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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Oct 19

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

559 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 510▼ 3 vs year ago 562 · −0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 37▼ 37 vs year ago 85 · −43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 130▼ 23 vs year ago 65 · −35.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement type cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.29/cwt on 46 head, up $63.51 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 15 comparable sales and sits +14.80 against this barn's trailing median of $381.49.

Average price

$396.29

▲ 63.51 vs prior sale

46 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$521

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

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+58.70

vs FL average

+19.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	406.07	2,193	41
Medium and Large 2	529	316.07	1,672	5thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $521 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

396.29

—

FL average7 barns · 257 hd

337.58

+58.70

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

+19.27

This barn, trailing median15 sales

381.49

+14.80

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $425.28, low $306.46, median $381.49 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,594	165.55	2,639	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	133.02	1,681	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	120.65	1,363	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	635.83/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,717	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	587.08/cwt	540.00–630.00	1,908	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	515.57/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,691	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	443.26/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,653	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	534.05/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,997	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	425.95/cwt	385.00–456.00	1,819	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	382.74/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,799	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	418.79/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,977	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	391.65/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,040	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	367.71/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,930	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	330.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,047	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	462.09/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,026	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	528.19/cwt	490.00–570.00	1,431	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	440.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,423	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	501.85/cwt	460.00–540.00	1,631	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	394.61/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,464	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	433.22/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,616	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	393.12/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,671	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	330.35/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,414	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	320.26/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,515	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	374.47/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,775	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	342.86/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,800	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	526	498.93/cwt	450.00–540.00	2,624	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	316.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,672	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	337.72/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,942	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	290.47/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,810	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	586.27/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,612	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	592.17/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,913	16
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	480.92/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,563	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	449.24/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,662	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	492.85/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,863	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	433.29/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,841	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	381.65/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,633	26
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	385.32/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,811	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	340.32/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,600	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	362.92/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,898	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	337.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,781	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	159.74/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,345	6
Bulls	—	—	1,783	174.27/cwt	169.00–179.00	3,107	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	120.65/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,363	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	131.16/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,650	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	139.53/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,793	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	168.08/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,661	11

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 Oct 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 510Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 37Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 130Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement type cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	500.00–530.00	515.57
4	350–400	373	420.00–465.00	443.26
3	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	470	375.00–390.00	382.74
4	500–550	525	360.00–375.00	367.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	620.00–650.00	635.83
8	300–350	325	540.00–630.00	587.08
11	350–400	374	520.00–545.00	534.05
13	400–450	427	385.00–456.00	425.95
15	450–500	472	390.00–450.00	418.79
8	500–550	521	380.00–410.00	391.65
6	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	330.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	450.00–470.00	462.09
11	250–300	271	490.00–570.00	528.19
20	300–350	325	460.00–540.00	501.85
54	350–400	373	400.00–460.00	433.22
16	400–450	425	375.00–410.00	393.12
15	450–500	474	360.00–390.00	374.47
12	500–550	525	330.00–355.00	342.86
12	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	337.72
12	600–650	623	265.00–325.00	290.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	430.00–450.00	440.54
9	350–400	371	390.00–400.00	394.61
4	400–450	428	310.00–350.00	330.35
4	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	320.26
5	500–550	529	310.00–320.00	316.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	526	450.00–540.00	498.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	460.00–500.00	480.92
5	350–400	370	440.00–455.00	449.24
26	400–450	428	350.00–400.00	381.65
10	450–500	470	330.00–350.00	340.32
7	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	337.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	550.00–620.00	586.27
16	300–350	323	550.00–630.00	592.17
4	350–400	378	475.00–510.00	492.85
12	400–450	425	410.00–455.00	433.29
5	450–500	470	375.00–400.00	385.32
6	500–550	523	350.00–375.00	362.92
4	650–700	660	290.00	290.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	988	166.00–170.00	168.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	169.00–179.00	174.27
6	—	1,468	156.00–163.00	159.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	138.00–141.00	139.53
14	—	1,258	128.00–134.00	131.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,130	117.00–124.00	120.65

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.