Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.94/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$121.94

63 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	124.33	605	44
Medium and Large 2	451	116.40	525	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $80 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 sale63 hd

121.94

—

FL average10 barns · 752 hd

122.11

−0.16

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	—	High	1,407	81.64	1,149	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	59.53	724	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	52.05	583	5thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,385	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	52.05/cwt	49.00–54.00	583	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	57.35/cwt	55.00–60.00	660	11
Bulls	—	—	1,410	80.87/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,140	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	63.53/cwt	62.00–65.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.34/cwt	144.00–153.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.93/cwt	140.00–147.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	129.19/cwt	126.00–135.00	603	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	76.94/cwt	70.00–92.50	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	128.33/cwt	127.00–132.50	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.92/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	157.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.10/cwt	107.00–115.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.92/cwt	107.00–115.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.93/cwt	127.00–131.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.55/cwt	137.50–142.50	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	105.77/cwt	104.00–109.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	111.34/cwt	108.00–116.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	123.10/cwt	122.00–129.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	151.39/cwt	147.50–155.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.58/cwt	138.00–143.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.02/cwt	127.00–132.00	683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	152.35/cwt	150.00–156.00	707	5

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 358Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 62Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 76Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	87.00	87.00
14	—	1,410	77.00–85.00	80.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	49.00–54.00	52.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,151	55.00–60.00	57.35
6	—	1,336	62.00–65.00	63.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	144.00–153.00	148.34
7	—	478	140.00–147.00	141.93
5	—	370	165.00–170.00	166.92
12	—	529	127.00–132.00	129.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	126.00–135.00	129.19
4	—	378	138.00–143.00	140.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.44
6	—	429	155.00–165.00	157.53
5	—	464	150.00–156.00	152.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	115.00–119.00	116.95
5	—	475	107.00–115.00	110.10
4	—	530	107.00–115.00	110.92
4	—	373	127.00–131.00	128.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	120.00–129.00	124.38
8	—	435	127.00–132.50	128.33
7	—	377	137.50–142.50	139.55
8	—	607	104.00–109.00	105.77
7	—	574	108.00–116.00	111.34
6	—	534	122.00–129.00	123.10
4	—	333	147.50–155.00	151.39

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)	6	—	853	70.00–92.50	76.94

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle