Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2021-08-23

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Aug 23
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
64 vs last sale 586 227 vs year ago 423 · +53.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
3 vs last sale 129 89 vs year ago 37 · +240.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
10 vs last sale 110 54 vs year ago 46 · +117.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.04/cwt on 19 head.
Average price
$168.04
19 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+11.05
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439168.0473719thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale19 hd
168.04
FL average9 barns · 1,077 hd
157.00
+11.05
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,69594.651,6045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20072.298678thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11561.346846thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,688100.55/cwt99.00–102.001,6972
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18570.35/cwt66.00–74.008346
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24378.12/cwt76.00–80.009712
CowsLean 85-90%1,11561.34/cwt58.00–64.006846
HeifersMedium and Large 1367153.27/cwt150.00–155.005633
HeifersMedium and Large 1460142.09/cwt138.00–146.006544
HeifersMedium and Large 1433149.26/cwt147.00–154.006463
SteersMedium and Large 1355181.57/cwt175.00–185.006453
SteersMedium and Large 1420165.86/cwt160.00–169.006973
SteersMedium and Large 1468153.96/cwt152.00–155.007213
SteersMedium and Large 1325200.23/cwt195.00–205.006514
SteersMedium and Large 1533149.30/cwt148.00–152.007963
SteersMedium and Large 1570146.61/cwt145.00–150.008363
HeifersMedium and Large 1323154.60/cwt152.00–157.504994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11070.14/cwt65.00–75.007794
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2903107.73/cwt102.00–113.009732
Bulls1,70090.71/cwt90.00–92.001,5423

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.