Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2026-06-01

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jun 1
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 295▼ 92 vs year ago 461 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 72▲ 10 vs year ago 40 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 108▼ 29 vs year ago 67 · −43.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows' steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.80/cwt on 17 head, down $20.51 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 16 comparable sales and sits +29.70 against this barn's trailing median of $372.10.
Average price
$401.80
▼ 20.51 vs prior sale
17 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.21
vs FL average
−2.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529401.802,12617thin
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 sale17 hd
401.80
—
FL average5 barns · 55 hd
398.59
+3.21
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−2.96
This barn, trailing median16 sales
372.10
+29.70
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
439390341292median 372.1005/1107/0608/1710/1211/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,720205.293,53117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,157182.662,11314
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,065163.281,7398thin

Every lot

38 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326606.84/cwt580.00–640.001,9787
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370518.61/cwt490.00–545.001,91910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376445.21/cwt400.00–480.001,6745
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430422.53/cwt420.00–425.001,8172
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433490.31/cwt470.00–500.002,1233
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475461.44/cwt440.00–475.002,1925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475395.79/cwt370.00–420.001,8804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524427.76/cwt410.00–435.002,2418
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574438.34/cwt430.00–445.002,51611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278577.31/cwt550.00–590.001,6053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328546.34/cwt520.00–570.001,7928
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373470.34/cwt460.00–480.001,7544
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375420.53/cwt400.00–430.001,5773
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428467.72/cwt460.00–475.002,00216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433383.69/cwt360.00–395.001,6613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460444.62/cwt425.00–460.002,04530
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470366.51/cwt350.00–390.001,7235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529401.80/cwt385.00–420.002,12617
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625330.36/cwt315.00–345.002,06514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement678397.56/cwt395.00–400.002,6956
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268604.16/cwt590.00–630.001,6193
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273645.23/cwt640.00–650.001,7616
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323597.44/cwt550.00–640.001,9306
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333515.94/cwt490.00–540.001,7186
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377480.64/cwt450.00–500.001,8125
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408460.29/cwt450.00–500.001,8785
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428445.44/cwt430.00–460.001,9068
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477430.85/cwt410.00–455.002,05511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530432.92/cwt410.00–455.002,2948
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573365.11/cwt360.00–370.002,0924
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,29410
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,720205.29/cwt200.00–211.003,53117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065163.28/cwt160.00–166.001,7398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218192.90/cwt192.00–200.002,3508
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018247.18/cwt230.00–290.002,51612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023196.65/cwt180.00–210.002,01212

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.