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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jul 6

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Jun 15Jul 6Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 480▼ 72 vs year ago 442 · −16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 60▼ 35 vs year ago 65 · −53.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 113 vs year ago 135 · −83.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: All Florida markets closed last in in celebration of America's 250th July 4th.

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 $362.70/cwt on 12 head, down $62.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 16 comparable sales and sits −9.40 against this barn's trailing median of $372.10.

Average price

$362.70

▼ 62.58 vs prior sale

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$60.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.44

vs FL average

−53.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	402.77	2,111	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	342.66	1,873	8thin

One grade step is worth $60.11/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale12 hd

362.70

—

FL average3 barns · 41 hd

391.14

−28.44

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−53.41

This barn, trailing median16 sales

372.10

−9.40

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	1,475	224.10	3,305	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	184.08	2,302	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	178.77	2,571	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	166.04	1,973	6thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	669.52/cwt	640.00–700.00	2,076	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	619.39/cwt	590.00–650.00	2,279	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	483.12/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,053	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	443.25/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,088	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	646.34/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,506	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	596.15/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,627	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	512.90/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,431	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	616.08/cwt	580.00–650.00	2,002	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	534.73/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,765	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	475.67/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,784	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	557.26/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,101	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	462.51/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,952	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	424.51/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,016	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	350.24/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,832	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	402.77/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,111	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,910	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	405.18/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,545	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	751.33/cwt	730.00–780.00	1,690	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	740.55/cwt	730.00–750.00	2,037	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	660.38/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,166	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	612.41/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,284	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	515.82/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,192	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	470.53/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,226	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	398.10/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,883	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	215.06/cwt	210.00–224.00	2,748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	237.66/cwt	235.00–240.00	4,207	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	166.04/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,973	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	187.67/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,335	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	180.49/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,269	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	186.86/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,625	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	174.72/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,542	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	218.28/cwt	180.00–250.00	2,386	10

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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 480Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 60Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 135

Compared to the previous week: All Florida markets closed last in in celebration of America's 250th July 4th.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	185.00–191.00	186.86
6	—	1,455	170.00–179.00	174.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	186.00–190.00	187.67
5	—	1,257	178.00–184.00	180.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	164.00–168.00	166.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	210.00–224.00	215.06
2	—	1,770	235.00–240.00	237.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	620.00–670.00	646.34
4	250–300	273	570.00–620.00	596.15
6	300–350	325	580.00–650.00	616.08
9	350–400	377	530.00–570.00	557.26
5	400–450	422	450.00–480.00	462.51
5	450–500	475	400.00–440.00	424.51
4	500–550	524	380.00–410.00	402.77
2	600–650	628	390.00–420.00	405.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	470.00–540.00	512.90
5	300–350	330	510.00–550.00	534.73
4	350–400	375	450.00–500.00	475.67
4	500–550	523	340.00–360.00	350.24
4	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	335.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	730.00–780.00	751.33
4	250–300	275	730.00–750.00	740.55
6	300–350	328	650.00–670.00	660.38
7	350–400	373	590.00–640.00	612.41
4	400–450	425	480.00–550.00	515.82
8	450–500	473	450.00–490.00	470.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	375.00–420.00	398.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	640.00–700.00	669.52
4	350–400	368	590.00–650.00	619.39
6	400–450	425	465.00–500.00	483.12
7	450–500	471	430.00–460.00	443.25

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,093	180.00–250.00	218.28

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.