Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Market closed the previous week for holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.26/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −77.03 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$128.26

42 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$6.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	363	130.20	473	29
Medium and Large 1	455	123.93	564	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.28/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale42 hd

128.26

—

FL average4 barns · 182 hd

130.14

−1.88

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−77.03

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	—	Average	1,608	90.75	1,459	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	68.20	820	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	62.27	650	4thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	423	122.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	142.81/cwt	135.00–150.00	386	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	67.55/cwt	66.00–70.00	800	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	73.04/cwt	72.00–74.00	971	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	90.75/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	106.39/cwt	105.00–113.00	463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	106.96/cwt	106.00–109.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	117.26/cwt	112.00–120.00	434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	62.27/cwt	56.00–64.00	650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	76.49/cwt	75.00–82.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	119.48/cwt	118.00–120.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	106.02/cwt	103.00–110.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	111.96/cwt	110.00–113.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.52/cwt	133.00–141.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	142.21/cwt	140.00–147.00	540	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 Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 200Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 19Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Market closed the previous week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.77
5	—	378	125.00–135.00	128.81
9	—	270	135.00–150.00	142.81
5	—	330	130.00–140.00	133.82
3	—	532	103.00–110.00	106.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	110.00–112.00	110.49
3	—	468	110.00–113.00	111.96
3	—	428	133.00–141.00	135.52
3	—	380	140.00–147.00	142.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	114.00–115.00	114.51
4	—	429	118.00–120.00	119.48
3	—	465	114.00–115.00	114.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	105.00–113.00	106.39
6	—	475	106.00–109.00	106.96
4	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.38
3	—	370	112.00–120.00	117.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00–127.00	123.60
2	—	470	120.00–127.00	123.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,185	66.00–70.00	67.55
2	—	1,330	72.00–74.00	73.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	56.00–64.00	62.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	88.00–95.00	90.75

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)	5	—	1,180	75.00–82.00	76.49

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