Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.04/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$132.04

58 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$7.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	133.32	672	48
Medium and Large 2	481	125.90	606	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about $66 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 sale58 hd

132.04

—

FL average10 barns · 809 hd

137.33

−5.29

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	1,625	86.51	1,405	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	55.28	613	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	48.09	497	6thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	—	1,598	85.09/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,360	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,696	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	55.28/cwt	53.00–59.00	613	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	48.09/cwt	47.00–49.00	497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	173.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.12/cwt	162.50–170.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	136.15/cwt	134.00–141.00	726	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	144.48/cwt	143.00–146.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.91/cwt	109.00–117.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.93/cwt	132.00–139.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	111.00/cwt	109.00–116.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.60/cwt	147.00–154.00	869	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	135.76/cwt	132.50–137.50	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.89/cwt	147.50–152.50	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.88/cwt	142.50–150.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	129.26/cwt	127.00–134.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.11/cwt	127.50–132.50	482	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	91.90/cwt	85.00–110.00	925	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	135.21/cwt	134.00–137.50	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	133.95/cwt	132.00–136.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.42/cwt	146.00–155.00	797	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 226Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 31Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	84.00–89.00	85.09
1	—	1,785	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,108	53.00–59.00	55.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	47.00–49.00	48.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	170.00–175.00	173.25
4	—	373	162.50–170.00	166.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	132.50–137.50	135.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	147.50–152.50	150.89
3	—	430	142.50–150.00	144.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	533	134.00–141.00	136.15
7	—	471	132.00–139.00	134.93
2	—	273	140.00–142.50	141.22
5	—	627	109.00–116.00	111.00
3	—	367	134.00–137.50	135.21
4	—	430	132.00–136.00	133.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	109.00–117.00	112.91
2	—	468	128.00–130.00	129.02
3	—	537	127.00–134.00	129.26
3	—	373	127.50–132.50	129.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	470	146.00–148.00	146.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	143.00–146.00	144.48
21	—	573	147.00–154.00	151.60
4	—	530	146.00–155.00	150.42

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,006	85.00–110.00	91.90

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