Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.13/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$148.13

41 head · 370 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	370	150.18	556	33
Medium and Large 2	372	139.67	519	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $37 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

148.13

—

FL average10 barns · 816 hd

148.82

−0.69

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	1,654	89.76	1,485	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	60.40	749	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	48.87	504	10

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	327	184.02/cwt	182.00–185.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	180.35/cwt	177.00–187.50	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.14/cwt	157.50–165.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	164.43/cwt	162.50–167.50	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	162.90/cwt	160.00–169.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.87/cwt	182.00–190.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	190.10/cwt	187.50–197.00	635	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	70.93/cwt	67.50–72.50	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	144.86/cwt	142.50–150.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	173.51/cwt	172.50–180.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.38/cwt	157.50–165.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	178.55/cwt	175.00–182.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	173.05/cwt	169.00–175.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.71/cwt	127.50–132.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	164.89/cwt	162.50–167.50	387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	88.95/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,467	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	64.96/cwt	64.00–67.00	890	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	57.66/cwt	55.00–62.00	671	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	48.87/cwt	46.00–51.00	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	6

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 305Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 32Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 35Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	182.00–185.00	184.02
3	—	377	177.00–187.50	180.35
4	—	473	152.50–155.00	153.72
4	—	525	145.00–150.00	147.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	157.50–165.00	161.14
5	—	376	162.50–167.50	164.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	160.00–169.00	162.90
4	—	373	182.00–190.00	185.87
7	—	334	187.50–197.00	190.10
7	—	436	172.50–180.00	173.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	157.50–165.00	161.38
6	—	335	175.00–182.00	178.55
6	—	368	169.00–175.00	173.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	142.50–150.00	144.86
4	—	273	160.00–165.00	162.39
4	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.45
4	—	530	127.50–132.00	129.71
6	—	235	162.50–167.50	164.89
6	—	335	150.00–160.00	154.98
6	—	468	132.00–140.00	137.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	140.00–144.00	141.92
4	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41

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)	4	—	1,065	67.50–72.50	70.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	97.00	97.00
9	—	1,649	87.00–92.00	88.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	64.00–67.00	64.96
10	—	1,163	55.00–62.00	57.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,032	46.00–51.00	48.87

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