Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2026-07-13

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jul 13
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 370▼ 132 vs year ago 674 · −19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 30 vs year ago 75 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 22▲ 30 vs year ago 45 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.75/cwt on 53 head, up $47.05 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 16 comparable sales and sits +37.66 against this barn's trailing median of $372.10.
Average price
$409.75
▲ 47.05 vs prior sale
53 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,151
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.35
vs FL average
+13.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525409.752,15153
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 sale53 hd
409.75
—
FL average6 barns · 195 hd
401.40
+8.35
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
+13.70
This barn, trailing median16 sales
372.10
+37.66
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—Average1,453211.003,0666thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,163184.442,14424
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,114169.661,89024

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325527.11/cwt490.00–550.001,7135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370662.32/cwt650.00–670.002,4515
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373557.92/cwt545.00–570.002,08110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423542.57/cwt540.00–545.002,2956
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425423.88/cwt400.00–435.001,8013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473474.79/cwt450.00–497.002,24635
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2277
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230714.95/cwt690.00–730.001,64415
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274540.31/cwt520.00–570.001,4807
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283616.55/cwt580.00–650.001,7458
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320590.94/cwt570.00–610.001,8916
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370543.41/cwt520.00–565.002,01112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375483.88/cwt450.00–505.001,8155
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425463.29/cwt440.00–485.001,96916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473433.10/cwt410.00–455.002,04922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523410.22/cwt405.00–415.002,14551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573397.77/cwt385.00–410.002,2792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625345.48/cwt325.00–365.002,1594
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228726.15/cwt690.00–760.001,6564
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274698.90/cwt670.00–720.001,9159
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325636.15/cwt610.00–660.002,0676
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373590.94/cwt570.00–610.002,20410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428421.59/cwt400.00–435.001,8045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477423.74/cwt400.00–435.002,0216
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623310.20/cwt300.00–320.001,9336
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,453211.00/cwt206.00–215.003,0666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088159.08/cwt154.00–164.001,7316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123173.19/cwt169.00–177.001,94518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150181.78/cwt180.00–184.002,09018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200192.41/cwt189.00–195.002,3096
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898304.69/cwt285.00–320.002,7368
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072227.58/cwt200.00–250.002,44035

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.