Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.44/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −61.85 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$143.44

31 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	152.80	652	12thin
Medium and Large 2	361	137.52	496	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $156 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 sale31 hd

143.44

—

FL average7 barns · 317 hd

133.20

+10.24

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−61.85

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	—	High	1,492	89.52	1,336	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	69.07	863	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	58.98	656	14

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,873	93.73/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,329	87.72/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,166	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	66.98/cwt	65.00–70.00	809	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	76.03/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,055	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	58.98/cwt	57.00–62.00	656	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	185.07/cwt	180.00–187.50	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	143.82/cwt	142.50–145.00	314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.46/cwt	134.00–137.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	145.65/cwt	143.00–147.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	137.32/cwt	135.00–142.50	384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	141.76/cwt	140.00–147.50	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.52/cwt	118.00–122.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.27/cwt	139.00–147.50	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	132.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.70/cwt	138.00–145.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,050.49/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	11,503	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	141.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	821	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,251.85/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	12,681	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	64.84/cwt	60.00–70.00	720	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	87.86/cwt	80.00–92.00	942	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	106.47/cwt	104.00–109.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	146.86/cwt	142.50–150.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	118.69/cwt	115.00–122.50	446	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 256Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 50Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 0Year ago 15

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,873	93.00–95.00	93.73
7	—	1,329	86.00–89.00	87.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,208	65.00–70.00	66.98
3	—	1,388	72.00–79.00	76.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,113	57.00–62.00	58.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	180.00–187.50	185.07
4	—	431	140.00–147.50	141.76
5	—	478	139.00–147.50	142.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	135.00–142.50	137.32
3	—	433	135.00–138.00	135.97
8	—	383	130.00–140.00	132.35
5	—	330	142.50–150.00	146.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	218	142.50–145.00	143.82
4	—	380	122.50–125.00	123.73
2	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.42
2	—	473	134.00–137.00	135.46
2	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	118.00–122.00	119.52
5	—	532	110.00–118.00	113.13
6	—	376	115.00–122.50	118.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.41
3	—	630	143.00–147.00	145.65
4	—	579	140.00–147.00	141.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	138.00–145.00	139.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,095	875.00–1,175.00	1,050.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,013	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,110	60.00–70.00	64.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,072	80.00–92.00	87.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	865	104.00–109.00	106.47

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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Feeder Cattle

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