Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.64/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$156.64

56 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$8.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	159.68	767	37
Medium and Large 2	436	150.72	658	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about $109 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 sale56 hd

156.64

—

FL average8 barns · 633 hd

160.21

−3.57

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	1,661	91.83	1,525	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	53.21	646	21

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	435	161.30/cwt	160.00–164.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.08/cwt	147.00–155.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	157.25/cwt	152.00–160.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.31/cwt	139.00–142.00	523	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.48/cwt	133.00–136.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.93/cwt	165.00–171.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.58/cwt	175.00–182.50	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.92/cwt	169.00–175.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	217.24/cwt	207.50–227.50	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.07/cwt	125.00–132.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.93/cwt	143.00–149.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.05/cwt	146.00–150.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	133.69/cwt	132.00–139.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	135.22/cwt	134.00–138.00	991	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	69.75/cwt	67.00–76.00	677	13
Bulls	—	—	1,661	91.83/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,525	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	52.45/cwt	51.00–54.00	636	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	60.45/cwt	59.00–62.00	750	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 466Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 52Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 48Year ago 54

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder 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	—	435	160.00–164.00	161.30
5	—	478	147.00–155.00	150.08
5	—	524	140.00–144.00	142.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	155.00–157.00	155.98
3	—	427	152.00–160.00	157.25
4	—	473	139.00–142.00	140.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	139.00–142.00	140.31
2	—	190	207.50–227.50	217.24
7	—	525	125.00–132.00	127.07
8	—	435	132.00–139.00	133.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	126.00–130.00	127.95
4	—	370	125.00–129.00	125.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	133.00–136.00	134.48
10	—	430	165.00–171.00	167.93
4	—	325	175.00–182.50	178.58
6	—	370	169.00–175.00	172.92
8	—	533	143.00–149.00	145.93
3	—	473	165.00–170.00	166.62
4	—	733	134.00–138.00	135.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–158.00	153.91
11	—	478	146.00–150.00	147.05
4	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.60

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)	13	—	970	67.00–76.00	69.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,661	89.00–96.00	91.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,212	51.00–54.00	52.45
2	—	1,240	59.00–62.00	60.45

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