Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.08/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$133.08

78 head · 364 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	136.04	561	34
Medium and Large 2	334	131.90	441	39
Medium and Large 3	268	122.09	327	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $233 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 sale78 hd

133.08

—

FL average9 barns · 823 hd

130.52

+2.56

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	1,906	91.47	1,743	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	54.38	671	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	47.29	531	21

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	430	157.93/cwt	155.00–161.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.69/cwt	133.00–140.00	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.58/cwt	142.00–150.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.92/cwt	132.00–136.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	142.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	147.95/cwt	147.00–150.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.92/cwt	136.00–142.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	170.24/cwt	168.00–175.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	171.97/cwt	169.00–175.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.36/cwt	137.00–146.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.50	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.52/cwt	160.00–166.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	166.77/cwt	165.00–169.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.05/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	130.66/cwt	129.00–132.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.82/cwt	147.00–155.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	137.82/cwt	137.00–140.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.77/cwt	127.50–133.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	139.91/cwt	137.50–142.50	309	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	141.07/cwt	137.50–145.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	730	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	81.48/cwt	78.00–86.00	772	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	61.50/cwt	58.00–64.00	610	15
Bulls	—	—	1,890	90.26/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,706	10
Bulls	—	—	1,985	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,935	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	54.38/cwt	52.00–57.00	671	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	47.29/cwt	45.00–50.00	531	21

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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 670Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 130Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 119Year ago 76

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	155.00–161.00	157.93
8	—	574	133.00–140.00	134.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	142.00–150.00	144.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	132.00–136.00	133.92
4	—	228	150.00–155.00	152.42
4	—	333	140.00–146.00	142.89
3	—	283	147.00–150.00	147.95
6	—	481	129.00–132.00	130.66
7	—	378	137.00–140.00	137.82
6	—	612	119.00–120.00	119.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	120.00–125.00	122.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	115.00–120.00	117.05
6	—	333	134.00–138.00	135.28
6	—	430	120.00–125.00	122.56
7	—	374	127.50–133.00	129.77
11	—	221	137.50–142.50	139.91
4	—	268	137.50–145.00	141.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	125.00–130.00	127.92
6	—	480	120.00–124.00	121.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	136.00–142.00	138.92
4	—	273	150.00–157.50	153.58
4	—	325	147.00–155.00	150.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	168.00–175.00	170.24
4	—	258	169.00–175.00	171.97
7	—	566	137.00–146.00	143.36
5	—	425	160.00–166.00	163.52
7	—	369	165.00–169.00	166.77
4	—	518	150.00–155.00	152.44
3	—	625	136.00–140.00	137.31

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	—	948	78.00–86.00	81.48
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	992	58.00–64.00	61.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,890	88.00–92.00	90.26
2	—	1,985	97.00–98.00	97.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,234	52.00–57.00	54.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,122	45.00–50.00	47.29

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