Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.33/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$120.33

120 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$8.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	123.29	539	79
Medium and Large 2	440	114.61	504	41

One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about $35 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 sale120 hd

120.33

—

FL average10 barns · 1,069 hd

119.24

+1.08

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	59.21	732	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	52.32	553	13

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1	—	270	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.35/cwt	124.00–131.00	727	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	121.21/cwt	119.00–127.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	108.03/cwt	105.00–112.00	513	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	138.64/cwt	137.50–141.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	106.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	108.55/cwt	105.00–111.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	121.26/cwt	119.00–126.00	525	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	57.99/cwt	56.00–59.00	701	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	52.32/cwt	46.00–54.00	553	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	64.71/cwt	63.00–66.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	142.40/cwt	137.00–145.00	394	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	131.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	107.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	144.91/cwt	142.50–150.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	122.58/cwt	118.00–125.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	112.42/cwt	109.00–116.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	131.62/cwt	127.50–135.00	357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	117.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	140.50/cwt	135.00–142.50	316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.92/cwt	127.00–135.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	114.46/cwt	113.00–117.00	539	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	159.67/cwt	157.00–162.50	527	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	57.41/cwt	55.00–59.00	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	136.63/cwt	136.00–140.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	99.58/cwt	96.00–103.00	720	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 Sep 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 532Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 85Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 48Year ago 40

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	155.00–157.00	155.96
8	—	468	128.00–132.00	130.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	119.00–127.00	121.21
3	—	327	137.50–141.00	138.64
4	—	470	120.00–123.00	121.47
4	—	573	109.00–113.00	110.96
6	—	270	142.50–150.00	144.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	124.00–131.00	125.35
12	—	529	127.00–135.00	130.92
6	—	330	157.00–162.50	159.67
3	—	473	134.00–135.00	134.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	105.00–112.00	108.03
7	—	536	105.00–110.00	106.40
5	—	573	105.00–111.00	108.55
6	—	367	118.00–125.00	122.58
6	—	430	109.00–116.00	112.42
7	—	271	127.50–135.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	119.00–126.00	121.26
9	—	277	137.00–145.00	142.40
10	—	389	130.00–137.50	131.41
2	—	658	105.00–111.00	107.99
16	—	535	115.00–120.00	117.04
4	—	225	135.00–142.50	140.50
24	—	471	113.00–117.00	114.46
6	—	341	136.00–140.00	136.63
2	—	723	96.00–103.00	99.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	56.00–59.00	57.99
2	—	1,363	63.00–66.00	64.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,057	46.00–54.00	52.32

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,166	55.00–59.00	57.41

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

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