Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.55/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$141.55

90 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$20.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	144.45	760	63
Medium and Large 2	460	142.48	655	16thin
Medium and Large 3	543	123.63	671	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $88 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 sale90 hd

141.55

—

FL average9 barns · 820 hd

158.64

−17.08

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	1,629	103.56	1,687	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	75.24	939	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	61.23	650	30

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	470	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.77/cwt	175.00–185.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.95/cwt	145.00–148.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.90/cwt	159.00–165.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	126.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	154.71/cwt	152.00–159.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	147.29/cwt	143.00–150.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	135.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	825	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.26/cwt	137.00–144.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	167.62/cwt	165.00–169.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	137.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.42/cwt	148.00–153.00	631	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.11/cwt	148.00–154.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	131.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	611	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	149.92/cwt	147.50–152.50	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	126.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	164.90/cwt	162.50–170.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	765	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	84.69/cwt	80.00–91.00	988	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	73.87/cwt	71.00–77.00	915	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	80.89/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,039	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	101.64/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,631	8
Bulls	—	—	1,693	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	65.25/cwt	63.00–67.00	698	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.29/cwt	52.00–56.00	570	11

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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 650Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 126Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 100Year ago 29

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and 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
4	—	470	136.00–140.00	137.96
6	—	325	175.00–185.00	179.77
3	—	430	145.00–148.00	145.95
4	—	373	159.00–165.00	161.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	145.00–150.00	148.24
5	—	426	125.00–130.00	126.90
3	—	333	162.50–170.00	164.90
6	—	473	124.00–130.00	126.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	152.00–159.00	154.71
4	—	521	130.00–137.00	135.24
3	—	573	130.00–135.00	133.37
4	—	423	137.00–144.00	141.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	140.00–144.00	141.96
10	—	513	143.00–150.00	147.29
20	—	620	130.00–138.00	133.04
2	—	675	128.00–134.00	130.91
3	—	367	165.00–169.00	167.62
11	—	422	148.00–153.00	149.42
13	—	479	148.00–154.00	153.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	120.00–125.00	123.31
8	—	528	120.00–125.00	123.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	135.00–140.00	136.82
19	—	464	125.00–136.00	131.70
4	—	330	147.50–152.50	149.92
13	—	517	133.00–140.00	135.52
3	—	367	145.00–147.00	146.31
3	—	568	130.00–137.00	134.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	125.00–130.00	127.46
4	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.42
5	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.91
9	—	477	125.00–130.00	126.07

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)	9	—	1,167	80.00–91.00	84.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,239	71.00–77.00	73.87
7	—	1,285	79.00–83.00	80.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,069	63.00–67.00	65.25
11	—	1,050	52.00–56.00	54.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,605	100.00–103.00	101.64
3	—	1,693	108.00–109.00	108.67

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

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