Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in limited test. 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 $122.47/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$122.47

45 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$14.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	127.23	556	30
Medium and Large 2	418	112.94	472	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about $84 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 sale45 hd

122.47

—

FL average10 barns · 750 hd

127.49

−5.03

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	1,391	81.43	1,133	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	67.26	772	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	54.86	529	4thin

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 2	—	570	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	166.31/cwt	165.00–167.50	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	111.45/cwt	109.00–114.00	591	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.63/cwt	137.00–140.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	124.67/cwt	123.00–129.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.50	621	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	87.73/cwt	85.00–90.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	117.55/cwt	114.00–120.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	133.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	121.77/cwt	121.00–125.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	107.91/cwt	105.00–111.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	111.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.15/cwt	161.00–167.50	542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,270	76.79/cwt	73.00–80.00	975	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	67.26/cwt	66.00–70.00	772	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	54.86/cwt	52.00–56.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	117.37/cwt	115.00–122.50	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	128.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	549	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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 214Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 58Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 172Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in limited test. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	111.00–113.00	111.98
4	—	473	120.00	120.00
4	—	530	109.00–114.00	111.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	165.00–167.50	166.31
3	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	137.00–140.00	138.63
7	—	534	123.00–129.00	124.67
4	—	330	161.00–167.50	164.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	130.00–132.50	131.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	114.00–120.00	117.55
10	—	380	132.00–140.00	133.52
10	—	476	121.00–125.00	121.77
2	—	318	140.00–150.00	145.12
3	—	427	126.00–130.00	128.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	105.00–111.00	107.91
5	—	425	110.00–114.00	111.66
6	—	375	115.00–122.50	117.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,270	73.00–80.00	76.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,148	66.00–70.00	67.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	52.00–56.00	54.86

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,010	85.00–90.00	87.73

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle