Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2021-02-01

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Feb 1
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 200▲ 36 vs year ago 251 · +14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 16▲ 14 vs year ago 21 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 32▲ 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.58/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$150.58
71 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$147
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.40
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2379152.1857722
Medium and Large 1483149.8672549
One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about −$147 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
150.58
—
FL average8 barns · 518 hd
152.98
−2.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,81589.621,6273thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16959.2569310
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05350.135286thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223206.21/cwt205.00–207.504602
Steers—Medium and Large 2270168.37/cwt165.00–172.004554
Steers—Medium and Large 2330158.48/cwt155.00–165.005233
Steers—Medium and Large 1336173.64/cwt172.50–182.505838
Steers—Medium and Large 1375162.92/cwt161.00–165.006116
Steers—Medium and Large 2380152.43/cwt150.00–155.005798
Steers—Medium and Large 2428149.23/cwt147.50–153.006393
Steers—Medium and Large 1430155.95/cwt154.00–158.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 2488132.98/cwt130.00–136.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 1489145.13/cwt144.00–148.007107
Steers—Medium and Large 1533139.21/cwt137.00–145.007427
Steers—Medium and Large 1577136.86/cwt135.00–138.007908
Steers—Medium and Large 1608136.59/cwt135.00–140.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 1659121.03/cwt109.00–132.007984
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225193.50/cwt190.00–197.504352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274130.14/cwt127.00–135.003575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330128.91/cwt126.00–132.004254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335133.25/cwt132.00–136.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370128.92/cwt126.00–132.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373133.29/cwt132.00–136.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.65/cwt120.00–122.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433129.26/cwt127.00–134.005606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473132.54/cwt131.00–134.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533126.69/cwt125.00–130.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578125.85/cwt125.00–127.007277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629111.01/cwt109.00–113.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763103.01/cwt101.00–104.007864
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370161.46/cwt160.00–163.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433138.30/cwt137.00–142.505994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480137.96/cwt137.00–140.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530134.94/cwt132.00–138.007154
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,81589.62/cwt89.00–90.001,6273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05350.13/cwt47.00–52.005286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16959.25/cwt56.00–63.0069310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296884.41/cwt77.50–90.008174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04456.27/cwt52.00–57.005877

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.