Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.32/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$122.32

71 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	127.66	527	33
Medium and Large 2	361	118.72	429	33
Medium and Large 3	377	110.87	418	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

122.32

—

FL average10 barns · 1,023 hd

128.55

−6.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	52.72	656	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	47.34	489	9thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	52.72/cwt	50.00–56.00	656	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	47.34/cwt	45.00–49.00	489	9
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,190	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	163.61/cwt	160.00–167.50	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	237	168.49/cwt	165.00–172.50	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	118.56/cwt	117.00–121.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	134.16/cwt	132.00–140.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	145.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,180.83/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	14,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	124.35/cwt	123.00–130.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.03/cwt	117.00–121.00	508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	114.31/cwt	112.00–117.50	375	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	125.18/cwt	123.00–127.50	413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.70/cwt	134.00–141.00	595	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	72.14/cwt	70.00–80.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	455	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	148.89/cwt	145.00–153.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.11/cwt	124.00–132.50	478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	110.87/cwt	107.00–117.00	418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	126.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	116.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	136.24/cwt	135.00–139.00	510	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	523	6

How this sale compares

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 Jan 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 314Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 35Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 58Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	50.00–56.00	52.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,034	45.00–49.00	47.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,190	55.00	55.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,090	48.00	48.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,180.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,287	70.00–80.00	72.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	160.00–167.50	163.61
4	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.44
5	—	237	165.00–172.50	168.49
7	—	374	135.00–139.00	136.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	124.00–132.50	128.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	117.00–121.00	118.56
8	—	365	132.00–140.00	134.16
4	—	235	142.00–150.00	145.91
5	—	436	123.00–130.00	124.35
4	—	330	123.00–127.50	125.18
4	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	572	115.00–118.00	116.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	117.00–121.00	118.03
9	—	328	112.00–117.50	114.31
12	—	370	120.00–126.00	122.92
4	—	273	115.00–120.00	117.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	107.00–117.00	110.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	573	120.00–124.00	121.96
3	—	323	140.00–145.00	141.60
3	—	473	140.00–147.50	142.43
4	—	370	145.00–153.00	148.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	119.00–122.00	120.47
5	—	435	134.00–141.00	136.70
12	—	378	130.00–139.00	134.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	125.00–130.00	126.18

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle