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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Aug 10

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Jul 27Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 314▼ 100 vs year ago 530 · −18.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 35▲ 2 vs year ago 49 · +4.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 65▼ 46 vs year ago 81 · −56.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Columbia Livestock was not reported the previous week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $382.21/cwt on 26 head, up $25.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 10 comparable sales and sits +30.64 against this barn's trailing median of $351.57.

Average price

$382.21

▲ 25.34 vs prior sale

26 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$51.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.12

vs FL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	390.08	2,076	22
Medium and Large 2	580	338.91	1,966	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.17/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

382.21

—

FL average4 barns · 78 hd

374.09

+8.12

This barn, trailing median10 sales

351.57

+30.64

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

10 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $410.32, low $322.14, median $351.57 across 10 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	1,612	201.20	3,243	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	178.78	2,151	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	172.65	2,512	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	161.72	1,725	13

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	637.05/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,032	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	543.46/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,967	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	498.09/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,858	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	543.41/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,320	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	392.90/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,847	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	371.37/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,135	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	350.16/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,189	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	287.67/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,100	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	610.44/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,373	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	568.00/cwt	530.00–620.00	1,534	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	505.68/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,406	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	530.24/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,660	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	596.11/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,925	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	486.17/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,813	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	413.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,544	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,683	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	451.45/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,932	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	388.28/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,829	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	363.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,083	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	726	358.11/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,600	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	630.19/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,702	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	521.12/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,678	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	606.40/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,977	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	555.84/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,073	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	436.17/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,627	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	466.06/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,976	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	402.56/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,735	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	402.34/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,899	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	363.51/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,723	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	397.86/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,089	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,006	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	338.91/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,966	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,978	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	214.86/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,176	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	190.28/cwt	188.00–194.00	3,271	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	164.57/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,749	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,669	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	176.75/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,082	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	186.91/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,439	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	172.65/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,512	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	258.63/cwt	240.00–275.00	2,612	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	195.52/cwt	185.00–206.00	2,166	4

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 314Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 35Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 65Year ago 81

Compared to the previous week: Columbia Livestock was not reported the previous week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	150.00–160.00	155.30
9	—	1,063	163.00–171.00	164.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,178	173.00–181.00	176.75
3	—	1,305	185.00–191.00	186.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	168.00–177.00	172.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	210.00–219.00	214.86
5	—	1,719	188.00–194.00	190.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	600.00–620.00	610.44
5	250–300	270	530.00–620.00	568.00
7	300–350	323	560.00–640.00	596.11
12	350–400	373	450.00–520.00	486.17
4	400–450	428	440.00–455.00	451.45
15	450–500	471	380.00–400.00	388.28
3	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	363.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	490.00–520.00	505.68
2	300–350	313	520.00–540.00	530.24
3	350–400	373	400.00–440.00	413.93
4	400–450	418	400.00–405.00	402.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	726	345.00–375.00	358.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	620.00–660.00	637.05
3	350–400	362	540.00–550.00	543.46
7	400–450	427	520.00–560.00	543.41
5	550–600	575	350.00–385.00	371.37
8	600–650	625	340.00–360.00	350.16
6	700–750	730	275.00–300.00	287.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	480.00–515.00	498.09
6	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	392.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	620.00–640.00	630.19
21	300–350	326	590.00–620.00	606.40
12	350–400	373	530.00–580.00	555.84
20	400–450	424	445.00–470.00	466.06
21	450–500	472	395.00–410.00	402.34
18	500–550	525	385.00–410.00	397.86
4	550–600	565	350.00–360.00	355.09
12	600–650	628	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	500.00–550.00	521.12
6	350–400	373	400.00–470.00	436.17
10	400–450	431	375.00–420.00	402.56
11	450–500	474	330.00–390.00	363.51
4	550–600	580	320.00–345.00	338.91

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)	4	—	1,108	185.00–206.00	195.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,010	240.00–275.00	258.63

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.