Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.24/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$138.24

95 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$29.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	144.93	654	52
Medium and Large 2	429	137.31	589	29
Medium and Large 3	526	115.35	607	14thin

One grade step is worth $29.58/cwt here — about $48 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 sale95 hd

138.24

—

FL average9 barns · 1,174 hd

144.10

−5.86

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	1,535	90.11	1,383	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	79.22	1,123	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	68.04	806	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	61.54	644	21

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.78/cwt	185.00–192.50	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	196.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	133.15/cwt	132.00–138.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.86/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.92/cwt	136.00–142.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.12/cwt	138.00–144.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	139.14/cwt	137.50–140.00	928	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	97.75/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,036	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	853.93/cwt	775.00–925.00	8,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	172.91/cwt	170.00–179.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.93/cwt	174.00–180.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.37/cwt	156.00–161.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	198.61/cwt	195.00–202.50	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	181.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	508	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	68.04/cwt	66.00–71.00	806	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	61.54/cwt	58.00–64.00	644	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	79.22/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,123	13
Bulls	—	—	1,630	98.36/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	87.36/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.13/cwt	146.00–154.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	193.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	644	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	82.13/cwt	78.00–86.00	826	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	139.28/cwt	137.00–144.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	111.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	154.41/cwt	152.00–162.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	128.11/cwt	127.00–130.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.89/cwt	126.00–132.00	547	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	1,056.24/cwt	975.00–1,325.00	10,784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.88/cwt	165.00–171.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	163.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	170.83/cwt	166.00–176.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	128.33/cwt	126.00–130.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	158.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	168.64/cwt	167.50–175.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	150.28/cwt	148.00–155.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.84/cwt	160.00–167.50	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	155.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	689	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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 1,138Year ago 664

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 146Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 94Year ago 39

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	185.00–192.50	186.78
5	—	334	195.00–205.00	196.86
6	—	616	138.00–144.00	142.12
3	—	667	137.50–140.00	139.14
6	—	433	170.00–179.00	172.91
6	—	477	156.00–161.00	158.37
4	—	270	195.00–202.50	198.61
5	—	572	146.00–154.00	149.13
6	—	533	148.00–155.00	150.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	140.00–150.00	141.92
9	—	533	137.00–144.00	139.28
8	—	435	152.00–162.00	154.41
4	—	570	130.00–133.00	131.47
4	—	373	166.00–176.00	170.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	126.00–130.00	128.33
5	—	370	150.00–160.00	155.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	584	132.00–138.00	133.15
11	—	480	135.00–140.00	135.86
7	—	369	150.00–159.00	156.34
9	—	533	130.00–136.00	131.95
3	—	430	144.00–150.00	145.91
6	—	330	160.00–170.00	163.13
6	—	285	167.50–175.00	168.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	135.00–141.00	136.94
8	—	486	127.00–130.00	128.11
4	—	375	140.00–144.00	141.92
3	—	283	155.00–165.00	158.06
4	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.42
4	—	570	118.00–124.00	120.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	110.00–116.00	112.34
6	—	534	110.00–120.00	111.58
3	—	428	126.00–132.00	127.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	135.00–142.00	137.37
4	—	565	136.00–142.00	138.92
3	—	373	174.00–180.00	175.93
3	—	280	180.00–185.00	181.55
5	—	332	190.00–200.00	193.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	165.00–171.00	167.88
5	—	275	160.00–167.50	162.84

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)	6	—	1,060	93.00–107.00	97.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,006	78.00–86.00	82.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	955	775.00–925.00	853.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,021	975.00–1,325.00	1,056.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,184	66.00–71.00	68.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,047	58.00–64.00	61.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,418	77.00–84.00	79.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	97.00–100.00	98.36
6	—	1,503	85.00–90.00	87.36

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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle