Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2026-09-07

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Sep 7
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 476▼ 167 vs year ago 644 · −25.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 35▼ 51 vs year ago 103 · −49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 30▼ 9 vs year ago 97 · −9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Arcadia (N/S), Columbia (617), Ocala (N/S) and Okeechobee (N/S). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows' firm on young cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $319.87/cwt on 13 head, up $8.12 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −44.84 against this barn's trailing median of $364.70.
Average price
$319.87
▲ 8.12 vs prior sale
13 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.56
vs FL average
−70.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553322.811,78610thin
Medium and Large 2527310.061,6343thin
One grade step is worth $12.75/cwt here — about $152 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 sale13 hd
319.87
—
FL average5 barns · 187 hd
345.42
−25.56
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−70.72
This barn, trailing median14 sales
364.70
−44.84
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

14 sales
483422360298median 364.7005/1806/1509/0710/1211/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.38, low $311.74, median $364.70 across 14 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—Average1,782186.993,3327thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,467153.202,24712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,198147.641,76916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029142.661,4689thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,113$4,14312

Every lot

44 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1219627.53/cwt610.00–650.001,3745
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2228526.37/cwt500.00–550.001,2004
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323516.90/cwt480.00–550.001,6704
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333472.25/cwt455.00–480.001,5733
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373493.09/cwt475.00–510.001,8398
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378430.40/cwt410.00–450.001,6272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408438.21/cwt435.00–470.001,78847
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423383.65/cwt350.00–415.001,62310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463392.86/cwt370.00–415.001,8194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517348.94/cwt335.00–375.001,8043
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527310.06/cwt300.00–315.001,6343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569311.61/cwt300.00–320.001,7737
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8305
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223559.10/cwt540.00–580.001,2479
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323484.02/cwt470.00–500.001,5639
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327365.20/cwt360.00–375.001,1943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370460.81/cwt440.00–480.001,70512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373392.92/cwt380.00–405.001,4666
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430375.35/cwt360.00–390.001,6144
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431424.57/cwt410.00–435.001,8307
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468373.81/cwt360.00–400.001,7496
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement573372.04/cwt370.00–375.002,1325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2222513.83/cwt500.00–520.001,1413
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1226605.13/cwt580.00–620.001,3685
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270566.39/cwt540.00–590.001,52910
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273485.23/cwt480.00–490.001,3252
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330430.61/cwt410.00–450.001,4214
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332547.84/cwt500.00–570.001,8199
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372437.26/cwt410.00–450.001,6273
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373506.11/cwt470.00–540.001,88816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425445.88/cwt420.00–470.001,8954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473377.96/cwt360.00–395.001,7886
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518334.47/cwt300.00–350.001,7336
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,775200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,5501
Bulls——1,783184.82/cwt180.00–189.003,2956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029142.66/cwt140.00–145.001,4689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198147.64/cwt145.00–150.001,76916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455151.37/cwt150.00–153.002,20210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525162.34/cwt161.00–164.002,4762
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1134,142.92/head3,800.00–4,500.004,14312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995240.50/cwt220.00–260.002,3936
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005394.18/cwt360.00–420.003,96210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060320.61/cwt290.00–345.003,39812

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.