Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.43/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$129.43

69 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	136.39	647	28
Medium and Large 2	418	128.83	539	29
Medium and Large 3	422	114.68	483	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $163 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 sale69 hd

129.43

—

FL average10 barns · 861 hd

143.31

−13.88

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	1,504	88.59	1,332	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	65.71	803	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	59.13	611	9thin

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	—	—	1,504	88.59/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,332	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	65.71/cwt	63.00–69.00	803	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	59.13/cwt	55.00–61.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.01/cwt	157.50–167.50	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	127.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	734	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	58.65/cwt	55.00–62.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	127.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.86/cwt	117.00–125.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	117.37/cwt	115.00–121.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	173.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.60/cwt	145.00–152.50	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.65/cwt	158.00–167.50	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.91/cwt	117.00–125.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	156.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	660	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	68.00/cwt	67.50–69.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.86/cwt	138.00–145.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	672	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 150Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 25

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,504	86.00–90.00	88.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	63.00–69.00	65.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,034	55.00–61.00	59.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.80
9	—	420	157.50–167.50	164.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	145.00–152.50	148.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	125.00–132.00	127.27
8	—	536	125.00–131.00	127.18
5	—	478	130.00–140.00	133.85
5	—	378	150.00–157.50	152.86
7	—	425	138.00–145.00	140.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	117.00–125.00	120.86
5	—	536	115.00–121.00	117.37
5	—	378	135.00–145.00	138.81
7	—	325	135.00–145.00	143.51
4	—	470	117.00–125.00	120.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.42
6	—	470	104.00–110.00	106.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	146.00–152.00	149.92
5	—	432	170.00–180.00	173.89
4	—	470	158.00–167.50	162.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	150.00–160.00	156.48
4	—	470	140.00–146.00	142.94

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	999	55.00–62.00	58.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,110	67.50–69.00	68.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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