Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Value added cattle were grouped, worked, and had shot records.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.61/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$123.61

86 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$6.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	125.96	557	54
Medium and Large 2	413	119.65	494	32

One grade step is worth $6.32/cwt here — about $63 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 sale86 hd

123.61

—

FL average10 barns · 1,170 hd

126.27

−2.66

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	1,407	87.33	1,229	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	67.15	858	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	57.25	631	8thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	57.25/cwt	54.00–60.00	631	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	67.15/cwt	64.00–69.00	858	10
Bulls	—	—	1,342	88.98/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,194	5
Bulls	—	—	1,216	81.20/cwt	77.00–83.00	987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	171.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	195.25/cwt	190.00–197.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.54/cwt	149.00–155.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	120.32/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	172.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.42/cwt	145.00–155.00	700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	99.77/cwt	97.50–105.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.06/cwt	127.00–145.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	195.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.93/cwt	139.00–145.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	126.28/cwt	124.00–129.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	122.16/cwt	117.00–125.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.91/cwt	112.00–120.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	126.92/cwt	122.00–130.00	407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	135.67/cwt	133.00–140.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	130.15/cwt	129.00–137.50	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.90/cwt	117.00–123.00	633	8

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 664Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 30Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 39Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	450	155.00	155.00
15	—	519	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	170.00–180.00	172.33
4	—	475	145.00–155.00	147.42
6	—	433	166.00–170.00	167.97
3	—	635	130.00–133.00	132.02
2	—	220	190.00–200.00	195.23
2	—	528	139.00–145.00	141.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	124.00–130.00	127.34
9	—	473	127.00–145.00	134.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	445	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	124.00–129.00	126.28
3	—	267	140.00–145.00	141.75
5	—	330	133.00–140.00	135.67
6	—	470	120.00–123.00	121.47
6	—	570	119.00–122.00	120.47
7	—	381	129.00–137.50	130.15
8	—	528	117.00–123.00	119.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	117.00–125.00	122.16
6	—	430	112.00–120.00	115.91
6	—	470	111.00–115.00	112.96
6	—	530	114.00–117.00	115.47
11	—	321	122.00–130.00	126.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	126.00	126.00
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	170.00–175.00	171.60
4	—	240	190.00–197.00	195.25
5	—	430	149.00–155.00	152.54
6	—	473	134.00–142.00	136.59
7	—	527	117.00–125.00	120.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	54.00–60.00	57.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,277	64.00–69.00	67.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	86.00–92.00	88.98
4	—	1,216	77.00–83.00	81.20
2	—	1,950	95.00–96.00	95.49

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)	3	—	975	97.50–105.00	99.77

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle