Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2021-08-02

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Aug 2
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,138 head
▲ 578 vs last sale 560▲ 933 vs year ago 205 · +455.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 100▲ 112 vs year ago 34 · +329.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 80▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 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 $155.15/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$155.15
197 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.96
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558156.60874158
Medium and Large 3427151.606473thin
Medium and Large 2511149.0776236
One grade step is worth $7.53/cwt here — about $112 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 sale197 hd
155.15
—
FL average9 barns · 1,451 hd
158.11
−2.96
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—High1,61993.681,5177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29272.9594334
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15271.3382266
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04661.7064625

Every lot

49 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1327200.61/cwt190.00–222.506563
Steers—Medium and Large 2375174.80/cwt170.00–180.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 1381191.35/cwt190.00–200.0072914
Steers—Medium and Large 1423183.83/cwt180.00–190.007785
Steers—Medium and Large 3427151.60/cwt150.00–155.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 2430164.88/cwt160.00–170.007094
Steers—Medium and Large 1478156.62/cwt155.00–165.0074912
Steers—Medium and Large 2480145.96/cwt145.00–150.0070110
Steers—Medium and Large 2530142.89/cwt140.00–149.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531153.25/cwt150.00–156.0081433
Steers—Medium and Large 1533153.24/cwt150.00–158.0081710
Steers—Medium and Large 2581141.06/cwt140.00–146.0082011
Steers—Medium and Large 1583151.95/cwt150.00–156.008866
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626150.35/cwt146.00–154.0094168
Steers—Medium and Large 1725134.09/cwt132.00–138.009727
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273171.01/cwt167.50–175.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370135.25/cwt130.00–139.005005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375158.70/cwt157.50–160.005958
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432136.94/cwt135.00–140.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434148.93/cwt147.00–154.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468132.95/cwt130.00–135.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481144.31/cwt142.50–147.506948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518135.54/cwt134.00–137.007026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533137.93/cwt136.00–144.0073550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533121.97/cwt120.00–124.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement543143.31/cwt140.00–150.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574132.51/cwt130.00–135.0076112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575137.21/cwt134.00–140.0078927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575122.46/cwt121.00–124.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added603125.00/cwt125.00–125.007548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added628134.00/cwt134.00–134.008427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement636131.45/cwt130.00–140.008367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement673129.03/cwt127.00–130.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008196
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273199.54/cwt190.00–210.005454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334189.86/cwt187.50–197.506344
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58589.88/cwt87.00–94.001,4255
Bulls——1,705103.18/cwt100.00–106.001,7592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04563.77/cwt60.00–67.0066618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05056.36/cwt55.00–57.005927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12470.50/cwt68.00–73.0079255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29272.95/cwt70.00–75.0094334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29375.46/cwt74.00–77.0097611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288584.09/cwt82.00–86.007442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13567.64/cwt64.00–71.0076816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2883852.12/cwt800.00–900.007,52412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,037.93/cwt1,025.00–1,050.0012,0924

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.