Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady in limited test. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower in light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.20/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −91.09 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$114.20

53 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$24.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	408	124.94	510	21
Medium and Large 3	361	107.38	387	31
Medium and Large 1	675	100.00	675	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.94/cwt here — about −$165 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

114.20

—

FL average10 barns · 525 hd

129.11

−14.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−91.09

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	1,542	86.26	1,330	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	55.84	593	7thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,542	86.26/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	55.84/cwt	54.00–60.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	121.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	137.38/cwt	135.00–142.50	375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	133.44/cwt	132.00–135.00	360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.44/cwt	121.00–128.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	114.63/cwt	112.00–116.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.71/cwt	112.00–117.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	121.01/cwt	117.50–125.00	336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	105.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	393	27

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 254Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 97Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady in limited test. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower in light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	85.00–88.00	86.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	54.00–60.00	55.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
3	—	273	135.00–142.50	137.38
3	—	325	130.00–135.00	131.62
4	—	373	122.00–130.00	125.87
4	—	433	125.00–130.00	127.46
6	—	477	115.00–122.00	117.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	117.50–125.00	121.01
27	—	373	100.00–110.00	105.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
2	—	430	131.00–133.00	131.98
2	—	620	111.00	111.00
8	—	535	120.00–126.00	121.46
4	—	473	121.00–128.00	124.44
3	—	568	112.00–116.00	114.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	132.00–135.00	133.44
3	—	517	112.00–117.00	113.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	117.00–120.00	118.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	110.00–112.00	111.02
4	—	570	110.00–114.00	112.04

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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