Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.54/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$131.54

74 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$157

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

$0.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	405	132.04	534	23
Medium and Large 1	526	131.31	691	51

One grade step is worth $0.73/cwt here — about −$157 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 sale74 hd

131.54

—

FL average10 barns · 1,036 hd

139.39

−7.85

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	—	Average	1,745	82.18	1,434	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	50.76	630	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	43.75	461	6thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	460	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	130.46/cwt	127.00–134.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.93/cwt	143.00–152.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.77/cwt	172.00–182.00	575	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.96/cwt	157.50–165.00	765	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	102.28/cwt	97.50–107.50	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	132.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	141.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	203.98/cwt	195.00–225.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.90/cwt	182.50–190.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	169.15/cwt	166.00–172.50	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	137.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	119.76/cwt	117.00–122.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	111.40/cwt	111.00–112.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	727	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	43.75/cwt	41.00–45.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	159.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	130.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	121.13/cwt	120.00–124.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	156.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	155.82/cwt	152.00–160.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	143.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	82.18/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,434	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	50.76/cwt	48.00–52.00	630	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 404Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 59Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to weak. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly 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
2	—	460	152.50–155.00	153.76
2	—	588	127.00–134.00	130.46
3	—	533	143.00–152.00	145.93
4	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.77
5	—	378	170.00–180.00	171.85
12	—	325	172.00–182.00	176.77
12	—	433	155.00–160.00	156.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	152.00–160.00	155.82
4	—	375	150.00–160.00	154.80
5	—	432	140.00–150.00	143.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	157.50–165.00	160.96
2	—	573	136.00–140.00	137.96
3	—	228	195.00–225.00	203.98
3	—	323	182.50–190.00	184.90
4	—	428	166.00–172.50	169.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	132.00–140.00	132.85
4	—	684	117.00–122.00	119.76
5	—	715	111.00–112.00	111.40
6	—	367	145.00–160.00	152.47
6	—	570	125.00–133.00	127.57
2	—	235	155.00–165.00	159.89
4	—	536	130.00–134.00	130.98
7	—	642	120.00–124.00	121.13
8	—	433	135.00–142.00	136.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	140.00–145.00	141.93
6	—	377	135.00–142.00	137.23
6	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.41
6	—	473	120.00–130.00	123.24

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	895	97.50–107.50	102.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	41.00–45.00	43.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	48.00–52.00	50.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	78.00–85.00	82.18

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

Heifers · 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