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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jan 25

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 153▼ 169 vs year ago 369 · −45.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 30 vs year ago 46 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cow steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.69/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$117.69

50 head · 352 lb average

Value per head Derived

$415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$29.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.40

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	135.02	508	16thin
Medium and Large 2	408	115.54	471	14thin
Medium and Large 3	294	105.34	310	20

One grade step is worth $29.68/cwt here — about $197 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 sale50 hd

117.69

—

FL average8 barns · 555 hd

127.10

−9.40

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	—	High	1,617	82.77	1,338	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	59.46	852	2thin

Every lot

29 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	145.50/cwt	140.00–147.50	544	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.07/cwt	140.00–147.50	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	922	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	238	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	104.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	283	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	118.10/cwt	110.00–128.00	387	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	331	106.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	351	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	132.93/cwt	131.00–136.00	441	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.50	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	132.30/cwt	131.00–134.00	570	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	105.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	607	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	528	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	129.57/cwt	127.00–135.00	483	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	151.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	124.27/cwt	122.00–129.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	120.38/cwt	117.00–122.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	649	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,554	81.60/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,268	7
Bulls	—	—	2,055	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	59.46/cwt	58.00–61.00	852	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	6
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	718	78.79/cwt	72.00–85.00	566	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	91.60/cwt	90.00–100.00	794	7

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Mon Jan 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 153Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cow steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	91.00	91.00
7	—	1,554	79.00–85.00	81.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	58.00–61.00	59.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	150.00–156.00	151.95
4	—	330	155.00–165.00	159.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	127.00–135.00	129.57
3	—	473	122.00–129.00	124.27
3	—	533	117.00–122.00	120.38
3	—	573	110.00–120.00	113.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	141.00–144.00	142.49
2	—	878	104.00–106.00	104.98
2	—	758	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	695	132.00	132.00
3	—	622	134.00–135.00	134.67
2	—	808	105.00–110.00	107.52
3	—	473	140.00–147.50	145.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.96
4	—	374	140.00–147.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	131.00–134.00	132.30
5	—	332	131.00–136.00	132.93
2	—	238	150.00–155.00	152.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	120.00–127.50	122.41
4	—	573	102.00–110.00	105.91
7	—	328	110.00–128.00	118.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	100.00–110.00	106.14
12	—	270	100.00–110.00	104.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	718	72.00–85.00	78.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	615	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	867	90.00–100.00	91.60

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.