Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows fully steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle unevenly steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Approximately 300 head of value added feeders. Value added feeders were weaned, castrated, and had shot records. Around 200 were grouped.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.65/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$142.65

143 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	147.25	678	82
Medium and Large 2	457	136.47	623	61

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $55 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 sale143 hd

142.65

—

FL average10 barns · 1,063 hd

143.55

−0.90

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	70.18	865	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	62.15	611	7thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	125.59/cwt	125.00–126.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	109.36/cwt	105.00–114.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	118.97/cwt	117.00–121.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	123.54/cwt	122.00–126.00	410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.09/cwt	114.00–120.00	507	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	101.05/cwt	95.00–107.00	923	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	969.72/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	9,940	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	154.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	526	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	172.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.27/cwt	147.50–149.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	113.56/cwt	112.00–116.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	123.29/cwt	122.00–127.00	334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	118.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	75.38/cwt	73.00–77.00	959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	68.23/cwt	65.00–71.00	831	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	62.15/cwt	60.00–64.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	127.42/cwt	126.00–130.00	341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	376	155.24/cwt	154.00–157.00	584	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	137.61/cwt	136.00–139.00	761	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	504	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	377	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	449	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	119.69/cwt	119.00–121.00	560	3

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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 205Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 34Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 38

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows fully steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle unevenly steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Approximately 300 head of value added feeders. Value added feeders were weaned, castrated, and had shot records. Around 200 were grouped.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	125.00–126.00	125.59
4	—	573	105.00–114.00	109.36
4	—	433	117.00–121.00	118.97
5	—	532	112.00–116.00	113.56
3	—	268	126.00–130.00	127.42
3	—	468	119.00–121.00	119.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	332	122.00–126.00	123.54
8	—	433	114.00–120.00	117.09
4	—	271	122.00–127.00	123.29
6	—	373	115.00–122.00	118.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	450	120.00	120.00
10	—	504	114.00	114.00
6	—	377	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	449	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	130.00–137.00	133.39
2	—	473	145.00–147.00	146.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	140.00–144.00	142.37
5	—	429	135.00–140.00	135.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	376	154.00–157.00	155.24
28	—	553	136.00–139.00	137.61
25	—	455	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	477	140.00	140.00
23	—	435	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	150.00–160.00	154.73
4	—	426	131.00–140.00	137.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	328	160.00–165.00	160.39
4	—	530	125.00–130.00	127.45
4	—	365	155.00–156.00	155.49
4	—	265	165.00–175.00	172.31
2	—	430	147.50–149.00	148.27

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	913	95.00–107.00	101.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	900.00–1,075.00	969.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	73.00–77.00	75.38
8	—	1,218	65.00–71.00	68.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	60.00–64.00	62.15

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

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