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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Aug 24

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

340 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 476▼ 140 vs year ago 480 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 79 · −12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower instances sharply 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 $352.96/cwt on 20 head, up $4.23 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 16 comparable sales and sits −19.14 against this barn's trailing median of $372.10.

Average price

$352.96

▲ 4.23 vs prior sale

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.10

vs FL average

+14.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	352.96	1,919	20

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

352.96

—

FL average7 barns · 267 hd

347.86

+5.10

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+14.94

This barn, trailing median16 sales

372.10

−19.14

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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $425.28, low $306.46, median $372.10 across 16 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	1,758	210.54	3,700	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	172.05	2,635	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	158.64	1,956	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	150.75	1,723	18

Every lot

29 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	380.20/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,589	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	415.31/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,798	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	441.09/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,425	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	435.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,624	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	387.83/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,474	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	340.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,452	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	410.73/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,758	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	360.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,686	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	293.81/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,375	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	355.60/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,863	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	573	380.11/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,178	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	317.88/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,821	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,963	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,118	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	500.33/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,141	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	580.62/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,556	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	573.51/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,824	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	487.83/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,829	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	362.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,544	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	400.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,721	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	390.26/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,846	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.42/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,617	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	811	244.18/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,980	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	206.38/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,663	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	150.75/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,723	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	158.64/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,956	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	169.75/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,599	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	178.95/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,742	3

This sale against other markets

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 476Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 25Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower instances sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,233	154.00–163.00	158.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,531	165.00–173.00	169.75
3	—	1,532	177.00–182.00	178.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,143	146.00–155.00	150.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	205.00–207.00	206.38
1	—	1,705	223.00	223.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	420.00–460.00	441.09
6	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.50
6	400–450	428	385.00–435.00	410.73
12	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	360.36
12	500–550	524	335.00–375.00	355.60
4	550–600	573	300.00–335.00	317.88
4	600–650	628	310.00–315.00	312.55
14	900–950	905	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	375.00–400.00	387.83
3	400–450	427	335.00–350.00	340.16
3	450–500	468	280.00–320.00	293.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	375.00–385.00	380.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	570.00–600.00	580.62
3	300–350	318	570.00–580.00	573.51
6	350–400	375	475.00–500.00	487.83
4	400–450	430	390.00–410.00	400.23
2	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	390.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	490.00–510.00	500.33
5	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	362.39
4	450–500	475	320.00–360.00	340.42
12	800–850	811	242.00–255.00	244.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	375.00–390.00	380.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	395.00–425.00	415.31

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.