Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed the previous week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.47/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$135.47

82 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$28.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	143.67	563	46
Medium and Large 2	392	130.06	510	24
Medium and Large 3	379	114.91	435	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $128 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 sale82 hd

135.47

—

FL average4 barns · 438 hd

131.56

+3.92

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	1,490	82.39	1,227	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	50.37	625	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	46.99	484	9thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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%	—	1,241	50.37/cwt	48.00–53.00	625	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	46.99/cwt	45.00–49.00	484	9
Bulls	—	—	1,397	81.30/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,136	7
Bulls	—	—	2,140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	171.51/cwt	169.00–177.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	175.29/cwt	171.00–180.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.35/cwt	127.00–129.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.91/cwt	135.00–141.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.92/cwt	121.00–129.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	153.89/cwt	153.00–155.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.34/cwt	124.00–126.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	98.42/cwt	95.00–102.00	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	137.66/cwt	137.00–139.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.94/cwt	155.00–159.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.43/cwt	126.00–133.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.54/cwt	118.00–121.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	118.87/cwt	115.00–123.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	144.83/cwt	142.00–149.00	539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	151.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	501	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	56.16/cwt	55.00–57.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	128.95/cwt	127.00–131.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	201.95/cwt	200.00–204.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.51/cwt	131.00–141.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	146.54/cwt	144.00–150.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.48/cwt	136.00–142.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	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 Nov 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 595Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 66Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 54Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed the previous week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	48.00–53.00	50.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,029	45.00–49.00	46.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,397	79.00–86.00	81.30
1	—	2,140	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	169.00–177.00	171.51
3	—	433	145.00–150.00	146.62
6	—	575	124.00–126.00	125.34
3	—	467	137.00–139.00	137.66
4	—	330	155.00–159.00	156.94
4	—	530	126.00–133.00	129.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	120.00–124.00	121.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	140.00–150.00	144.85
4	—	570	111.00–115.00	112.96
7	—	429	131.00–141.00	137.51
5	—	368	136.00–142.00	138.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	171.00–180.00	175.29
3	—	473	127.00–129.00	128.35
4	—	520	121.00–129.00	124.92
13	—	372	142.00–149.00	144.83
8	—	330	150.00–154.00	151.94
4	—	430	127.00–131.00	128.95
4	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.41
6	—	575	117.00–125.00	120.94
2	—	190	200.00–204.00	201.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	135.00–141.00	137.91
6	—	373	132.00–140.00	135.87
2	—	473	118.00–121.00	119.54
4	—	270	140.00–147.00	143.37
6	—	528	110.00–112.00	111.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	95.00–102.00	98.42
4	—	333	125.00–130.00	127.44
4	—	373	115.00–123.00	118.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	153.00–155.00	153.89
7	—	436	144.00–150.00	146.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	126.00–130.00	127.96
4	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.44
4	—	375	155.00–160.00	156.20

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)	2	—	1,058	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,127	55.00–57.00	56.16

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle