Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows limited test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.92/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −65.37 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$139.92

32 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	389	145.62	566	20
Medium and Large 2	373	130.43	487	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $79 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

139.92

—

FL average9 barns · 542 hd

137.65

+2.27

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−65.37

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,389	78.38	1,089	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,396	53.45	746	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	43.52	464	6thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls	—	—	1,284	75.98/cwt	75.00–77.00	976	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	53.45/cwt	51.00–56.00	746	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	48.46/cwt	46.00–51.00	535	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	41.05/cwt	39.00–43.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	193.45/cwt	187.50–200.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	143.24/cwt	138.00–150.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.95/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	133.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	150.42/cwt	147.50–155.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.84/cwt	133.00–135.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	129.58/cwt	126.00–133.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.88/cwt	132.50–137.50	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	119.90/cwt	115.00–122.50	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	136.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	126.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	149.96/cwt	147.50–152.50	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	520	2

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 282Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 24Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows limited test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	75.00–77.00	75.98
1	—	1,810	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	51.00–56.00	53.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	46.00–51.00	48.46
4	—	1,048	39.00–43.00	41.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	187.50–200.00	193.45
5	—	334	147.50–155.00	150.42
7	—	471	133.00–135.00	133.84
2	—	528	126.00–133.00	129.58
2	—	290	147.50–152.50	149.96
2	—	375	137.50–140.00	138.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	132.50–137.50	134.88
4	—	470	120.00–123.00	121.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	138.00–150.00	143.24
2	—	455	134.00–140.00	136.97
2	—	578	120.00–123.00	121.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	132.00–136.00	133.95
5	—	328	130.00–138.00	133.02
2	—	430	122.00–125.00	123.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	115.00–122.50	119.90
7	—	381	125.00–132.00	126.89

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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