Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds steady over 400 pounds firm. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.60/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −79.69 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$125.60

38 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$15.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	133.48	731	11thin
Medium and Large 2	422	126.80	535	14thin
Medium and Large 3	397	117.64	467	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.85/cwt here — about $263 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 sale38 hd

125.60

—

FL average10 barns · 412 hd

133.71

−8.11

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−79.69

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	1,545	95.88	1,481	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	72.90	896	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	59.88	743	18

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,507	91.62/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,381	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	100.13/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,585	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	71.33/cwt	67.00–75.00	874	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	79.17/cwt	77.00–83.00	984	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	59.88/cwt	59.00–65.00	743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.56/cwt	137.00–144.00	886	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	60.54/cwt	57.00–64.00	648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	134.32/cwt	132.00–138.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.91/cwt	137.00–145.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	126.72/cwt	124.00–131.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	126.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.23/cwt	126.00–129.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	115.78/cwt	115.00–117.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.63/cwt	131.00–135.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.84/cwt	144.00–147.50	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.58/cwt	170.00–177.50	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	115.68/cwt	114.00–119.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	570	4

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 560Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 93Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 31Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds steady over 400 pounds firm. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	88.00–94.00	91.62
5	—	1,583	98.00–105.00	100.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,225	67.00–75.00	71.33
6	—	1,243	77.00–83.00	79.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,240	59.00–65.00	59.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	137.00–144.00	140.56
2	—	420	150.00–151.00	150.49
2	—	573	137.00–145.00	140.91
5	—	480	145.00–151.00	147.33
6	—	325	170.00–177.50	173.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	135.00–140.00	136.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	131.00–135.00	133.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	125.00–129.00	126.95
5	—	382	132.00–138.00	134.32
5	—	525	126.00–129.00	127.23
2	—	315	135.00–145.00	139.92
3	—	638	114.00–119.00	115.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	125.00–130.00	126.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	105.00	105.00
6	—	333	115.00–120.00	117.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	129.00–130.00	129.51
4	—	435	144.00–147.50	144.84
5	—	628	125.00–130.00	125.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	130.00–135.00	131.92
5	—	432	124.00–131.00	126.72
4	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	125.00–130.00	127.59
4	—	475	110.00	110.00
5	—	437	115.00–117.00	115.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,070	57.00–64.00	60.54

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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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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