Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. 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 $144.88/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$144.88

121 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$24.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	151.50	728	75
Medium and Large 2	474	137.95	654	29
Medium and Large 3	472	127.48	602	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.02/cwt here — about $126 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 sale121 hd

144.88

—

FL average9 barns · 967 hd

154.95

−10.08

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	1,560	90.52	1,412	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	65.03	851	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	58.56	654	8thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.58/cwt	152.00–155.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	128.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.74/cwt	139.00–144.00	669	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	138.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	532	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	144.94/cwt	144.00–151.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	138.49/cwt	138.00–140.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.13/cwt	128.00–130.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	163.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.58/cwt	153.00–159.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	130.82/cwt	128.00–135.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	125.49/cwt	121.00–129.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	129.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.47/cwt	128.00–131.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.29/cwt	144.00–149.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	145.36/cwt	142.00–148.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	145.94/cwt	144.00–148.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	154.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	726	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	97.12/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,047	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	93.97/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,499	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,467	83.51/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,225	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	65.03/cwt	63.00–70.00	851	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	58.56/cwt	55.00–62.00	654	8

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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 655Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 171Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 101Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	152.00–155.00	152.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	125.00–131.00	128.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	472	139.00–144.00	141.74
4	—	530	128.00–131.00	129.47
11	—	382	144.00–149.00	145.29
12	—	426	142.00–148.00	145.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	130.00–135.00	132.94
11	—	383	136.00–140.00	138.96
13	—	467	124.00–130.00	129.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	134.00–140.00	136.92
4	—	530	132.00–138.00	134.94
7	—	381	144.00–151.00	144.94
7	—	434	140.00–145.00	142.07
7	—	576	128.00–130.00	129.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	138.00–140.00	138.49
4	—	371	160.00–170.00	163.00
4	—	570	135.00–139.00	136.96
12	—	418	153.00–159.00	154.58
15	—	519	144.00–148.00	145.94
36	—	470	150.00–155.00	154.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	128.00–135.00	130.82
5	—	526	125.00–130.00	126.92
7	—	469	121.00–129.00	125.49

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)	4	—	1,078	92.00–107.00	97.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,595	90.00–97.00	93.97
2	—	1,715	99.00–100.00	99.51
6	—	1,467	79.00–85.00	83.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,308	63.00–70.00	65.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	55.00–62.00	58.56

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle