,238	134.00–140.00	137.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	220	650.00–710.00	682.05
11	250–300	276	590.00–660.00	630.07
15	300–350	326	560.00–610.00	584.67
8	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	525.50
16	450–500	473	380.00–390.00	385.19
5	500–550	522	350.00–375.00	360.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	500.00–560.00	531.65
5	250–300	270	550.00–610.00	575.33
14	300–350	323	450.00–510.00	481.43
9	350–400	374	450.00–500.00	478.93
3	500–550	530	300.00–330.00	320.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	570.00–600.00	585.83
44	300–350	323	510.00–550.00	531.09
4	350–400	375	425.00–465.00	445.53
22	400–450	425	370.00–400.00	385.53
44	450–500	470	360.00–375.00	367.74
4	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	335.09
6	550–600	573	320.00–342.00	331.24
26	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	325.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	500.00–540.00	520.92
12	300–350	325	405.00–455.00	431.15
4	350–400	373	350.00–420.00	386.64
4	400–450	425	310.00–350.00	330.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	325	560.00–600.00	580.92
15	350–400	374	490.00–560.00	524.06
18	400–450	423	390.00–440.00	416.04
30	450–500	475	380.00–405.00	392.89
18	500–550	525	370.00–390.00	380.29
8	550–600	573	350.00–380.00	365.46
14	600–650	619	310.00–345.00	335.15
12	650–700	655	330.00–352.00	340.92
6	700–750	723	260.00–300.00	280.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	450.00–510.00	481.01
4	400–450	430	350.00–380.00	365.35

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,196	160.00–174.00	165.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,065	220.00–290.00	258.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,058	220.00	220.00

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.