Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven in light test. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.34/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$122.34

37 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$4.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	123.22	557	30
Medium and Large 2	417	118.58	495	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.64/cwt here — about $62 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 sale37 hd

122.34

—

FL average10 barns · 853 hd

127.19

−4.85

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	1,643	93.44	1,535	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	75.74	951	7thin

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	—	427	140.91/cwt	135.00–144.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	112.30/cwt	111.00–115.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.38/cwt	127.00–131.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.17/cwt	140.00–142.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	121.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	95.72/cwt	87.00–105.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	118.17/cwt	115.00–122.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	117.01/cwt	116.00–121.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	115.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	131.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.87/cwt	116.00–125.00	559	9
Bulls	—	—	1,643	93.44/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,535	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	79.31/cwt	78.00–82.00	986	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	73.06/cwt	68.00–75.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	113.31/cwt	112.00–114.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 118Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven in light test. 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
3	—	427	135.00–144.00	140.91
3	—	573	111.00–115.00	112.30
6	—	533	130.00–132.00	130.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	127.00–131.00	128.38
4	—	573	105.00–109.00	106.99
5	—	368	140.00–142.00	141.17
9	—	470	116.00–125.00	118.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	120.00–124.00	121.29
5	—	611	120.00–122.00	121.21
2	—	468	136.00–144.00	139.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	125.00–127.00	125.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	130.00–135.00	131.93
5	—	531	115.00–122.00	118.17
5	—	576	116.00–121.00	117.01
7	—	476	114.00–120.00	115.94
8	—	378	130.00–135.00	131.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	112.00–114.00	113.31
4	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.53

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)	2	—	1,115	87.00–105.00	95.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	88.00–97.00	93.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	78.00–82.00	79.31
4	—	1,265	68.00–75.00	73.06

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