Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.18/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$157.18

59 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$15.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	160.58	672	46
Medium and Large 2	340	145.15	493	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.43/cwt here — about $178 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 sale59 hd

157.18

—

FL average9 barns · 1,063 hd

135.84

+21.34

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	1,612	96.47	1,555	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	69.10	880	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	57.84	652	27

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	50.70/cwt	48.00–53.00	596	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	60.85/cwt	57.00–64.00	673	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	66.67/cwt	65.00–70.00	829	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	74.78/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	169.63/cwt	165.00–175.00	455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	203.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	174.38/cwt	170.00–177.50	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.22/cwt	137.50–143.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	186.75/cwt	185.00–190.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	193.10/cwt	190.00–197.50	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	202.23/cwt	197.00–207.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	155.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	430	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.89/cwt	129.00–135.00	561	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	853.62/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,835	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	152.05/cwt	150.00–154.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	166.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	578	153.41/cwt	150.00–157.50	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,081.97/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	11,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	483	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.50	742	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	83.62/cwt	80.00–87.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	188	235.20/cwt	220.00–250.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	184.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	713	3
Bulls	—	—	1,589	100.65/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,599	7
Bulls	—	—	1,628	93.55/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,523	10

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 510Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 97Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 103Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	48.00–53.00	50.70
19	—	1,106	57.00–64.00	60.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,244	65.00–70.00	66.67
6	—	1,344	72.00–79.00	74.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,589	98.00–104.00	100.65
10	—	1,628	90.00–99.00	93.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	268	165.00–175.00	169.63
4	—	473	140.00–147.50	143.65
6	—	527	137.50–143.00	141.22
3	—	370	145.00–155.00	151.49
2	—	660	124.00–126.00	124.99
4	—	430	140.00–144.00	141.95
4	—	188	220.00–250.00	235.20
4	—	228	180.00–190.00	184.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	137.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	625	150.00–154.00	152.05
3	—	578	150.00–157.50	153.41
4	—	483	150.00–157.50	153.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.42
4	—	425	129.00–135.00	131.89
3	—	225	160.00–170.00	166.52
2	—	275	150.00–160.00	155.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	200.00–210.00	203.63
4	—	430	165.00–170.00	167.44
5	—	368	190.00–197.50	193.10
6	—	273	197.00–207.00	202.23
3	—	457	154.00–160.00	156.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	165.00–170.00	167.57
4	—	425	145.00–155.00	149.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	130.00–135.00	131.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	170.00–177.50	174.38
3	—	267	185.00–190.00	186.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	276	150.00–160.00	155.78

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	96.00	96.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,072	80.00–87.00	83.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,035	800.00–900.00	853.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,069	950.00–1,175.00	1,081.97

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

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