Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.43/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$127.43

55 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$18.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	131.37	534	16thin
Medium and Large 2	375	127.34	477	35
Medium and Large 3	373	112.42	419	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $115 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 sale55 hd

127.43

—

FL average10 barns · 774 hd

133.70

−6.27

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	—	Low	1,685	81.47	1,373	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	59.92	760	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	51.64	526	14

Every lot, as filed

28 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	53.95/cwt	53.00–55.00	575	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	45.88/cwt	43.00–49.00	415	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	77.20/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	59.92/cwt	58.00–63.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	130.88/cwt	128.00–134.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	139.75/cwt	136.00–145.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.86/cwt	117.00–125.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.08/cwt	167.50–172.50	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	137.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	151.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.37/cwt	156.00–165.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.50	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.35/cwt	147.50–157.50	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	120.91/cwt	117.00–125.00	568	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	993.13/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.42/cwt	124.00–129.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	62.35/cwt	60.00–67.50	664	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	92.01/cwt	85.00–100.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.88/cwt	124.00–130.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.15/cwt	132.50–140.00	504	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 212Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 32Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 28Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady to weak.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	53.00–55.00	53.95
4	—	905	43.00–49.00	45.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	58.00–63.00	59.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	75.00–79.00	77.20
1	—	1,785	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	132.00–136.00	134.64
4	—	330	167.50–172.50	170.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	120.00–125.00	122.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	136.00–145.00	139.75
4	—	330	147.50–157.50	152.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	128.00–134.00	130.88
3	—	332	135.00–140.00	138.29
5	—	384	135.00–137.50	135.98
4	—	470	117.00–125.00	120.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	117.00–125.00	120.86
9	—	269	135.00–140.00	137.69
3	—	223	150.00–152.50	151.60
4	—	373	124.00–129.00	126.42
5	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	330	124.00–130.00	125.88
5	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	154.00–156.00	154.99
4	—	428	156.00–165.00	160.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	132.50–140.00	136.15

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,010	900.00–1,075.00	993.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	60.00–67.50	62.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	920	85.00–100.00	92.01

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle