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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Sep 6

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

531 head

▼ 210 vs last sale 741▲ 274 vs year ago 257 · +106.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 130▲ 117 vs year ago 32 · +365.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 83▲ 7 vs year ago 144 · +4.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and 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 $124.41/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$124.41

25 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$25.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	129.48	629	20
Medium and Large 3	368	104.13	383	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.35/cwt here — about $246 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 sale25 hd

124.41

—

FL average6 barns · 664 hd

135.45

−11.04

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	75.35	1,075	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	69.35	888	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	63.87	648	25

Every lot

14 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	180.60/cwt	177.50–187.50	515	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	163.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	770	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	159.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	104.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	383	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	119.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	633	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	124.42/cwt	120.00–129.00	709	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	63.87/cwt	61.00–66.00	648	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	73.04/cwt	72.00–74.00	919	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	69.06/cwt	67.00–71.00	886	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	75.35/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,075	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	846.56/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,000	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,241.75/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	15,336	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	75.11/cwt	70.00–78.00	935	20

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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 741Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 130Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 83Year ago 144

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	155.00–162.00	159.47
4	—	570	120.00–129.00	124.42
5	—	480	130.00–135.00	130.96
8	—	528	118.00–125.00	119.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	100.00–110.00	104.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	285	177.50–187.50	180.60
8	—	471	160.00–167.00	163.44

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,235	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,241.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	945	800.00–900.00	846.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,245	70.00–78.00	75.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,283	67.00–71.00	69.06
4	—	1,258	72.00–74.00	73.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	75.00–76.00	75.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,014	61.00–66.00	63.87

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.