Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Columbia Livestock has been closed the previous two weeks for the July 4th holiday. No trends.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.05/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$139.05

83 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	141.02	686	65
Medium and Large 2	452	131.92	596	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $90 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 sale83 hd

139.05

—

FL average9 barns · 792 hd

136.13

+2.91

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	1,604	95.26	1,528	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	68.09	1,083	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	67.83	787	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	57.27	586	31

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	742	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	92.92/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,431	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	102.28/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	71.09/cwt	69.00–74.00	876	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	66.61/cwt	65.00–68.00	755	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	68.09/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,083	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	60.51/cwt	56.00–64.00	633	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	162.42/cwt	160.00–167.50	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	175.29/cwt	174.00–178.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	620	135.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.38/cwt	134.00–139.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.26/cwt	118.00–124.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.96/cwt	182.00–185.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.55/cwt	142.50–150.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.87/cwt	148.00–156.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	145.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	198.74/cwt	195.00–205.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	220.97/cwt	217.50–227.50	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	138.45/cwt	137.00–143.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	144.94/cwt	143.00–150.00	628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.96/cwt	146.00–150.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	172.04/cwt	170.00–175.00	389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.56/cwt	132.00–140.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	146.58/cwt	144.00–152.00	635	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	50.47/cwt	46.00–54.00	492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.50	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	188.20/cwt	185.00–195.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.12/cwt	162.50–170.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.96/cwt	145.00–149.00	698	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	66.62/cwt	63.00–70.00	751	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.43/cwt	138.00–145.00	665	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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 240Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 67Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 0Year ago 59

Columbia Livestock has been closed the previous two weeks for the July 4th holiday. No trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	138.00–142.00	139.96
7	—	578	134.00–139.00	135.38
9	—	628	118.00–124.00	121.26
7	—	380	142.50–150.00	145.55
5	—	332	142.00–150.00	145.08
12	—	473	138.00–144.00	142.96
15	—	433	143.00–150.00	144.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	174.00–178.00	175.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	134.00–140.00	135.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	120.00–129.00	123.52
5	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.92
4	—	430	132.00–140.00	135.91
4	—	475	128.00–134.00	130.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	160.00–167.50	162.42
6	—	618	125.00–129.00	126.96
5	—	273	195.00–205.00	198.74
2	—	593	138.00–139.00	138.50
3	—	323	185.00–195.00	188.20
4	—	373	162.50–170.00	166.12
4	—	475	145.00–149.00	146.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	150.00–158.00	151.92
5	—	226	170.00–175.00	172.04
6	—	480	132.00–140.00	134.56
9	—	433	144.00–152.00	146.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	182.00–185.00	182.96
4	—	475	148.00–156.00	151.87
3	—	317	217.50–227.50	220.97
4	—	520	146.00–150.00	147.96
2	—	413	160.00–167.50	163.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	539	137.00–143.00	138.45
4	—	430	148.00–152.00	149.95
4	—	470	138.00–145.00	141.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	89.00–96.00	92.92
2	—	1,795	100.00–104.00	102.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	69.00–74.00	71.09
16	—	1,133	65.00–68.00	66.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,590	66.00–70.00	68.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,046	56.00–64.00	60.51
10	—	975	46.00–54.00	50.47

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)	20	—	1,128	63.00–70.00	66.62

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle