Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2021-01-11

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jan 11
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 314▼ 122 vs year ago 404 · −30.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 35▼ 35 vs year ago 59 · −59.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 58▲ 63 vs year ago 20 · +315.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.32/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$122.32
71 head · 386 lb average
Value per head Derived
$472
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.23
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413127.6652733
Medium and Large 2361118.7242933
Medium and Large 3377110.874185thin
One grade step is worth $16.79/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 sale71 hd
122.32
—
FL average10 barns · 1,023 hd
128.55
−6.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24452.726564thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03447.344899thin

Every lot

32 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323141.60/cwt140.00–145.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 1370148.89/cwt145.00–153.005514
Steers—Medium and Large 2378134.29/cwt130.00–139.0050812
Steers—Medium and Large 3433126.18/cwt125.00–130.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 2435136.70/cwt134.00–141.005955
Steers—Medium and Large 1473142.43/cwt140.00–147.506743
Steers—Medium and Large 1525132.43/cwt130.00–135.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 2530120.47/cwt119.00–122.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 1573121.96/cwt120.00–124.006994
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235145.91/cwt142.00–150.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273117.39/cwt115.00–120.003204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328114.31/cwt112.00–117.503759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330125.18/cwt123.00–127.504134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365134.16/cwt132.00–140.004908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370122.92/cwt120.00–126.0045512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377110.87/cwt107.00–117.004185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430118.03/cwt117.00–121.005088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436124.35/cwt123.00–130.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470122.45/cwt120.00–125.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532118.56/cwt117.00–121.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572116.96/cwt115.00–118.006693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1237168.49/cwt165.00–172.503995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270163.61/cwt160.00–167.504422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373128.11/cwt124.00–132.504788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374136.24/cwt135.00–139.005107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430132.44/cwt130.00–135.005694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03447.34/cwt45.00–49.004899
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24452.72/cwt50.00–56.006564
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09048.00/cwt48.00–48.005236
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,19055.00/cwt55.00–55.006556
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,180.83/cwt1,000.00–1,350.0014,17010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28772.14/cwt70.00–80.009285

This sale against other markets

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.