Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak. Value added cattle had shot records, castrated, sorted and grouped, mostly black.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.45/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$148.45

210 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$176

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

$12.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	336	161.02	541	5thin
Medium and Large 1	484	148.15	717	205

One grade step is worth $12.88/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale210 hd

148.45

—

FL average10 barns · 1,284 hd

138.35

+10.10

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	1,495	89.29	1,335	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	65.56	825	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	57.55	588	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	326	166.70/cwt	162.00–171.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	160.40/cwt	152.00–167.50	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	153.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	647	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	486	146.77/cwt	146.00–152.00	713	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	828	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	145.47/cwt	144.00–146.00	774	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	127.05/cwt	125.00–128.00	653	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	134.42/cwt	131.00–137.00	629	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	130.85/cwt	129.00–140.00	544	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	568	127.78/cwt	119.00–129.00	726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	65.56/cwt	63.00–69.00	825	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	57.55/cwt	55.00–59.00	588	10
Bulls	—	—	1,495	89.29/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	122.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	128.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	173.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	130.67/cwt	126.00–134.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	117.71/cwt	116.00–121.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	78.97/cwt	77.50–80.00	787	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	68.56/cwt	65.00–71.00	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	163.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.54/cwt	152.50–160.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	147.86/cwt	147.00–152.50	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	157.30/cwt	157.00–157.50	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	199.12/cwt	192.50–202.50	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	181.39/cwt	177.50–185.00	499	2

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 740Last week 292Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 15Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	162.00–171.00	166.70
5	—	383	152.00–167.50	160.40
1	—	665	131.00	131.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
55	—	421	150.00–157.00	153.57
51	—	486	146.00–152.00	146.77
18	—	613	135.00	135.00
14	—	569	140.00	140.00
42	—	532	144.00–146.00	145.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	170.00–175.00	173.41
2	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	160.00–165.00	163.93
3	—	427	152.50–160.00	157.54
2	—	570	132.00–137.00	134.54
2	—	523	136.00–138.00	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	514	125.00–128.00	127.05
34	—	468	131.00–137.00	134.42
20	—	416	129.00–140.00	130.85
16	—	384	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	568	119.00–129.00	127.78
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	126.00–134.00	130.67
2	—	275	140.00–145.00	142.41
3	—	472	116.00–121.00	117.71
2	—	375	130.00–136.00	132.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	120.00–130.00	122.72
4	—	368	125.00–130.00	128.69
2	—	225	150.00–155.00	152.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	125.00–131.00	126.91
6	—	435	147.00–152.50	147.86
5	—	357	157.00–157.50	157.30
3	—	242	192.50–202.50	199.12
2	—	473	138.00–140.00	139.02
2	—	275	177.50–185.00	181.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,258	63.00–69.00	65.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,021	55.00–59.00	57.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	87.00–93.00	89.29

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	—	997	77.50–80.00	78.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,131	65.00–71.00	68.56

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

Steers · 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