Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.90/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$129.90

81 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$6.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	132.46	611	49
Medium and Large 2	424	125.97	534	32

One grade step is worth $6.49/cwt here — about $77 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 sale81 hd

129.90

—

FL average9 barns · 766 hd

135.27

−5.37

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	67.63	822	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	58.29	662	10

Every lot, as filed

26 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%	—	1,215	67.63/cwt	65.00–71.00	822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	58.29/cwt	56.00–62.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.88/cwt	147.00–155.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.97/cwt	104.00–109.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	105.68/cwt	105.00–107.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.95/cwt	117.00–122.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	109.77/cwt	108.00–113.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	146.79/cwt	145.00–148.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	144.86/cwt	142.00–148.00	478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	134.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	123.55/cwt	120.00–126.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	109.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	144.52/cwt	143.00–150.00	554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	123.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.82/cwt	132.00–140.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.88/cwt	175.00–177.50	568	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	960.53/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	9,125	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	76.83/cwt	72.00–80.00	727	7

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 166Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 57Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	65.00–71.00	67.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,136	56.00–62.00	58.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	147.00–155.00	150.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	104.00–109.00	105.97
3	—	710	105.00–107.00	105.68
5	—	570	117.00–122.00	119.95
4	—	228	155.00–160.00	157.36
4	—	635	108.00–113.00	109.77
6	—	330	142.00–148.00	144.86
5	—	528	120.00–126.00	123.55
13	—	383	143.00–150.00	144.52
6	—	430	136.00–138.00	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	108.00–110.00	109.00
8	—	433	120.00–129.00	123.28
4	—	538	110.00–116.00	112.96
8	—	325	132.00–140.00	135.82
8	—	374	130.00–137.50	133.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	145.00–148.00	146.79
4	—	641	133.00–140.00	134.72
4	—	719	118.00–125.00	121.53
4	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.57
6	—	771	108.00–110.00	109.66
3	—	323	175.00–177.50	175.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	850.00–1,050.00	960.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	946	72.00–80.00	76.83

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle