Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All Florida Markets closed last week for the holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.93/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$144.93

62 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$11.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	366	149.31	547	39
Medium and Large 2	357	137.51	491	23

One grade step is worth $11.80/cwt here — about $56 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 sale62 hd

144.93

—

FL average3 barns · 266 hd

144.26

+0.67

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	1,820	87.34	1,590	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	56.00	802	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	53.39	715	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	44.13	480	17

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	287	164.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.42/cwt	157.50–162.50	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.44/cwt	131.00–135.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.18/cwt	145.00–151.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	119.35/cwt	117.00–124.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.94/cwt	157.50–162.50	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	166.78/cwt	165.00–172.50	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	151.15/cwt	147.50–155.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.08/cwt	152.50–160.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	136.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	157.23/cwt	152.50–162.50	358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.92/cwt	175.00–182.50	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.62/cwt	170.00–177.50	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	185.57/cwt	180.00–192.50	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	151.73/cwt	150.00–153.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.31/cwt	135.00–141.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	129.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.69/cwt	134.00–141.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	191.56/cwt	180.00–217.50	425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	146.15/cwt	142.50–150.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.77/cwt	125.00–128.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	154.16/cwt	152.50–155.00	442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	79.62/cwt	79.00–80.00	864	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	57.27/cwt	54.00–62.00	635	11
Bulls	—	—	1,827	86.82/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,586	9
Bulls	—	—	1,760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,619	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	53.39/cwt	51.00–57.00	715	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	802	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	48.02/cwt	45.00–51.00	509	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	422	6

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 678Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 97Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 103Year ago 60

All Florida Markets closed last week for the holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	160.00–170.00	164.04
5	—	375	157.50–162.50	159.42
5	—	630	131.00–135.00	133.44
8	—	476	145.00–151.00	147.18
3	—	728	117.00–124.00	119.35
4	—	430	157.50–162.50	159.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	142.50–150.00	146.15
4	—	423	135.00–137.50	136.20
4	—	470	135.00–141.00	137.94
5	—	570	125.00–128.00	126.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	165.00–172.50	166.78
4	—	270	170.00–175.00	172.41
5	—	472	175.00–182.50	177.92
6	—	373	170.00–177.50	173.62
8	—	335	180.00–192.50	185.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	147.50–155.00	151.15
4	—	325	152.50–160.00	156.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	135.00–140.00	136.21
5	—	322	150.00–153.00	151.73
5	—	478	134.00–141.00	136.69
6	—	222	180.00–217.50	191.56
12	—	385	139.00–145.00	139.94
3	—	287	152.50–155.00	154.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	124.00–130.00	127.93
4	—	228	152.50–162.50	157.23
5	—	332	135.00–141.00	137.31
8	—	429	127.00–130.00	129.23
3	—	270	140.00–145.00	143.21

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)	3	—	1,085	79.00–80.00	79.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,108	54.00–62.00	57.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,827	85.00–90.00	86.82
1	—	1,760	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,339	51.00–57.00	53.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	45.00–51.00	48.02
6	—	1,140	37.00	37.00

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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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