Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle fully 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.03/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$116.03

85 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$5.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	118.30	485	47
Medium and Large 2	375	113.21	425	38

One grade step is worth $5.09/cwt here — about $60 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 sale85 hd

116.03

—

FL average9 barns · 1,024 hd

116.58

−0.55

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	1,468	78.47	1,152	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	49.31	606	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	45.44	500	9thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	518	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	510	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	47.36/cwt	44.00–50.00	499	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	143.29/cwt	141.00–147.00	542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	154.88/cwt	150.00–157.50	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	118.29/cwt	114.00–126.00	436	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	118.78/cwt	117.00–120.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	108.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	99.53/cwt	98.00–106.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	142.48/cwt	137.50–147.50	323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	113.61/cwt	112.00–117.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	103.28/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.65/cwt	119.00–121.00	628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.98/cwt	106.00–117.50	1,027	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	85.15/cwt	77.00–87.50	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	112.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	121.78/cwt	120.00–127.50	347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.02/cwt	129.00–137.50	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	124.97/cwt	121.00–126.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	48.48/cwt	46.00–51.00	586	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	102.74/cwt	100.00–107.00	446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.78/cwt	132.00–141.00	509	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	52.95/cwt	52.00–55.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	102.73/cwt	100.00–107.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	411	8
Bulls	—	—	1,468	78.47/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,152	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	45.44/cwt	44.00–46.00	500	9

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 781Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 25Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 35Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle fully 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–122.00	121.34
4	—	370	135.00–141.00	137.92
4	—	570	110.00–114.00	111.96
5	—	471	121.00–126.00	124.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	117.00–120.00	118.78
3	—	537	112.00–117.00	113.61
3	—	568	100.00–105.00	103.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	120.00–124.00	121.99
5	—	472	106.00–110.00	108.34
5	—	584	98.00–106.00	99.53
5	—	227	137.50–147.50	142.48
6	—	430	109.00–112.00	110.47
6	—	530	109.00–112.00	110.47
8	—	323	125.00–130.00	127.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	114.00–126.00	118.29
4	—	530	100.00–103.00	101.47
5	—	335	110.00–117.00	112.67
8	—	285	120.00–127.50	121.78
5	—	434	100.00–107.00	102.74
3	—	233	125.00–130.00	128.29
5	—	472	100.00–107.00	102.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	141.00–147.00	143.29
3	—	267	150.00–157.50	154.88
3	—	525	119.00–121.00	119.65
4	—	478	129.00–137.50	131.02
6	—	433	140.00–145.00	141.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	130.00–140.00	136.73
4	—	530	109.00–111.00	109.98
5	—	470	120.00–126.00	123.52
9	—	375	132.00–141.00	135.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	80	—	1,053	44.00–50.00	47.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	925	106.00–117.50	110.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,145	77.00–87.50	85.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,208	46.00–51.00	48.48
5	—	1,323	52.00–55.00	52.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,100	44.00–46.00	45.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	78.00–79.00	78.47

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