Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.18/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$118.18

111 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	124.14	636	44
Medium and Large 2	433	116.56	505	50
Medium and Large 3	428	107.51	460	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $176 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 sale111 hd

118.18

—

FL average10 barns · 710 hd

127.88

−9.70

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	1,691	97.38	1,647	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	72.28	963	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	71.72	1,151	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	59.48	661	18

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,632	95.72/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,562	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	100.28/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,800	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	69.60/cwt	67.00–73.00	880	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	78.63/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,174	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	71.72/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,151	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	59.48/cwt	56.00–65.00	661	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	124.16/cwt	123.00–129.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	145.67/cwt	143.00–149.00	774	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.55/cwt	110.00–119.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	131.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	114.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.06/cwt	125.00–143.00	708	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	121.44/cwt	120.00–123.00	404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.11/cwt	137.50–145.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.88/cwt	135.00–142.50	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.92/cwt	129.00–135.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	101.91/cwt	99.00–105.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	101.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.82/cwt	135.00–143.00	597	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	117.19/cwt	114.00–120.00	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	124.45/cwt	122.50–127.50	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	124.53/cwt	121.00–130.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	121.64/cwt	120.00–127.50	467	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	126.44/cwt	123.00–130.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	120.25/cwt	119.00–122.00	566	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	72.95/cwt	70.00–77.50	942	5

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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 180Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 54Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 120Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,632	90.00–98.00	95.72
4	—	1,795	98.00–103.00	100.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,264	67.00–73.00	69.60
8	—	1,493	76.00–81.00	78.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	69.00–73.00	71.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,111	56.00–65.00	59.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	536	123.00–129.00	124.16
8	—	573	125.00–128.00	126.47
4	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.40
4	—	626	118.00–120.00	119.51
6	—	438	123.00–130.00	126.44
7	—	471	119.00–122.00	120.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	122.00	122.00
9	—	434	110.00–120.00	114.30
3	—	573	110.00–114.00	111.30
6	—	333	120.00–123.00	121.44
6	—	480	110.00–115.00	111.63
10	—	530	110.00–114.00	111.96
13	—	384	120.00–127.50	121.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	115.00–120.00	117.39
7	—	531	100.00–106.00	101.65
4	—	480	100.00–106.00	102.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	135.00–137.00	136.01
3	—	472	155.00–160.00	158.39
8	—	575	145.00–150.00	146.22
11	—	531	143.00–149.00	145.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	532	125.00–143.00	133.06
5	—	375	135.00–142.50	137.88
6	—	473	129.00–135.00	131.92
11	—	433	135.00–143.00	137.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	114.00–120.00	117.19
5	—	374	122.50–127.50	124.45
5	—	434	121.00–130.00	124.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	155.00–160.00	157.53
4	—	473	125.00–126.00	125.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	121.00–125.00	122.94
4	—	475	110.00–119.00	114.55
5	—	384	130.00–140.00	131.88
4	—	333	137.50–145.00	141.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	99.00–105.00	101.91
6	—	283	120.00–127.50	123.65

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,291	70.00–77.50	72.95

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

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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