Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 to 12.00 higher in light test. Feeder cattle firm in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows not tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.01/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −62.28 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$143.01

9 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	143.01	664	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

143.01

—

FL average10 barns · 270 hd

127.41

+15.60

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−62.28

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	1,293	88.89	1,149	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	70.56	846	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,201	105.36	1,265	8thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	693	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,201	105.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,265	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	148.30/cwt	145.00–152.50	621	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,156	85.86/cwt	82.00–89.00	993	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	70.56/cwt	68.00–76.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	322	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 Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 299Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 25

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 to 12.00 higher in light test. Feeder cattle firm in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	126.00–130.00	127.98
5	—	523	130.00–133.00	132.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.49
7	—	419	145.00–152.50	148.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	145.00–150.00	148.29
4	—	218	145.00–150.00	147.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	100.00–108.00	105.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,156	82.00–89.00	85.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	68.00–76.00	70.56

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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