Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.15/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$155.15

197 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$7.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	156.60	874	158
Medium and Large 3	427	151.60	647	3thin
Medium and Large 2	511	149.07	762	36

One grade step is worth $7.53/cwt here — about $112 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 sale197 hd

155.15

—

FL average9 barns · 1,451 hd

158.11

−2.96

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	1,619	93.68	1,517	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,292	72.95	943	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	71.33	822	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	61.70	646	25

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,705	103.18/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	63.77/cwt	60.00–67.00	666	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	56.36/cwt	55.00–57.00	592	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	70.50/cwt	68.00–73.00	792	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	75.46/cwt	74.00–77.00	976	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	72.95/cwt	70.00–75.00	943	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	150.35/cwt	146.00–154.00	941	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	144.31/cwt	142.50–147.50	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	189.86/cwt	187.50–197.50	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	137.21/cwt	134.00–140.00	789	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	84.09/cwt	82.00–86.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	543	143.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	636	131.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	191.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	729	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	199.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	153.25/cwt	150.00–156.00	814	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	134.09/cwt	132.00–138.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	153.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.62/cwt	155.00–165.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.70/cwt	157.50–160.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	171.01/cwt	167.50–175.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	148.93/cwt	147.00–154.00	646	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	67.64/cwt	64.00–71.00	768	16
Bulls	—	—	1,585	89.88/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,037.93/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.46/cwt	121.00–124.00	704	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	852.12/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	673	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	603	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	174.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	141.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.89/cwt	140.00–149.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	137.93/cwt	136.00–144.00	735	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	200.61/cwt	190.00–222.50	656	3

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,138Last week 560Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 100Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	100.00–106.00	103.18
5	—	1,585	87.00–94.00	89.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,045	60.00–67.00	63.77
7	—	1,050	55.00–57.00	56.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,124	68.00–73.00	70.50
11	—	1,293	74.00–77.00	75.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,292	70.00–75.00	72.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	626	146.00–154.00	150.35
33	—	531	150.00–156.00	153.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	381	190.00–200.00	191.35
7	—	725	132.00–138.00	134.09
10	—	533	150.00–158.00	153.24
12	—	478	155.00–165.00	156.62
6	—	583	150.00–156.00	151.95
5	—	423	180.00–190.00	183.83
3	—	327	190.00–222.50	200.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	150.00–155.00	151.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	145.00–150.00	145.96
4	—	430	160.00–170.00	164.88
4	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.80
11	—	581	140.00–146.00	141.06
3	—	530	140.00–149.00	142.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	142.50–147.50	144.31
12	—	574	130.00–135.00	132.51
8	—	375	157.50–160.00	158.70
4	—	273	167.50–175.00	171.01
7	—	434	147.00–154.00	148.93
6	—	518	134.00–137.00	135.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	575	134.00–140.00	137.21
7	—	628	134.00	134.00
50	—	533	136.00–144.00	137.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	140.00–150.00	143.31
7	—	636	130.00–140.00	131.45
6	—	700	117.00	117.00
3	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	673	127.00–130.00	129.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	135.00–140.00	136.94
4	—	575	121.00–124.00	122.46
4	—	533	120.00–124.00	121.97
5	—	370	130.00–139.00	135.25
5	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	187.50–197.50	189.86
4	—	273	190.00–210.00	199.54

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	885	82.00–86.00	84.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,135	64.00–71.00	67.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	883	800.00–900.00	852.12

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

Steers · 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