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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Nov 2

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

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Feeder Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 405▲ 28 vs year ago 425 · +6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 50▲ 18 vs year ago 70 · +25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 106▼ 26 vs year ago 72 · −36.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows' firm.

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 $324.13/cwt on 15 head, up $1.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −27.44 against this barn's trailing median of $351.57.

Average price

$324.13

▲ 1.99 vs prior sale

15 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

vs FL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	333.70	1,797	11thin
Medium and Large 2	533	297.82	1,587	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $210 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 sale15 hd

324.13

—

FL average4 barns · 52 hd

327.07

−2.94

This barn, trailing median10 sales

351.57

−27.44

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	1,515	150.98	2,287	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	118.93	1,448	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	111.13	1,259	23

Every lot

43 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	488.23/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,572	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	550.39/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,778	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	435.70/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,625	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	505.71/cwt	490.00–520.60	1,896	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	471.06/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,002	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	382.76/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,638	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	342.74/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,611	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	433.49/cwt	395.00–470.00	2,050	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	365.95/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,899	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	336.74/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,930	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	332.80/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,080	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	562.00/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,265	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	514.89/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,406	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	425.91/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,171	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	484.26/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,564	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	435.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,624	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	384.64/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,442	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	417.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,759	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	343.71/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,447	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	385.48/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,812	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	345.35/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,841	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	573	357.88/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,051	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	606.52/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,395	10
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	601.64/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,655	16
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	510.73/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,405	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	534.81/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,733	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	497.31/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,870	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	405.25/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,536	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	481.75/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,028	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	401.24/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,697	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	387.46/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,809	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	340.26/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,609	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	341.40/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,772	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	297.82/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,587	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	320.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,835	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,704	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,469	150.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,205	14
Bulls	—	—	2,155	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,513	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	111.13/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,259	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	116.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,400	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	128.37/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,657	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	272.80/cwt	265.00–300.00	2,401	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	196.48/cwt	180.00–210.00	2,138	16

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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 405Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 50Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 106Year ago 72

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows' firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	400.00–450.00	425.91
5	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	384.64
8	400–450	421	330.00–365.00	343.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	530.00–590.00	562.00
13	250–300	273	470.00–550.00	514.89
18	300–350	323	450.00–515.00	484.26
8	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.50
7	400–450	421	400.00–440.00	417.93
8	450–500	470	370.00–400.00	385.48
6	500–550	533	330.00–360.00	345.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	340.00–375.00	357.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	540.00–560.00	550.39
6	350–400	375	490.00–520.60	505.71
6	400–450	425	440.00–500.00	471.06
4	450–500	473	395.00–470.00	433.49
7	500–550	519	360.00–380.00	365.95
3	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	336.74
6	600–650	625	320.00–345.00	332.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	465.00–520.00	488.23
6	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.70
5	400–450	428	355.00–400.00	382.76
4	450–500	470	335.00–350.00	342.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	490.00–520.00	510.73
7	350–400	379	370.00–430.00	405.25
6	400–450	423	370.00–430.00	401.24
6	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	340.26
4	500–550	533	275.00–320.00	297.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	230	570.00–640.00	606.52
16	250–300	275	570.00–630.00	601.64
17	300–350	324	520.00–550.00	534.81
19	350–400	376	470.00–520.00	497.31
8	400–450	421	470.00–500.00	481.75
10	450–500	467	375.00–405.00	387.46
7	500–550	519	330.00–360.00	341.40
4	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.22
4	600–650	625	270.00–275.00	272.56

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	880	265.00–300.00	272.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,088	180.00–210.00	196.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,469	145.00–155.00	150.12
1	—	2,155	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,291	128.00–130.00	128.37
21	—	1,200	112.00–120.00	116.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,133	109.00–114.00	111.13

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.