Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.69/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$136.69

69 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	145.86	551	39
Medium and Large 2	401	124.76	500	30

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $51 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 sale69 hd

136.69

—

FL average9 barns · 867 hd

129.41

+7.28

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	1,407	84.63	1,190	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	54.08	760	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	53.28	644	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	47.59	495	27

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2	—	373	136.90/cwt	134.00–140.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	153.85/cwt	150.00–158.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.89/cwt	128.00–134.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.60/cwt	122.00–130.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.28/cwt	120.00–126.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.96/cwt	137.00–144.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	151.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	508	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.96/cwt	152.00–160.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.31/cwt	156.00–160.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.36/cwt	123.00–130.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.92/cwt	162.00–166.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	214.23/cwt	200.00–235.00	473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.14/cwt	137.50–143.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	142.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	140.73/cwt	139.00–152.00	543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	135.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.67/cwt	123.00–130.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	148.48/cwt	146.00–154.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.26/cwt	100.00–110.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	194.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.93/cwt	136.00–140.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	432	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	557	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	59.37/cwt	56.00–65.00	623	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	71.81/cwt	68.00–78.00	856	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	53.28/cwt	52.00–56.00	644	19
Bulls	—	—	1,391	86.35/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,201	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	78.63/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,026	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	54.08/cwt	52.00–55.00	760	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	47.59/cwt	46.00–51.00	495	27

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 700Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 191Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 160Year ago 70

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	134.00–140.00	136.90
4	—	425	128.00–134.00	130.89
3	—	533	122.00–130.00	124.60
4	—	333	132.00–140.00	135.91
6	—	476	120.00–126.00	122.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	150.00–158.00	153.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	137.00–144.00	137.96
9	—	336	150.00–155.00	151.06
2	—	238	150.00–160.00	154.84
4	—	375	137.50–143.00	140.14
7	—	431	140.00–144.00	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	152.00–160.00	155.96
3	—	387	156.00–160.00	157.31
6	—	328	162.00–166.00	163.92
7	—	221	200.00–235.00	214.23
3	—	523	140.00–144.00	141.30
4	—	270	170.00–180.00	174.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	123.00–130.00	126.36
6	—	533	110.00–118.00	113.91
7	—	269	130.00–140.00	135.53
5	—	378	123.00–130.00	125.67
3	—	573	100.00–110.00	103.26
5	—	324	130.00–136.00	133.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	386	139.00–152.00	140.73
9	—	328	146.00–154.00	148.48
8	—	478	130.00–136.00	131.43
4	—	216	190.00–210.00	194.74
4	—	425	136.00–140.00	137.93

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	—	1,185	47.00	47.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,050	56.00–65.00	59.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	68.00–78.00	71.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,209	52.00–56.00	53.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,406	52.00–55.00	54.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,041	46.00–51.00	47.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	85.00–88.00	86.35
1	—	1,790	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,305	78.00–80.00	78.63

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