Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes to few to determine a trend. Feeder cattle steady in light test. Feeder and replacement cow not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.98/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$146.98

45 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	389	149.37	581	18thin
Medium and Large 2	376	145.38	547	27

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $34 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 sale45 hd

146.98

—

FL average10 barns · 700 hd

142.74

+4.24

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	1,624	87.34	1,418	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	53.52	588	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	370	171.69/cwt	170.00–172.50	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	174.11/cwt	172.50–177.50	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	198.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	525	5
Bulls	—	—	1,624	87.34/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,418	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	53.52/cwt	53.00–54.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.15/cwt	177.50–185.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	159.94/cwt	157.50–162.50	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	206.31/cwt	205.00–207.50	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	197.34/cwt	192.50–202.50	622	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	70.15/cwt	65.00–77.50	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.49/cwt	131.00–133.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	156.48/cwt	155.00–159.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.55/cwt	132.50–136.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.29/cwt	157.50–165.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	164.09/cwt	162.50–170.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 262Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 44Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes to few to determine a trend. Feeder cattle steady in light test. Feeder and replacement cow not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	170.00–172.50	171.69
3	—	423	172.50–177.50	174.11
5	—	264	195.00–205.00	198.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	418	145.00–147.00	145.98
2	—	468	137.50–138.00	137.75
3	—	623	117.00–125.00	119.57
4	—	325	157.50–165.00	159.29
5	—	264	162.50–170.00	164.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	150.00–155.00	151.60
4	—	223	165.00	165.00
4	—	433	135.00–140.00	136.18
4	—	520	131.00–133.00	131.49
5	—	281	155.00–159.00	156.48
5	—	467	132.50–136.00	134.55
2	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	177.50–185.00	181.15
2	—	273	205.00–207.50	206.31
2	—	315	192.50–202.50	197.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	157.50–162.50	159.94
5	—	370	165.00–170.00	166.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,624	83.00–89.00	87.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	53.00–54.00	53.52

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)	4	—	1,056	65.00–77.50	70.15

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle