Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.65/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$127.65

71 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$3.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	128.78	612	47
Medium and Large 2	433	125.43	542	24

One grade step is worth $3.36/cwt here — about $70 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 sale71 hd

127.65

—

FL average9 barns · 764 hd

126.85

+0.80

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	1,688	88.00	1,485	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	53.98	758	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	53.83	668	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	49.01	546	30

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	577	131.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.77/cwt	145.00–160.00	650	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.61/cwt	124.00–127.00	664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.75/cwt	142.00–145.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	173.51/cwt	170.00–177.50	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.23/cwt	159.00–169.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.70/cwt	143.00–150.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.08/cwt	128.00–132.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	133.09/cwt	132.00–137.00	576	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.41/cwt	118.00–125.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.36/cwt	127.50–135.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.22/cwt	127.00–134.00	609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	121.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	119.56/cwt	118.00–122.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	124.63/cwt	124.00–127.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.44/cwt	129.00–134.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	134.16/cwt	133.00–138.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	554	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	51.82/cwt	48.00–56.00	590	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	81.01/cwt	77.00–88.00	898	14
Bulls	—	—	1,688	88.00/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,485	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	53.98/cwt	52.00–56.00	758	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	49.01/cwt	46.00–52.00	546	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	53.83/cwt	52.00–58.00	668	28

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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 700Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 127Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 113Year ago 156

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle firm. 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	—	577	130.00–136.00	131.94
10	—	431	145.00–160.00	150.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	124.00–127.00	125.61
2	—	460	128.00	128.00
5	—	370	142.00–145.00	143.75
5	—	568	118.00–125.00	122.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	135.00–142.00	138.43
4	—	525	127.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	313	150.00–160.00	154.88
5	—	430	143.00–150.00	145.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	170.00–177.50	173.51
2	—	378	159.00–169.00	164.23
6	—	628	135.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	425	155.00–160.00	156.63
2	—	723	129.00–134.00	131.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	128.00–132.00	130.08
6	—	473	118.00–125.00	121.41
5	—	330	127.50–135.00	130.36
5	—	532	118.00–122.00	119.56
4	—	433	126.00–130.00	127.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	132.00–137.00	133.09
11	—	475	127.00–134.00	128.22
10	—	586	120.00–124.00	121.58
5	—	516	124.00–127.00	124.63
8	—	381	133.00–138.00	134.16

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,138	48.00–56.00	51.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,109	77.00–88.00	81.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	83.00–90.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,405	52.00–56.00	53.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,114	46.00–52.00	49.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,241	52.00–58.00	53.83

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