Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.90/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$130.90

44 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$4.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	131.55	731	37
Medium and Large 2	449	127.47	572	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.08/cwt here — about $159 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 sale44 hd

130.90

—

FL average10 barns · 1,018 hd

137.21

−6.31

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	1,380	83.56	1,153	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	64.04	821	12

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	526	104.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.94/cwt	136.00–142.00	583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,596	87.28/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,393	6
Bulls	—	—	1,194	80.37/cwt	78.00–83.00	960	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	68.33/cwt	68.00–69.00	896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	62.61/cwt	60.00–66.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.83/cwt	125.00–133.00	721	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,127.93/cwt	1,100.00–1,180.00	12,712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	94.55/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.89/cwt	123.00–131.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	115.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	98.03/cwt	96.00–100.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	113.05/cwt	109.00–115.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.15/cwt	123.00–132.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	128.24/cwt	126.00–132.50	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	112.90/cwt	110.00–119.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	126.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	114.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	516	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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 740Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 47Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 59Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	100.00–110.00	104.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	136.00–142.00	137.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	125.00–133.00	127.83
8	—	530	130.00–138.00	134.08
2	—	653	120.00–123.00	121.51
2	—	733	113.00–118.00	115.46
3	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.62
5	—	428	140.00–145.00	142.94
10	—	605	123.00–132.00	130.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	123.00–131.00	126.89
3	—	417	126.00–132.50	128.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	96.00–100.00	98.03
3	—	430	109.00–115.00	113.05
3	—	477	105.00	105.00
4	—	378	115.00–120.00	117.42
4	—	530	95.00–100.00	97.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	110.00–119.00	112.90
3	—	668	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	323	125.00–130.00	127.36
6	—	368	125.00–129.00	126.32
9	—	570	114.00–117.00	114.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,596	85.00–91.00	87.28
7	—	1,194	78.00–83.00	80.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	68.00–69.00	68.33
9	—	1,271	60.00–66.00	62.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,127	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,127.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,078	85.00–100.00	94.55

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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