Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows weak, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.05/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$131.05

47 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$15.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	136.62	582	30
Medium and Large 2	409	121.22	496	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.41/cwt here — about $86 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 sale47 hd

131.05

—

FL average10 barns · 798 hd

136.98

−5.93

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	1,782	79.89	1,424	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	57.17	720	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	51.45	571	5thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,798	87.52/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	76.08/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,350	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	57.17/cwt	56.00–60.00	720	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	51.45/cwt	48.00–54.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	158.61/cwt	155.00–162.50	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.21/cwt	155.00–157.50	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.41/cwt	157.50–167.50	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	112.72/cwt	110.00–117.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	106.35/cwt	105.00–112.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	136.86/cwt	135.00–141.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	138.69/cwt	135.00–142.00	316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	147.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.43/cwt	133.00–142.50	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	165.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	137.41/cwt	135.00–142.50	519	3

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 264Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows weak, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	87.00–88.00	87.52
4	—	1,774	73.00–77.00	76.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	56.00–60.00	57.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,110	48.00–54.00	51.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.38
4	—	270	155.00–162.50	158.61
4	—	330	155.00–157.50	156.21
5	—	425	157.50–167.50	159.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	135.00–140.00	136.61
4	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	110.00–117.00	112.72
5	—	580	105.00–112.00	106.35
3	—	328	135.00–141.00	136.86
4	—	228	135.00–142.00	138.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	145.00–152.00	147.67
13	—	430	133.00–142.50	136.43
3	—	603	110.00–112.00	110.66
4	—	530	125.00–131.00	127.94
2	—	228	160.00–170.00	165.38
3	—	378	135.00–142.50	137.41

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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