Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement type cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.79/cwt on 55 head, up $2.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +9.99 against this barn's trailing median of $401.80.

Average price

$411.79

▲ 2.04 vs prior sale

55 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.76

vs FL average

+35.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	411.79	2,212	55

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 sale55 hd

411.79

—

FL average6 barns · 179 hd

398.02

+13.76

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

+35.98

This barn, trailing median9 sales

401.80

+9.99

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	1,665	223.65	3,724	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	177.39	2,324	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	177.00	2,487	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	161.34	1,780	18

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,038	$3,386	9

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	366.32/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	526.15/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	367.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	467.09/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,541	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	185.71/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,424	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	177.00/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,487	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	161.34/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,780	18
Bulls	—	—	1,665	223.65/cwt	214.00–229.00	3,724	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	173.89/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,281	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	233.31/cwt	210.00–270.00	2,277	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	695	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	531.12/cwt	510.00–590.00	1,753	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,876	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	655.36/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,848	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	545.19/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,788	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	555.28/cwt	550.00–559.00	2,071	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	603	490.04/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	378.48/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	470.50/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,971	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	502.18/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,848	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	387.04/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,850	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	676.40/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	390.18/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	428.11/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,029	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.08/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,995	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	413.47/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	360.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	345.65/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	557.75/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,080	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	615.66/cwt	590.00–629.00	1,558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	336.51/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	593.21/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	507.56/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	395.41/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	492.26/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	532.87/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	495.54/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,081	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	573	504.64/cwt	465.00–540.00	2,892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	428.82/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,853	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	3,386.49/head	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,386	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	323.92/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,931	6

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 542Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 45Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 75Year ago 48

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement type cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	480.00–500.00	492.26
6	400–450	425	385.00–440.00	413.47
6	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	360.26
5	500–550	532	345.00–380.00	366.32
7	550–600	578	340.00–360.00	345.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	332	565.00	565.00
16	350–400	373	550.00–565.00	557.75
15	400–450	419	460.00–510.00	470.50
50	450–500	474	415.00–455.00	428.11
14	500–550	518	375.00–400.00	378.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	500.00–550.00	526.15
5	300–350	330	430.00–490.00	467.09
4	400–450	428	380.00–400.00	390.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	573	465.00–540.00	504.64
2	600–650	603	480.00–500.00	490.04
1	650–700	695	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	239	660.00–680.00	676.40
9	250–300	253	590.00–629.00	615.66
37	300–350	330	510.00–590.00	531.12
18	350–400	368	470.00–540.00	502.18
42	400–450	432	415.00–455.00	428.82
32	450–500	478	360.00–400.00	387.04
41	500–550	525	360.00–400.00	380.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	282	640.00–670.00	655.36
16	300–350	328	540.00–550.00	545.19
22	350–400	373	550.00–559.00	555.28
22	400–450	420	480.00–510.00	495.54
8	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	367.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	550.00–620.00	593.21
6	300–350	328	500.00–515.00	507.56
4	350–400	379	510.00–540.00	532.87
17	400–450	431	390.00–400.00	395.41
3	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	336.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,305	182.00–189.00	185.71
19	—	1,312	169.00–179.00	173.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	172.00–182.00	177.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,103	157.00–165.00	161.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,665	214.00–229.00	223.65

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)	28	—	976	210.00–270.00	233.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	905	310.00–350.00	323.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,038	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,386.49

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle