Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.43/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$168.43

65 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	171.08	729	51
Medium and Large 2	410	158.80	650	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $79 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 sale65 hd

168.43

—

FL average10 barns · 587 hd

161.17

+7.26

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	1,614	78.71	1,270	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	51.97	618	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	44.35	428	12

Every lot, as filed

36 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.15/cwt	157.50–165.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	178.24/cwt	175.00–182.50	396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	183.50/cwt	180.00–187.50	413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	174.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	738	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	64.13/cwt	60.00–68.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	163.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.89/cwt	160.00–169.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	187.46/cwt	185.00–195.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	183.30/cwt	180.00–188.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	137.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	148.68/cwt	145.00–152.50	424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.50	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.15/cwt	187.50–195.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	156.21/cwt	155.00–162.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	168.17/cwt	165.00–175.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	142.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	130.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	183.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	130.70/cwt	128.00–135.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	136.50/cwt	134.00–145.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.06/cwt	118.00–124.00	581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	86.33/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,574	76.53/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,205	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	51.97/cwt	51.00–55.00	618	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	44.35/cwt	43.00–48.00	428	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	192	201.52/cwt	197.50–210.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	333	206.02/cwt	200.00–212.50	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	362	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	694	3

How this sale compares

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 Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 31Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 40Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 267Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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	—	370	157.50–165.00	161.15
3	—	533	140.00–143.00	140.98
4	—	473	150.00–157.00	153.44
5	—	222	175.00–182.50	178.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.44
4	—	470	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	180.00–187.50	183.50
3	—	423	170.00–177.00	174.57
3	—	468	160.00–169.00	165.89
4	—	259	185.00–195.00	187.46
4	—	628	140.00–141.00	140.49
4	—	675	129.00–135.00	132.04
5	—	368	180.00–188.00	183.30
6	—	325	187.50–195.00	190.15
11	—	539	155.00–162.00	156.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	160.00–170.00	163.27
8	—	471	150.00–157.50	153.61
3	—	278	165.00–175.00	168.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	200.00–212.50	206.02
3	—	362	190.00–195.00	191.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	135.00–142.00	137.71
6	—	285	145.00–152.50	148.68
4	—	480	118.00–124.00	121.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	138.00–145.00	142.30
5	—	537	130.00–135.00	130.98
6	—	230	180.00–190.00	183.04
8	—	579	128.00–135.00	130.70
9	—	383	134.00–145.00	136.50
2	—	470	139.00	139.00
3	—	192	197.50–210.00	201.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	146.00–148.00	146.98

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	978	60.00–68.00	64.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	85.00–88.00	86.33
7	—	1,574	74.00–78.00	76.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,189	51.00–55.00	51.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	965	43.00–48.00	44.35

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.

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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle