Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.56/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$124.56

41 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$4.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	390	125.84	491	28
Medium and Large 1	489	121.80	596	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.04/cwt here — about −$104 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

124.56

—

FL average10 barns · 375 hd

128.66

−4.10

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	—	High	1,774	77.54	1,375	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	56.07	687	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	49.09	475	9thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	528	129.46/cwt	128.00–131.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.50	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	158.70/cwt	157.50–160.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	126.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.61/cwt	160.00–167.50	537	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	59.20/cwt	55.00–75.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	114.49/cwt	114.00–116.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.46/cwt	129.00–134.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.41/cwt	126.00–131.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.66/cwt	155.00–156.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.27/cwt	119.00–131.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	131.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	154.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	415	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,895	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	73.38/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	56.07/cwt	55.00–59.00	687	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	49.09/cwt	47.00–53.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	124.55/cwt	122.00–130.00	470	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 Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 55Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 17Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	128.00–131.00	129.46
4	—	273	160.00–162.50	161.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	129.00–131.00	130.33
4	—	270	157.50–160.00	158.70
4	—	580	114.00–120.00	116.97
10	—	484	125.00–132.00	126.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	160.00–167.50	163.61
4	—	523	129.00–134.00	131.46
2	—	623	126.00–131.00	128.41
3	—	420	155.00–156.00	155.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.44
4	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	114.00–116.00	114.49
4	—	618	104.00–105.00	104.49
2	—	470	121.00–122.00	121.49
3	—	268	150.00–157.50	154.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	119.00–131.00	123.27
3	—	323	130.00–132.50	131.62
4	—	273	135.00–140.00	137.39
4	—	475	117.00–121.00	118.96
6	—	377	122.00–130.00	124.55

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)	6	—	1,167	55.00–75.00	59.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,663	70.00–80.00	73.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,225	55.00–59.00	56.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	967	47.00–53.00	49.09

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