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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Mar 8

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

264 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 212▼ 46 vs year ago 310 · −14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 32▼ 15 vs year ago 37 · −40.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 28▲ 22 vs year ago 20 · +110.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady to weak.

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 $127.43/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$127.43

55 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$18.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.27

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	131.37	534	16thin
Medium and Large 2	375	127.34	477	35
Medium and Large 3	373	112.42	419	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $115 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 sale55 hd

127.43

—

FL average10 barns · 774 hd

133.70

−6.27

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	—	Low	1,685	81.47	1,373	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	59.92	760	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	51.64	526	14

Every lot

28 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	136.15/cwt	132.50–140.00	504	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	160.37/cwt	156.00–165.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	705	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	151.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	338	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	137.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	370	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	125.88/cwt	124.00–130.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	126.42/cwt	124.00–129.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.50	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	120.86/cwt	117.00–125.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	130.88/cwt	128.00–134.00	560	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	120.91/cwt	117.00–125.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	625	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	170.08/cwt	167.50–172.50	561	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	152.35/cwt	147.50–157.50	503	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	139.75/cwt	136.00–145.00	602	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	707	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	77.20/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	45.88/cwt	43.00–49.00	415	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	53.95/cwt	53.00–55.00	575	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	59.92/cwt	58.00–63.00	760	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	993.13/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,031	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	92.01/cwt	85.00–100.00	846	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	62.35/cwt	60.00–67.50	664	3

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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 212Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 32Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 28Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady to weak.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	53.00–55.00	53.95
4	—	905	43.00–49.00	45.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	58.00–63.00	59.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	75.00–79.00	77.20
1	—	1,785	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	132.00–136.00	134.64
4	—	330	167.50–172.50	170.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	120.00–125.00	122.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	136.00–145.00	139.75
4	—	330	147.50–157.50	152.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	128.00–134.00	130.88
3	—	332	135.00–140.00	138.29
5	—	384	135.00–137.50	135.98
4	—	470	117.00–125.00	120.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	117.00–125.00	120.86
9	—	269	135.00–140.00	137.69
3	—	223	150.00–152.50	151.60
4	—	373	124.00–129.00	126.42
5	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	330	124.00–130.00	125.88
5	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	154.00–156.00	154.99
4	—	428	156.00–165.00	160.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	132.50–140.00	136.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,010	900.00–1,075.00	993.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	60.00–67.50	62.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	920	85.00–100.00	92.01

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.