Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.67/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$164.67

41 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	167.64	682	29
Medium and Large 2	378	157.48	596	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about $86 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 sale41 hd

164.67

—

FL average10 barns · 555 hd

174.23

−9.56

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	1,650	86.20	1,422	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	56.04	742	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	48.12	495	4thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	272	208.13/cwt	205.00–215.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	159.38/cwt	158.00–162.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.89/cwt	115.00–123.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	675	9
Bulls	—	—	1,650	86.20/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,422	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	56.04/cwt	54.00–60.00	742	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	106.97/cwt	97.50–117.50	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	157.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	221.05/cwt	217.50–225.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.97/cwt	146.00–149.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.82/cwt	177.00–185.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.93/cwt	143.00–147.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.10/cwt	119.00–126.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.08/cwt	151.00–156.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.26/cwt	167.00–175.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	164.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	669	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	48.12/cwt	46.00–50.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	130.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.94/cwt	121.00–127.00	657	4

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 369Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 46Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	205.00–215.00	208.13
3	—	367	158.00–162.00	159.38
4	—	623	115.00–123.00	118.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	124.00–130.00	127.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	170.00–175.00	172.39
5	—	373	150.00–155.00	151.93
5	—	426	155.00–160.00	157.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	217.50–225.00	221.05
3	—	527	146.00–149.00	146.97
4	—	325	177.00–185.00	180.82
7	—	475	151.00–156.00	153.08
6	—	380	167.00–175.00	172.26
7	—	407	160.00–170.00	164.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	143.00–147.00	144.93
3	—	267	155.00–160.00	156.63
3	—	377	135.00–140.00	136.59
4	—	435	130.00–134.00	130.97
4	—	530	121.00–127.00	123.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	135.00	135.00
5	—	425	119.00–126.00	123.10
6	—	373	125.00–131.00	127.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,650	84.00–88.00	86.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,324	54.00–60.00	56.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	46.00–50.00	48.12

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)	4	—	925	97.50–117.50	106.97

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle