Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower in light test. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.86/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$109.86

86 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$3.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	111.85	564	37
Medium and Large 2	435	108.36	471	49

One grade step is worth $3.49/cwt here — about $92 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

109.86

—

FL average10 barns · 1,057 hd

117.17

−7.31

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	1,538	76.89	1,183	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	56.32	723	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	47.38	561	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	433	130.40/cwt	127.00–134.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.95/cwt	132.00–135.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	117.18/cwt	116.00–119.00	509	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	97.77/cwt	92.50–100.00	914	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	63.13/cwt	60.00–65.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	154.41/cwt	152.50–157.50	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	121.52/cwt	118.00–127.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	147.05/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	105.95/cwt	103.00–110.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	127.94/cwt	126.00–132.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	107.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	107.28/cwt	106.00–110.00	569	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	116.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	122.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	132.46/cwt	131.00–134.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	122.55/cwt	121.00–127.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.61/cwt	108.00–117.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.38/cwt	138.00–145.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.43/cwt	108.00–113.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	113.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.93/cwt	114.00–120.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	114.89/cwt	112.00–118.00	383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	107.93/cwt	105.00–112.00	472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	113.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	429	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	568	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	79.58/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,311	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	56.32/cwt	53.00–59.00	723	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	47.38/cwt	46.00–49.00	561	2
Bulls	—	—	1,428	74.20/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	102.56/cwt	101.00–105.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	101.42/cwt	98.00–105.00	581	6

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 331Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 48Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower in light test. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	127.00–134.00	130.40
4	—	475	128.00–134.00	130.94
5	—	277	152.50–157.50	154.41
5	—	532	118.00–127.00	121.52
7	—	376	145.00–150.00	147.05
7	—	636	103.00–110.00	105.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	108.00–117.00	112.61
6	—	373	138.00–145.00	141.38
3	—	467	110.00–116.00	113.94
4	—	430	114.00–120.00	116.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	132.00–135.00	132.95
6	—	477	130.00–139.00	132.90
6	—	577	126.00–132.00	127.94
2	—	365	148.00–155.00	151.45
4	—	533	131.00–134.00	132.46
4	—	621	121.00–127.00	122.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	125.00–130.00	128.77
5	—	532	110.00–118.00	113.13
6	—	578	110.00–117.00	112.28
3	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.61
4	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	101.00–105.00	102.56
6	—	573	98.00–105.00	101.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	116.00–119.00	117.18
11	—	576	105.00–110.00	107.79
12	—	530	106.00–110.00	107.28
4	—	479	116.00–120.00	116.96
5	—	372	120.00–126.00	122.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	108.00–113.00	110.43
6	—	333	112.00–118.00	114.89
8	—	530	95.00–100.00	97.45
11	—	437	105.00–112.00	107.93
16	—	377	110.00–117.00	113.88
4	—	583	95.00–100.00	97.45

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	935	92.50–100.00	97.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	968	60.00–65.00	63.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	77.00–84.00	79.58
3	—	1,428	73.00–75.00	74.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	53.00–59.00	56.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	46.00–49.00	47.38

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle