Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Value added cattle weaned, castrated, and shots.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.76/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$134.76

57 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$2.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	135.63	694	35
Medium and Large 2	422	133.39	562	22

One grade step is worth $2.24/cwt here — about $131 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 sale57 hd

134.76

—

FL average10 barns · 917 hd

141.86

−7.10

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	—	Low	1,529	83.71	1,280	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	58.90	747	8thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	480	159.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	211.32/cwt	207.50–217.50	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.01/cwt	157.50–165.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	185.68/cwt	185.00–190.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	183.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.62/cwt	160.00–167.50	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,042.60/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	10,864	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	102.59/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	151.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.41/cwt	135.00–142.50	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.30/cwt	150.00–152.50	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.51/cwt	117.00–125.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.16/cwt	147.50–155.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.01/cwt	149.00–152.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	180.22/cwt	175.00–185.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	169.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.19/cwt	131.00–137.50	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.54/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	617	6
Bulls	—	—	1,338	74.10/cwt	73.00–75.00	991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	87.55/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,406	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	58.90/cwt	56.00–64.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	114.04/cwt	111.00–118.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	970	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	960	1

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Value added cattle weaned, castrated, and shots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	155.00–165.00	159.90
5	—	272	207.50–217.50	211.32
5	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.93
5	—	432	157.50–165.00	162.01
7	—	337	185.00–190.00	185.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	180.00–190.00	183.04
4	—	273	180.00–190.00	185.14
5	—	473	140.00–146.00	143.54
6	—	433	140.00–147.50	142.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	160.00–167.50	163.62
3	—	368	165.00–170.00	168.26
3	—	568	149.00–152.00	151.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	147.50–155.00	151.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
1	—	810	119.00	119.00
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
1	—	970	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	150.00–153.00	151.59
2	—	230	175.00–185.00	180.22
2	—	278	165.00–175.00	169.77
3	—	477	130.00–137.00	132.25
3	—	578	124.00–125.00	124.33
4	—	423	142.00–150.00	145.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	135.00–142.50	137.41
4	—	328	150.00–152.50	151.30
7	—	481	117.00–125.00	120.51
8	—	433	131.00–137.50	134.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	98.00	98.00
3	—	965	85.00	85.00
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
4	—	668	111.00–118.00	114.04

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	3	—	1,042	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,042.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	998	95.00–110.00	102.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	73.00–75.00	74.10
5	—	1,606	85.00–90.00	87.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,268	56.00–64.00	58.90

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