Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.77/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$143.77

54 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	145.80	700	49
Medium and Large 2	532	123.91	659	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $41 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 sale54 hd

143.77

—

FL average10 barns · 976 hd

136.48

+7.29

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	1,543	78.80	1,216	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	57.79	765	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	46.89	484	8thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	428	146.46/cwt	144.00–149.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	160.70/cwt	160.00–163.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.96/cwt	128.00–136.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	115.78/cwt	115.00–119.00	736	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	59.66/cwt	57.00–62.50	696	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	158.53/cwt	154.00–162.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	192.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.25/cwt	153.00–160.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	125.45/cwt	124.00–130.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	167.73/cwt	165.00–172.50	369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	235.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	113.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	135.75/cwt	135.00–139.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	127.46/cwt	125.00–129.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	616	115.00/cwt	109.00–118.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	116.49/cwt	109.00–128.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	146.41/cwt	144.00–154.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.19/cwt	127.00–136.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	100.26/cwt	98.00–105.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.27/cwt	128.00–131.00	421	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	46.89/cwt	46.00–50.00	484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	168.33/cwt	166.00–176.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.25/cwt	141.00–150.00	680	7
Bulls	—	—	1,506	77.40/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,166	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	56.39/cwt	54.00–60.00	695	14
Bulls	—	—	1,835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	60.60/cwt	60.00–63.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	179.78/cwt	176.00–184.00	494	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 338Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 63Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 70Year ago 39

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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	—	428	144.00–149.00	146.46
4	—	333	160.00–163.00	160.70
4	—	535	128.00–136.00	131.96
3	—	228	190.00–200.00	192.99
3	—	373	153.00–160.00	155.25
2	—	470	141.00–144.00	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	121.00–125.00	122.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	636	115.00–119.00	115.78
5	—	380	154.00–162.00	158.53
3	—	212	230.00–245.00	235.08
10	—	537	135.00–139.00	135.75
4	—	435	144.00–154.00	146.41
4	—	575	127.00–136.00	129.19
4	—	333	166.00–176.00	168.33
7	—	478	141.00–150.00	142.25
2	—	275	176.00–184.00	179.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	120.00–130.00	123.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	124.00–130.00	125.45
3	—	220	165.00–172.50	167.73
3	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.32
7	—	526	109.00–128.00	116.49
3	—	373	132.00–135.00	132.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	110.00–118.00	113.11
8	—	374	125.00–129.00	127.46
3	—	473	110.00–113.00	110.97
3	—	537	98.00–105.00	100.26
8	—	323	128.00–131.00	130.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	109.00–118.00	115.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,167	57.00–62.50	59.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	46.00–50.00	46.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,233	54.00–60.00	56.39
7	—	1,506	60.00–63.00	60.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	75.00–82.00	77.40
1	—	1,835	90.00	90.00

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

Steers · 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