Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.75/cwt on 53 head, up $47.05 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +7.95 against this barn's trailing median of $401.80.

Average price

$409.75

▲ 47.05 vs prior sale

53 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.35

vs FL average

+13.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	409.75	2,151	53

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $425.28, low $348.73, median $401.80 across 9 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 sale53 hd

409.75

—

FL average6 barns · 195 hd

401.40

+8.35

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+13.70

This barn, trailing median9 sales

401.80

+7.95

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	—	Average	1,453	211.00	3,066	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	184.44	2,144	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	169.66	1,890	24

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,453	211.00/cwt	206.00–215.00	3,066	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	181.78/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,090	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	192.41/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,309	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	173.19/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,945	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	159.08/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	726.15/cwt	690.00–760.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.48/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	542.57/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	662.32/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	590.94/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,204	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	310.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	698.90/cwt	670.00–720.00	1,915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	410.22/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,145	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	557.92/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	527.11/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	543.41/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	397.77/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	714.95/cwt	690.00–730.00	1,644	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	474.79/cwt	450.00–497.00	2,246	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	423.88/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	483.88/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	590.94/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	616.55/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	463.29/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,969	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	433.10/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,049	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	304.69/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,736	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	227.58/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,440	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	421.59/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	636.15/cwt	610.00–660.00	2,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	423.74/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	540.31/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,480	7

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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 370Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 30Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 22Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	206.00–215.00	211.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,150	180.00–184.00	181.78
6	—	1,200	189.00–195.00	192.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,123	169.00–177.00	173.19
6	—	1,088	154.00–164.00	159.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	690.00–760.00	726.15
9	250–300	274	670.00–720.00	698.90
6	300–350	325	610.00–660.00	636.15
10	350–400	373	570.00–610.00	590.94
5	400–450	428	400.00–435.00	421.59
6	450–500	477	400.00–435.00	423.74
6	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	230	690.00–730.00	714.95
8	250–300	283	580.00–650.00	616.55
6	300–350	320	570.00–610.00	590.94
12	350–400	370	520.00–565.00	543.41
16	400–450	425	440.00–485.00	463.29
22	450–500	473	410.00–455.00	433.10
51	500–550	523	405.00–415.00	410.22
2	550–600	573	385.00–410.00	397.77
4	600–650	625	325.00–365.00	345.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	520.00–570.00	540.31
5	350–400	375	450.00–505.00	483.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	650.00–670.00	662.32
6	400–450	423	540.00–545.00	542.57
35	450–500	473	450.00–497.00	474.79
7	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	490.00–550.00	527.11
10	350–400	373	545.00–570.00	557.92
3	400–450	425	400.00–435.00	423.88

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)	8	—	898	285.00–320.00	304.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,072	200.00–250.00	227.58

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle