Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.58/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$150.58

71 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$2.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	379	152.18	577	22
Medium and Large 1	483	149.86	725	49

One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about −$147 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

150.58

—

FL average8 barns · 518 hd

152.98

−2.40

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	1,815	89.62	1,627	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	59.25	693	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	50.13	528	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,815	89.62/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,627	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	59.25/cwt	56.00–63.00	693	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	50.13/cwt	47.00–52.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.46/cwt	160.00–163.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.86/cwt	135.00–138.00	790	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	56.27/cwt	52.00–57.00	587	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	84.41/cwt	77.50–90.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	129.26/cwt	127.00–134.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	133.25/cwt	132.00–136.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.21/cwt	137.00–145.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	173.64/cwt	172.50–182.50	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	193.50/cwt	190.00–197.50	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.54/cwt	131.00–134.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.92/cwt	161.00–165.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	145.13/cwt	144.00–148.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	103.01/cwt	101.00–104.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.95/cwt	154.00–158.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	121.03/cwt	109.00–132.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.91/cwt	126.00–132.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.92/cwt	126.00–132.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	206.21/cwt	205.00–207.50	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	133.29/cwt	132.00–136.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	168.37/cwt	165.00–172.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	158.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.85/cwt	125.00–127.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.23/cwt	147.50–153.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.30/cwt	137.00–142.50	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	130.14/cwt	127.00–135.00	357	5

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 200Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,815	89.00–90.00	89.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,169	56.00–63.00	59.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	47.00–52.00	50.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–163.00	161.46
3	—	480	137.00–140.00	137.96
4	—	530	132.00–138.00	134.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	137.00–142.50	138.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	135.00–138.00	136.86
7	—	533	137.00–145.00	139.21
8	—	336	172.50–182.50	173.64
5	—	608	135.00–140.00	136.59
6	—	375	161.00–165.00	162.92
7	—	489	144.00–148.00	145.13
2	—	430	154.00–158.00	155.95
4	—	659	109.00–132.00	121.03
2	—	223	205.00–207.50	206.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	130.00–136.00	132.98
4	—	270	165.00–172.00	168.37
8	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.43
3	—	330	155.00–165.00	158.48
3	—	428	147.50–153.00	149.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	127.00–134.00	129.26
3	—	335	132.00–136.00	133.25
2	—	225	190.00–197.50	193.50
2	—	473	131.00–134.00	132.54
4	—	763	101.00–104.00	103.01
3	—	373	132.00–136.00	133.29
7	—	578	125.00–127.00	125.85
3	—	533	125.00–130.00	126.69
4	—	629	109.00–113.00	111.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	120.00–122.00	120.65
4	—	330	126.00–132.00	128.91
4	—	370	126.00–132.00	128.92
5	—	274	127.00–135.00	130.14

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,044	52.00–57.00	56.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	968	77.50–90.00	84.41

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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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle