Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.33/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$128.33

26 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$21.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	134.77	659	13thin
Medium and Large 2	387	124.50	482	10thin
Medium and Large 3	333	113.20	377	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.57/cwt here — about $282 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 sale26 hd

128.33

—

FL average10 barns · 623 hd

132.11

−3.78

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	1,627	85.21	1,386	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	58.85	745	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	54.53	758	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	52.46	613	19

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	—	—	1,672	87.89/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,470	5
Bulls	—	—	1,552	80.73/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,253	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	58.85/cwt	57.00–62.00	745	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	54.53/cwt	54.00–55.00	758	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	55.16/cwt	54.00–56.00	650	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	46.62/cwt	45.00–48.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	152.39/cwt	150.00–157.50	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	173.20/cwt	171.00–177.50	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.61/cwt	107.50–118.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	113.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	121.37/cwt	117.00–126.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.50/cwt	130.00–137.50	434	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	68.73/cwt	63.00–78.00	760	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	65.41/cwt	62.00–71.00	776	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 180Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 24Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 0Year ago 16

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,672	86.00–92.00	87.89
3	—	1,552	79.00–82.00	80.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,266	57.00–62.00	58.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	54.00–55.00	54.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	54.00–56.00	55.16
6	—	1,150	45.00–48.00	46.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	150.00–157.50	152.39
3	—	473	136.00–140.00	138.70
4	—	530	117.00–126.00	121.37
2	—	618	118.00–119.00	118.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	115.00–122.00	118.43
6	—	475	125.00–128.00	126.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	171.00–177.50	173.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	107.50–118.00	112.61
6	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	110.00–120.00	113.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	110.00–114.00	111.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	130.00–137.50	134.50

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)	8	—	1,106	63.00–78.00	68.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,186	62.00–71.00	65.41

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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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