Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows firm, bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in very light test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.89/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −66.40 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$138.89

23 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$2.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	140.56	609	9thin
Medium and Large 2	356	137.81	490	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.76/cwt here — about $119 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 sale23 hd

138.89

—

FL average10 barns · 464 hd

138.20

+0.69

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−66.40

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	90.63	1,453	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	73.23	910	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	65.63	663	4thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	75.32/cwt	75.00–76.00	881	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	89.35/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	151.66/cwt	150.00–152.50	367	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	65.63/cwt	64.00–67.00	663	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	75.76/cwt	74.00–77.00	942	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	70.70/cwt	69.00–74.00	877	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	90.63/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	540	4

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 270Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows firm, bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in very light test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

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	—	1,170	75.00–76.00	75.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,125	82.50–95.00	89.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	242	150.00–152.50	151.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	135.00–140.00	136.59
5	—	327	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	120.00	120.00
4	—	325	165.00–167.50	166.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	64.00–67.00	65.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	74.00–77.00	75.76
7	—	1,241	69.00–74.00	70.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,603	89.00–93.00	90.63

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle