Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.00/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$121.00

45 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	418	126.12	528	18thin
Medium and Large 1	608	121.02	735	17thin
Medium and Large 3	396	111.71	442	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.41/cwt here — about $85 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 sale45 hd

121.00

—

FL average10 barns · 707 hd

139.84

−18.84

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	—	High	1,653	91.83	1,518	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	62.15	792	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	52.44	628	12

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,965	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	90.81/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,460	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.15/cwt	51.00–68.00	792	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	52.44/cwt	49.00–53.00	628	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.40/cwt	160.00–167.50	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	172.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	135.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.43/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	143.68/cwt	140.00–147.50	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.14/cwt	147.50–155.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.98/cwt	161.00–163.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.65/cwt	135.00–142.50	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	109.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.62/cwt	127.00–132.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	111.23/cwt	110.00–118.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	109.92/cwt	106.00–114.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	128.30/cwt	127.00–131.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	172.45/cwt	170.00–177.50	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.87/cwt	153.00–163.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	138.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	374	6

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 198Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 39Year ago 44

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady in limited test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	99.00	99.00
7	—	1,608	87.00–94.00	90.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	51.00–68.00	62.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,197	49.00–53.00	52.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	160.00–167.50	162.40
4	—	230	170.00–175.00	172.66
4	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	155.00–157.50	156.20
3	—	433	134.00–140.00	135.94
4	—	330	145.00–152.00	148.39
4	—	370	135.00–142.50	138.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	135.00–142.00	138.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	135.00–142.00	138.42
4	—	470	118.00–125.00	121.43
2	—	260	140.00–147.50	143.68
4	—	530	106.00–114.00	109.92
4	—	430	124.00–128.00	125.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	108.00–115.00	109.69
3	—	713	105.00–109.00	107.00
4	—	570	130.00–134.00	131.96
6	—	533	127.00–131.00	128.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	110.00–115.00	112.44
6	—	438	110.00–118.00	111.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	140.00–145.00	142.26
4	—	330	147.50–155.00	151.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	161.00–163.00	161.98
3	—	327	170.00–177.50	172.45
5	—	573	153.00–163.00	156.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	127.00–132.00	128.62

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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