Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows, not enough to establish trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.48/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$116.48

40 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$7.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	122.12	469	11thin
Medium and Large 2	390	114.34	446	29

One grade step is worth $7.79/cwt here — about $23 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 sale40 hd

116.48

—

FL average10 barns · 618 hd

123.04

−6.56

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	1,603	80.36	1,288	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,388	58.96	818	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	46.69	460	3thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	335	145.37/cwt	142.50–150.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	151.08/cwt	147.50–155.00	412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	141.11/cwt	137.50–145.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.50	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	103.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	124.86/cwt	124.00–127.00	542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	121.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	122.59/cwt	120.00–124.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	136.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	109.41/cwt	107.00–112.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	125.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	105.51/cwt	103.00–109.00	508	11
Bulls	—	—	1,603	80.36/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,288	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	61.48/cwt	60.00–64.00	891	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	56.94/cwt	56.00–59.00	762	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	46.69/cwt	46.00–48.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	104.44/cwt	100.00–109.00	551	2

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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 245Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 44Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows, not enough to establish trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	142.50–150.00	145.37
6	—	273	147.50–155.00	151.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	137.50–145.00	141.11
4	—	333	135.00–142.50	138.61
4	—	370	115.00–120.00	117.43
4	—	530	100.00–108.00	103.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	115.00–118.00	116.51
3	—	517	120.00–125.00	121.65
7	—	434	124.00–127.00	124.86
8	—	476	120.00–125.00	121.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	120.00–124.00	122.59
4	—	276	135.00–140.00	136.20
2	—	475	109.00–113.00	110.96
2	—	528	100.00–109.00	104.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	122.00–125.00	123.45
6	—	425	107.00–112.00	109.41
8	—	268	125.00–130.00	125.61
11	—	481	103.00–109.00	105.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	76.00–84.00	80.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	60.00–64.00	61.48
5	—	1,339	56.00–59.00	56.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	46.00–48.00	46.69

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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