Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes firm. Feeder and replacement cows very limited test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.23/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −61.06 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$144.23

29 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	155.78	629	19thin
Medium and Large 2	505	122.28	617	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about $12 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 sale29 hd

144.23

—

FL average9 barns · 353 hd

129.90

+14.33

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−61.06

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	1,510	90.44	1,365	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	71.98	895	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	61.67	638	8thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	104.44/cwt	100.00–109.00	551	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	70.65/cwt	66.00–74.00	870	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.00	968	3
Bulls	—	—	1,393	87.58/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,220	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	119.77/cwt	117.00–124.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	134.39/cwt	132.50–137.50	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	111.32/cwt	110.00–112.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	61.67/cwt	59.00–64.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	135.11/cwt	134.00–138.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.38/cwt	139.00–148.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	205.52/cwt	197.50–210.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.46/cwt	126.00–131.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.08/cwt	165.00–171.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	183.55/cwt	180.00–187.50	505	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 394Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 57

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes firm. Feeder and replacement cows very limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	100.00–109.00	104.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	120.00–128.00	123.91
4	—	361	132.50–137.50	134.39
3	—	567	110.00–112.00	111.32
2	—	520	115.00–118.00	116.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	117.00–124.00	119.77
5	—	473	120.00–126.00	124.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	126.00–131.00	128.46
4	—	370	165.00–171.00	168.08
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	176.32
3	—	468	132.00–140.00	134.76
2	—	428	148.00–149.00	148.51
2	—	275	180.00–187.50	183.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	134.00–138.00	135.11
6	—	478	139.00–148.00	143.38
4	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.46
3	—	270	197.50–210.00	205.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	66.00–74.00	70.65
3	—	1,275	75.00–77.00	75.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,035	59.00–64.00	61.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	86.00–89.00	87.58
1	—	1,860	99.00	99.00

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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