Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 10 plus. Replacement type cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.67/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$157.67

79 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$11.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	160.39	785	60
Medium and Large 2	449	149.07	669	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.33/cwt here — about $116 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 sale79 hd

157.67

—

FL average9 barns · 769 hd

155.12

+2.55

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	1,794	91.29	1,638	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	56.93	637	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	46.93	474	16

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	423	165.26/cwt	163.00–170.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.52/cwt	146.00–149.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	129.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.89/cwt	134.00–144.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	165.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	171.73/cwt	170.00–179.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	136.35/cwt	134.00–140.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.52/cwt	149.00–150.00	794	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	186.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.60/cwt	145.00–153.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	121.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.34/cwt	123.00–132.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.08/cwt	115.00–121.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.93/cwt	143.00–150.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	122.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	164.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	788	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	85.33/cwt	84.00–86.00	660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	99.51/cwt	98.00–101.00	915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,794	91.29/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,638	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	56.93/cwt	53.00–63.00	637	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	46.93/cwt	45.00–50.00	474	16

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 700Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 142Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 129Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 10 plus. Replacement type 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	—	423	163.00–170.00	165.26
4	—	523	146.00–149.00	147.52
6	—	377	170.00–175.00	173.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	128.00–134.00	129.91
6	—	425	123.00–132.00	127.34
10	—	492	122.00–130.00	122.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.31
12	—	527	120.00–126.00	121.47
4	—	565	115.00–121.00	118.08
7	—	435	143.00–150.00	143.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	145.00–155.00	149.88
4	—	470	134.00–144.00	138.89
6	—	377	164.00–170.00	165.91
5	—	532	134.00–140.00	136.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	170.00–179.00	171.73
31	—	531	149.00–150.00	149.52
10	—	376	185.00–195.00	186.91
6	—	573	145.00–153.00	147.60
2	—	325	190.00–200.00	194.92
6	—	480	160.00–170.00	164.23

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	773	84.00–86.00	85.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	920	98.00–101.00	99.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,794	88.00–95.00	91.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,119	53.00–63.00	56.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,009	45.00–50.00	46.93

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

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

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