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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Dec 13

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

614 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 600▲ 155 vs year ago 459 · +33.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 81▲ 82 vs year ago 44 · +186.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 75▲ 124 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 and bulls firm. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.28/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −13.46 against this barn's trailing median of $174.74.

Average price

$161.28

20 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.03

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	372	166.07	617	14thin
Medium and Large 2	373	150.12	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $57 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 sale20 hd

161.28

—

FL average9 barns · 518 hd

154.26

+7.03

This barn, trailing median7 sales

174.74

−13.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

7 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $150.98, median $174.74 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,388	82.67	1,148	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	70.94	1,004	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	58.91	781	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	50.99	544	18

Every lot

22 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	157.02/cwt	155.00–161.00	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	182.18/cwt	170.00–190.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	179.30/cwt	177.50–181.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	152.48/cwt	148.00–160.00	724	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	147.49/cwt	147.00–148.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	146.32/cwt	146.00–148.00	702	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	118.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	753	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	168.32/cwt	166.00–170.00	544	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	165.52/cwt	164.00–168.00	626	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	163.93/cwt	162.00–166.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	140.36/cwt	136.00–145.00	660	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	76.43/cwt	75.00–78.00	955	20
Bulls	—	—	1,623	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	100.22/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,804	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	44.62/cwt	42.00–48.00	465	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	54.17/cwt	52.00–56.00	584	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	58.91/cwt	56.00–63.00	781	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	70.94/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,004	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	73.25/cwt	68.00–78.00	830	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 600Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 81Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 75Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	162.00–166.00	163.93
5	—	323	166.00–170.00	168.32
5	—	378	164.00–168.00	165.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	470	136.00–145.00	140.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	146.00–148.00	146.32
2	—	428	147.00–148.00	147.49
3	—	633	118.00–121.00	118.98
3	—	513	130.00–132.00	130.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	140.00–147.50	143.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	148.00–160.00	152.48
2	—	433	177.50–181.00	179.30
3	—	373	170.00–190.00	182.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	155.00–161.00	157.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,133	68.00–78.00	73.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	94.00–96.00	94.99
5	—	1,800	98.00–102.00	100.22
20	—	1,250	75.00–78.00	76.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,326	56.00–63.00	58.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	69.00–74.00	70.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,078	52.00–56.00	54.17
6	—	1,043	42.00–48.00	44.62

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.