Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.37/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$120.37

26 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	125.91	542	16thin
Medium and Large 2	483	111.50	539	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.41/cwt here — about $3 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 sale26 hd

120.37

—

FL average10 barns · 520 hd

121.92

−1.55

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	1,645	90.55	1,490	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	66.54	770	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	51.81	520	9thin

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	—	333	153.78/cwt	150.00–157.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.85/cwt	150.00–157.50	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	116.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	711	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	83.60/cwt	80.00–87.50	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	123.61/cwt	121.00–125.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	141.36/cwt	137.50–142.50	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.34/cwt	119.00–128.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.56/cwt	132.50–137.50	434	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	90.55/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,490	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	66.54/cwt	62.00–70.00	770	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	51.81/cwt	49.00–55.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	108.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	112.02/cwt	105.00–120.00	529	5

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 87Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 35

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	150.00–157.50	153.78
2	—	370	150.00–157.50	153.85
3	—	467	133.00–135.00	133.66
4	—	435	137.50–138.00	137.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	430	126.00–130.00	127.95
5	—	320	132.50–137.50	135.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	109.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	870	103.00–104.00	103.50
3	—	608	114.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	575	119.00–128.00	123.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	111.00–112.00	111.49
3	—	427	121.00–125.00	123.61
5	—	329	137.50–142.50	141.36
6	—	471	117.00–120.00	118.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	114.00	114.00
3	—	527	105.00–111.00	108.95
5	—	472	105.00–120.00	112.02

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	986	80.00–87.50	83.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	89.00–92.00	90.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	62.00–70.00	66.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,004	49.00–55.00	51.81

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