Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.13/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$117.13

62 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$8.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	120.24	507	23
Medium and Large 2	394	116.13	457	32
Medium and Large 3	213	111.48	237	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.76/cwt here — about $269 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 sale62 hd

117.13

—

FL average10 barns · 1,117 hd

118.54

−1.41

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	1,533	79.17	1,214	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	49.20	624	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	45.86	501	14

Every lot, as filed

31 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%	—	1,268	49.20/cwt	48.00–50.00	624	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	45.86/cwt	44.00–47.00	501	14
Bulls	—	—	1,533	79.17/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,214	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	208.08/cwt	200.00–212.50	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.25/cwt	138.00–147.50	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	152.28/cwt	147.50–157.50	350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	115.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.30/cwt	138.00–142.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	131.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	116.75/cwt	116.00–124.00	510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	165.44/cwt	162.50–167.50	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	118.45/cwt	114.00–122.00	390	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	128.41/cwt	126.00–135.00	357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	123.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.45/cwt	124.00–130.00	470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	111.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	131.77/cwt	125.00–150.00	366	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	160.91/cwt	157.50–162.50	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	107.95/cwt	106.00–110.00	511	4

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 600Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 67Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady in limited test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	48.00–50.00	49.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,093	44.00–47.00	45.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	76.00–84.00	79.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	150.00–158.00	153.89
2	—	523	130.00–136.00	132.93
3	—	217	200.00–212.50	208.08
4	—	433	138.00–147.50	140.25
3	—	330	150.00–156.00	154.12
3	—	473	138.00–142.00	139.30
3	—	273	157.50–162.50	160.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	147.50–157.50	152.28
4	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.40
4	—	573	110.00–112.00	110.98
6	—	480	125.00–130.00	126.60
4	—	530	123.00–126.00	124.47
12	—	278	125.00–150.00	131.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	278	126.00–135.00	128.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	115.00–118.00	115.48
3	—	380	130.00–136.00	131.89
10	—	437	116.00–124.00	116.75
4	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	110.00–114.00	111.94
7	—	329	114.00–122.00	118.45
3	—	533	100.00–105.00	101.63
3	—	273	120.00–130.00	123.17
7	—	372	124.00–130.00	126.45
4	—	473	106.00–110.00	107.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	213	110.00–115.00	111.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41
4	—	523	128.00–130.00	128.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	162.50–167.50	165.44

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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