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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 17

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 233▼ 60 vs year ago 270 · −22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 10 vs year ago 40 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 0▼ 30 vs year ago 90 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows 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 $130.11/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$130.11

26 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	133.25	539	18thin
Medium and Large 2	355	123.04	437	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $102 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 sale26 hd

130.11

—

FL average10 barns · 647 hd

129.48

+0.63

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	1,516	86.97	1,318	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	63.38	772	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	52.30	530	15

Every lot

21 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 1	373	165.80/cwt	165.00–167.50	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	146.61/cwt	145.00–147.00	759	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	136.76/cwt	136.00–137.50	718	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.50	440	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	134.44/cwt	132.50–137.50	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	122.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	131.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	660	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	162.61/cwt	157.50–165.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.50	520	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	589	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	77.82/cwt	77.00–79.00	956	2
Bulls	—	—	1,429	83.50/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	97.70/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,781	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	56.43/cwt	54.00–59.00	565	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	46.11/cwt	44.00–48.00	476	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	63.38/cwt	61.00–66.00	772	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	675	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,219	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	57.93/cwt	55.00–63.00	538	8

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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 233Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 90

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	136.00–137.50	136.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	145.00–147.00	146.61
3	—	373	165.00–167.50	165.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	135.00–142.50	138.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	139.00–140.00	139.66
3	—	372	157.50–165.00	162.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	135.00–142.50	138.77
5	—	372	132.50–137.50	134.44
4	—	530	123.00–126.00	124.47
3	—	468	130.00–133.00	131.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	120.00–125.00	123.27
5	—	372	120.00–125.00	122.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	725	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	928	55.00–63.00	57.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	44.00–48.00	46.11
9	—	1,001	54.00–59.00	56.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	61.00–66.00	63.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	96.00–101.00	97.70
4	—	1,429	82.00–87.00	83.50
2	—	1,228	77.00–79.00	77.82

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.