Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to instances 5.00 higher. Replacement type cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $354.06/cwt on 13 head, down $28.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −5.12 against this barn's trailing median of $359.18.

Average price

$354.06

▼ 28.15 vs prior sale

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	360.16	1,983	9thin
Medium and Large 2	523	340.33	1,780	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $203 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

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $410.32, low $354.06, median $359.18 across 5 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 sale13 hd

354.06

—

FL average2 barns · 19 hd

337.95

+16.11

This barn, trailing median5 sales

359.18

−5.12

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	1,464	173.02	2,533	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	144.63	1,690	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	135.40	1,533	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	135.06	1,746	4thin

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)	1,078	$3,202	13

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	153.61/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,879	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	135.40/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,533	9
Bulls	—	—	1,464	173.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,533	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	140.14/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,599	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	135.06/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	375.29/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	616.63/cwt	570.00–650.00	1,677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	577.35/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	452.75/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,915	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	414.68/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	395.30/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,874	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	506.40/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,899	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	365.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	348.05/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	682.31/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	463.20/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	477.93/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	398.08/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	410.21/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	523.53/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	312.02/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	458.91/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	453.30/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	340.33/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	388.99/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	645.09/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	308.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	388.52/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,834	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	3,201.69/head	2,750.00–3,700.00	3,202	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	201.42/cwt	188.00–218.00	2,187	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	235.17/cwt	226.00–285.00	2,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	411.60/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,749	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	470.07/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,307	5

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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 477Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 52Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 88Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to instances 5.00 higher. Replacement type cows mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,223	151.00–160.00	153.61
10	—	1,141	136.00–145.00	140.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,132	134.00–137.00	135.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	134.00–136.00	135.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,464	170.00–177.00	173.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	650.00–710.00	682.31
9	250–300	272	570.00–650.00	616.63
9	300–350	327	560.00–590.00	577.35
16	350–400	375	470.00–540.00	506.40
9	400–450	423	420.00–490.00	452.75
10	450–500	474	385.00–405.00	395.30
4	500–550	520	360.00–390.00	375.29
5	550–600	575	345.00–350.00	348.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	430.00–480.00	458.91
5	350–400	372	400.00–435.00	414.68
5	400–450	425	360.00–430.00	388.99
8	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	335.09
4	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	500.00–545.00	523.53
7	300–350	325	460.00–490.00	477.93
6	350–400	375	445.00–480.00	463.20
35	400–450	425	385.00–435.00	411.60
6	450–500	470	360.00–370.00	365.16
3	500–550	525	275.00–330.00	312.02
6	600–650	620	300.00–325.00	308.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	420.00–500.00	470.07
3	300–350	323	400.00–415.00	410.21
2	350–400	378	380.00–415.00	398.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	372	440.00–470.00	453.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	640.00–650.00	645.09
10	450–500	472	370.00–415.00	388.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,078	2,750.00–3,700.00	3,201.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,086	188.00–218.00	201.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	982	226.00–285.00	235.17

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Slaughter Cattle

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