Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows fully steady. Slaughter bulls 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 $146.27/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$146.27

98 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	150.54	599	73
Medium and Large 2	422	133.78	564	25

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $35 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 sale98 hd

146.27

—

FL average9 barns · 1,149 hd

142.57

+3.69

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	1,689	90.37	1,526	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	70.15	825	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	60.53	704	32

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,679	89.29/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,499	8
Bulls	—	—	1,770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	68.31/cwt	67.00–72.00	776	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	77.19/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,029	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	60.53/cwt	57.00–63.00	704	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	198.17/cwt	195.00–205.00	541	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	73.39/cwt	68.00–78.00	868	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	531	138.21/cwt	137.00–139.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	213.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	701	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	150.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.98/cwt	163.00–165.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	193.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	170.10/cwt	167.50–173.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	130.18/cwt	129.00–132.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	117.90/cwt	115.00–120.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.21/cwt	155.00–162.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.46/cwt	138.00–145.00	534	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	216.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	609	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.60/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.76/cwt	135.00–138.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	159.97/cwt	157.50–165.00	518	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	196.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	175.72/cwt	175.00–182.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.91/cwt	135.00–141.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	168.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	786	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	101.95/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	167.56/cwt	165.00–171.00	471	19

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 538Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 84Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 125Year ago 16

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	85.00–92.00	89.29
1	—	1,770	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,136	67.00–72.00	68.31
6	—	1,333	75.00–78.00	77.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,163	57.00–63.00	60.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	195.00–205.00	198.17
3	—	473	150.00–155.00	151.62
4	—	430	163.00–165.00	163.98
6	—	330	190.00–200.00	196.87
9	—	387	175.00–182.00	175.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	125.00–129.00	127.63
6	—	380	155.00–162.00	157.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	137.00–139.00	138.21
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	383	150.00–159.00	150.77
4	—	228	167.50–173.00	170.10
5	—	534	129.00–132.00	130.18
7	—	631	115.00–120.00	117.90
3	—	422	140.00–148.00	145.19
2	—	570	126.00–132.00	128.95
12	—	324	157.50–165.00	159.97
3	—	470	135.00–141.00	138.91
19	—	281	165.00–171.00	167.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	138.00–145.00	139.46
4	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.84
4	—	525	113.00–120.00	116.60
3	—	333	145.00–150.00	146.60
5	—	420	135.00–138.00	136.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	170.00–178.00	173.88
15	—	328	210.00–220.00	213.78
3	—	377	190.00–200.00	193.19
17	—	282	215.00–225.00	216.08
2	—	530	147.00–155.00	150.92
3	—	467	165.00–170.00	168.29

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	—	1,183	68.00–78.00	73.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,025	94.00–111.00	101.95

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