Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.61/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −57.68 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$147.61

15 head · 369 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$1.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	148.08	573	11thin
Medium and Large 2	320	146.31	468	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.78/cwt here — about $105 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.

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 sale15 hd

147.61

—

FL average9 barns · 190 hd

126.95

+20.66

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−57.68

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	1,508	81.20	1,224	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	64.31	765	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	51.19	534	5thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	140.93/cwt	137.50–142.50	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.74/cwt	138.00–139.50	527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	51.19/cwt	48.00–55.00	534	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	61.89/cwt	60.00–65.00	711	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	69.14/cwt	68.00–70.00	878	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	63.37/cwt	62.50–65.00	740	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	74.50/cwt	72.50–77.50	797	5
Bulls	—	—	1,508	81.20/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,224	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	155.14/cwt	152.50–157.50	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	144.24/cwt	144.00–145.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	154.27/cwt	152.50–160.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.96/cwt	143.00–146.00	678	3

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 173Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 39

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	135.00–140.00	136.62
3	—	277	137.50–142.50	140.93
2	—	380	138.00–139.50	138.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.47
2	—	275	152.50–157.50	155.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	144.00–145.00	144.24
4	—	339	152.50–160.00	154.27
3	—	468	143.00–146.00	144.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	48.00–55.00	51.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,149	60.00–65.00	61.89
5	—	1,270	68.00–70.00	69.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,508	79.00–85.00	81.20

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	—	1,168	62.50–65.00	63.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,070	72.50–77.50	74.50

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle