Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.15/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$128.15

76 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$233

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

$6.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	355	131.57	468	36
Medium and Large 1	560	125.06	701	40

One grade step is worth $6.51/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 sale76 hd

128.15

—

FL average8 barns · 837 hd

137.44

−9.29

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	1,512	87.11	1,317	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	65.16	1,022	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	57.45	712	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	52.13	579	12

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	218	241.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.95/cwt	158.00–161.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	174.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	149.55/cwt	148.00–152.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.90/cwt	142.00–150.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.96/cwt	147.00–151.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	112.85/cwt	110.00–114.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	154.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	130.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	433	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	154.91/cwt	150.00–157.50	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	127.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.29/cwt	129.00–134.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.70/cwt	119.00–122.50	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	153.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.08/cwt	172.50–180.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	144.49/cwt	135.00–150.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.44/cwt	129.00–134.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	113.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.94/cwt	116.00–120.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	325	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	159.39/cwt	158.00–162.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	138.44/cwt	136.00–141.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.01/cwt	157.50–166.00	603	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	64.55/cwt	61.00–69.00	626	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	84.99/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,265	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	52.13/cwt	50.00–54.00	579	12
Bulls	—	—	1,595	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	57.45/cwt	55.00–60.00	712	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	65.16/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,022	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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 700Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 66Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 41Year ago 130

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	240.00–242.50	241.24
6	—	430	158.00–161.00	158.95
2	—	270	180.00–190.00	184.81
2	—	320	170.00–180.00	174.84
3	—	525	149.00–150.00	149.66
3	—	370	157.50–166.00	163.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	145.00–152.00	148.38
5	—	372	148.00–152.00	149.55
5	—	534	135.00–150.00	144.49
3	—	327	158.00–162.00	159.39
4	—	270	160.00–170.00	164.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	142.00–150.00	143.90
4	—	473	146.00–150.00	147.95
3	—	367	150.00–157.50	154.91
6	—	333	150.00–160.00	153.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	147.00–151.00	148.96
4	—	473	153.00–155.00	153.97
3	—	377	170.00–180.00	173.19
4	—	325	172.50–180.00	176.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	761	110.00–114.00	112.85
3	—	320	150.00–157.00	154.52
9	—	478	126.00–130.00	127.27
12	—	623	116.00–120.00	117.94
4	—	430	136.00–141.00	138.44
5	—	526	125.00–130.00	126.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	332	128.00–135.00	130.47
3	—	385	129.00–134.00	132.29
4	—	473	119.00–122.50	120.70
4	—	273	140.00–145.00	142.39
4	—	430	129.00–134.00	131.44
3	—	527	110.00–116.00	113.95
6	—	228	140.00–145.00	142.36

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	970	61.00–69.00	64.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,488	84.00–90.00	84.99
2	—	1,595	94.00–95.00	94.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,110	50.00–54.00	52.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,240	55.00–60.00	57.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,569	63.00–67.00	65.16

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