Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows steady in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.39/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$130.39

37 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$17.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	139.33	635	18thin
Medium and Large 2	441	121.92	538	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $97 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 sale37 hd

130.39

—

FL average9 barns · 675 hd

140.68

−10.29

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	1,499	83.75	1,256	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	61.38	772	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	55.29	615	10

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,502	86.91/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,181	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	65.83/cwt	65.00–67.00	885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	60.61/cwt	57.00–64.00	753	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	55.29/cwt	54.00–56.00	615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	151.15/cwt	149.00–155.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	146.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	149.14/cwt	147.50–150.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	106.20/cwt	105.00–110.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	114.98/cwt	113.00–116.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.50	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	114.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.54/cwt	146.00–149.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.28/cwt	170.00–172.50	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	130.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	8

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 228Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 40Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows steady in light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	84.00–90.00	86.91
2	—	1,495	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	65.00–67.00	65.83
23	—	1,243	57.00–64.00	60.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,113	54.00–56.00	55.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	149.00–155.00	151.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	136.00–140.00	137.95
5	—	332	145.00–150.00	146.93
6	—	377	147.50–150.00	149.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	123.00–126.00	124.49
4	—	470	135.00–137.00	135.98
3	—	567	113.00–116.00	114.98
5	—	372	155.00–157.50	155.97
4	—	428	146.00–149.00	147.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	105.00–110.00	106.20
3	—	467	110.00–114.00	112.63
4	—	430	125.00–132.00	128.42
8	—	371	125.00–135.00	130.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	429	145.00–150.00	147.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	123.00–124.00	123.50
5	—	823	110.00–119.00	114.79
2	—	368	170.00–172.50	171.28
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.45

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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