Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Columbia Livestock was not reported the previous week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $382.21/cwt on 26 head, up $25.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +11.52 against this barn's trailing median of $370.69.

Average price

$382.21

▲ 25.34 vs prior sale

26 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$51.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	390.08	2,076	22
Medium and Large 2	580	338.91	1,966	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.17/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $410.32, low $356.87, median $370.69 across 4 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 sale26 hd

382.21

—

FL average4 barns · 78 hd

374.09

+8.12

This barn, trailing median4 sales

370.69

+11.52

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	—	Low	1,612	201.20	3,243	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	178.78	2,151	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	172.65	2,512	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	161.72	1,725	13

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	258.63/cwt	240.00–275.00	2,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	397.86/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,089	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,978	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	555.84/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,073	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,006	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	190.28/cwt	188.00–194.00	3,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	498.09/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	505.68/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	338.91/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	402.56/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,735	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	195.52/cwt	185.00–206.00	2,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	436.17/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	543.46/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	726	358.11/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	521.12/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	363.51/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	530.24/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	392.90/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	637.05/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	596.11/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	413.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	451.45/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	287.67/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	363.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	402.34/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,899	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	466.06/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,976	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	543.41/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	606.40/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,977	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	610.44/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	371.37/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	630.19/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	486.17/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	568.00/cwt	530.00–620.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.16/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	388.28/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,829	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	172.65/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	186.91/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	176.75/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,082	12
Bulls	—	—	1,478	214.86/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,176	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	164.57/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,749	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,669	4

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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 314Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 35Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 65Year ago 81

Compared to the previous week: Columbia Livestock was not reported the previous week.

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)	4	—	1,010	240.00–275.00	258.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,108	185.00–206.00	195.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	620.00–640.00	630.19
21	300–350	326	590.00–620.00	606.40
12	350–400	373	530.00–580.00	555.84
20	400–450	424	445.00–470.00	466.06
21	450–500	472	395.00–410.00	402.34
18	500–550	525	385.00–410.00	397.86
4	550–600	565	350.00–360.00	355.09
12	600–650	628	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	500.00–550.00	521.12
6	350–400	373	400.00–470.00	436.17
10	400–450	431	375.00–420.00	402.56
11	450–500	474	330.00–390.00	363.51
4	550–600	580	320.00–345.00	338.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	490.00–520.00	505.68
2	300–350	313	520.00–540.00	530.24
3	350–400	373	400.00–440.00	413.93
4	400–450	418	400.00–405.00	402.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	726	345.00–375.00	358.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	600.00–620.00	610.44
5	250–300	270	530.00–620.00	568.00
7	300–350	323	560.00–640.00	596.11
12	350–400	373	450.00–520.00	486.17
4	400–450	428	440.00–455.00	451.45
15	450–500	471	380.00–400.00	388.28
3	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	363.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	480.00–515.00	498.09
6	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	392.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	620.00–660.00	637.05
3	350–400	362	540.00–550.00	543.46
7	400–450	427	520.00–560.00	543.41
5	550–600	575	350.00–385.00	371.37
8	600–650	625	340.00–360.00	350.16
6	700–750	730	275.00–300.00	287.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,719	188.00–194.00	190.28
4	—	1,478	210.00–219.00	214.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	168.00–177.00	172.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	185.00–191.00	186.91
12	—	1,178	173.00–181.00	176.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,063	163.00–171.00	164.57
4	—	1,075	150.00–160.00	155.30

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle