Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.53/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −8.13 against this barn's trailing median of $393.67.

Average price

$385.53

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$25.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.96

vs FL average

−31.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	395.59	2,089	6thin
Medium and Large 2	573	370.44	2,123	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.15/cwt here — about −$34 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

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 sale10 hd

385.53

—

FL average7 barns · 87 hd

404.49

−18.96

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−31.58

This barn, trailing median10 sales

393.67

−8.13

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	1,861	201.08	3,741	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	180.64	2,269	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	176.65	2,517	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	169.39	1,929	15

Every lot, as filed

34 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	200–250	227	697.27/cwt	660.00–720.00	1,583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	474.08/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	523.92/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,258	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	580.54/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,165	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	571.33/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	593.67/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	475.81/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,537	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	620.36/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	495.17/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	462.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	380.88/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	511.83/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,397	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	536.42/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,307	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	545.19/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	460.42/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,187	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	370.44/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	597.31/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	474.55/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	617.25/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	616.64/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	546.77/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	394.24/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	466.77/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	501.01/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	531.15/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	395.59/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,089	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	297.47/cwt	265.00–335.00	2,677	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	200.36/cwt	188.00–212.00	1,819	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	176.87/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,202	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	169.39/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,929	15
Bulls	—	—	1,820	199.59/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,633	6
Bulls	—	—	2,105	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,421	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	190.05/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,438	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	176.65/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,517	8

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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 297Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 45Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 30

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

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	227	660.00–720.00	697.27
3	300–350	327	580.00–600.00	593.67
16	350–400	373	560.00–600.00	580.54
11	400–450	431	510.00–535.00	523.92
5	450–500	461	470.00–480.00	474.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	550.00–590.00	571.33
3	300–350	325	540.00–550.00	546.77
6	400–450	433	460.00–470.00	466.77
5	500–550	526	385.00–400.00	394.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	470.00–550.00	511.83
14	300–350	323	460.00–490.00	475.81
6	400–450	428	350.00–410.00	380.88
4	550–600	573	350.00–390.00	370.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	560.00–620.00	597.31
6	300–350	328	500.00–560.00	531.15
14	350–400	373	470.00–530.00	501.01
9	400–450	424	440.00–500.00	474.55
16	450–500	475	440.00–480.00	460.42
6	500–550	528	370.00–420.00	395.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	580.00–650.00	617.25
5	300–350	327	600.00–640.00	616.64
3	350–400	373	600.00–630.00	620.36
12	400–450	430	510.00–560.00	536.42
8	500–550	524	460.00–470.00	462.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	540.00–550.00	545.19
6	350–400	373	490.00–500.00	495.17

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)	10	—	900	265.00–335.00	297.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	908	188.00–212.00	200.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,245	173.00–181.00	176.87
6	—	1,283	187.00–193.00	190.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,139	165.00–174.00	169.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,425	173.00–180.00	176.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,820	194.00–204.00	199.59
1	—	2,105	210.00	210.00

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.

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle