Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Columbia Livestock will be open Memorial Day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.55/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$126.55

31 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$17.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	133.23	546	18thin
Medium and Large 2	425	121.48	516	4thin
Medium and Large 3	349	115.45	403	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.78/cwt here — about $143 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 sale31 hd

126.55

—

FL average10 barns · 909 hd

128.34

−1.78

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	1,541	92.31	1,423	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	72.57	921	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	71.00	1,164	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	60.75	677	9thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	67.12/cwt	65.00–69.00	812	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	76.65/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,006	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,164	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	60.75/cwt	57.00–64.00	677	9
Bulls	—	—	1,518	89.17/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	94.82/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.18/cwt	123.00–125.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.53/cwt	131.00–134.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	106.10/cwt	102.50–110.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.74/cwt	127.50–134.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.91/cwt	133.00–139.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	122.46/cwt	121.00–124.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	122.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	121.47/cwt	117.00–126.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	134.94/cwt	133.00–139.00	718	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 May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 210Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 58

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Columbia Livestock will be open Memorial Day.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	65.00–69.00	67.12
8	—	1,313	75.00–80.00	76.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	57.00–64.00	60.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	88.00–90.00	89.17
5	—	1,560	94.00–96.00	94.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	123.00–125.00	124.18
3	—	427	125.00–130.00	126.72
4	—	533	121.00–124.00	122.46
6	—	270	150.00–152.50	151.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	102.50–110.00	106.10
5	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	121.00–122.00	121.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	131.00–134.00	132.53
6	—	532	133.00–139.00	134.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	117.00–126.00	121.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	127.50–134.00	131.74
3	—	425	130.00–140.00	136.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	133.00–139.00	135.91

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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