Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds steady, over 400 pounds 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement type cows not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.23/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$126.23

46 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	130.69	712	33
Medium and Large 2	503	125.52	632	9thin
Medium and Large 3	538	91.01	490	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $222 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 sale46 hd

126.23

—

FL average10 barns · 857 hd

141.11

−14.89

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	1,808	80.72	1,459	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	55.02	822	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	45.03	479	14

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	55.02/cwt	52.00–58.00	822	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	45.03/cwt	44.00–52.00	479	14
Bulls	—	—	1,808	80.72/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	167.32/cwt	162.50–172.50	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	164.85/cwt	162.00–167.50	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	91.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	117.72/cwt	114.00–120.00	743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	122.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	150.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	145.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	109.27/cwt	105.00–112.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	110.91/cwt	107.00–115.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	107.27/cwt	105.00–112.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.69/cwt	155.00–157.50	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	106.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.42/cwt	119.00–124.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	681	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 471Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 32Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds steady, over 400 pounds 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement type cows not well tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,494	52.00–58.00	55.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,063	44.00–52.00	45.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,808	76.00–85.00	80.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	162.50–172.50	167.32
2	—	333	162.00–167.50	164.85
3	—	373	150.00–155.00	151.61
5	—	425	140.00–147.00	144.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	141.00–150.00	145.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	130.00–135.00	133.26
6	—	520	120.00–125.00	121.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	90.00–94.00	91.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	631	114.00–120.00	117.72
4	—	521	129.00–135.00	131.99
6	—	428	147.00–155.00	150.89
2	—	573	119.00–120.00	119.51
3	—	375	155.00–157.50	156.69
2	—	475	140.00–147.00	143.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	140.00–142.50	141.28
5	—	428	120.00–124.00	122.39
3	—	480	117.00–120.00	117.98
5	—	570	105.00–112.00	109.27
9	—	532	105.00–111.00	106.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	107.00–115.00	110.91
6	—	478	105.00–112.00	107.27
4	—	333	120.00–130.00	124.81
4	—	373	119.00–124.00	121.42

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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