Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one wee ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to mostly weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.21/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$124.21

74 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$26.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	130.55	622	29
Medium and Large 2	345	125.31	432	34
Medium and Large 3	316	104.07	329	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.48/cwt here — about $293 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 sale74 hd

124.21

—

FL average9 barns · 977 hd

130.16

−5.95

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	1,829	90.73	1,659	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	61.53	925	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	56.72	631	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	55.38	637	14

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	375	159.12/cwt	157.50–162.50	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	166.16/cwt	162.50–172.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.92/cwt	126.00–135.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.47/cwt	122.50–130.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.93/cwt	126.00–132.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.88/cwt	162.50–170.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	158.15/cwt	153.00–160.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.96/cwt	132.00–136.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.43/cwt	135.00–142.50	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.26/cwt	148.00–155.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.93/cwt	141.00–146.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.90/cwt	144.00–153.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	101.94/cwt	100.00–105.00	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	126.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	123.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	105.85/cwt	102.00–110.00	286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	128.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.90/cwt	124.00–130.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	131.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	346	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	125.83/cwt	122.00–130.00	289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,015.09/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,435	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	99.10/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	859	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	79.03/cwt	75.00–82.00	816	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	56.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	631	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	61.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	925	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	55.38/cwt	53.00–57.00	637	14
Bulls	—	—	1,829	90.73/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,659	5

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 673Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 89Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 75Year ago 81

Compared to one wee ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to mostly weak. 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
3	—	375	157.50–162.50	159.12
3	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.62
5	—	332	162.50–172.00	166.16
3	—	523	126.00–135.00	128.92
4	—	273	160.00–170.00	164.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	122.50–130.00	128.47
4	—	480	120.00–125.00	122.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	126.00–132.00	128.93
4	—	528	130.00–134.00	130.99
4	—	479	130.00–140.00	132.40
4	—	326	153.00–160.00	158.15
4	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	162.50–170.00	166.88
4	—	570	132.00–136.00	133.96
3	—	433	148.00–155.00	150.26
7	—	330	165.00–175.00	170.18
5	—	528	141.00–146.00	142.93
6	—	477	144.00–153.00	146.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	135.00–142.50	137.43
4	—	433	125.00–130.00	126.18
5	—	477	125.00–130.00	126.95
3	—	267	145.00–150.00	148.25
11	—	535	128.00–130.00	128.35
3	—	630	124.00–130.00	125.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	115.00–120.00	117.98
4	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.43
5	—	372	120.00–129.00	123.48
10	—	264	130.00–135.00	131.06
6	—	230	122.00–130.00	125.83
4	—	323	128.00–130.00	129.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	100.00–105.00	101.94
6	—	270	102.00–110.00	105.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,028	950.00–1,075.00	1,015.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	97.00–101.00	99.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	83.00–85.00	84.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,032	75.00–82.00	79.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,113	55.00–60.00	56.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,503	60.00–65.00	61.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,150	53.00–57.00	55.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,829	89.00–95.00	90.73

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

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