Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.91/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$131.91

78 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$9.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	136.67	609	39
Medium and Large 2	408	127.15	519	39

One grade step is worth $9.52/cwt here — about $90 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 sale78 hd

131.91

—

FL average10 barns · 1,284 hd

125.88

+6.03

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	—	Low	1,429	76.86	1,098	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	50.19	626	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	43.79	471	23

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,429	76.86/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,098	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	50.19/cwt	48.00–55.00	626	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	45.61/cwt	44.00–47.00	496	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	39.62/cwt	38.00–42.00	416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	196.22/cwt	195.00–197.50	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	148.92/cwt	146.00–155.00	558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	84.68/cwt	80.00–90.00	987	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	63.52/cwt	58.00–70.00	750	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.18/cwt	162.00–170.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.92/cwt	161.00–169.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.33/cwt	162.50–170.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	127.71/cwt	126.00–130.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	151.89/cwt	149.00–155.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	154.58/cwt	152.00–160.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	215.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	466	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	143.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.40/cwt	136.00–145.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	151.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	144.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	517	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	103.93/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	117.31/cwt	116.00–120.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	130.14/cwt	128.00–135.00	489	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.55/cwt	147.00–152.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	152.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.18/cwt	134.00–150.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	171.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	152.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.89/cwt	115.00–122.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	128.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	120.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	129.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	559	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 555Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 37Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 60Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,429	75.00–80.00	76.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,247	48.00–55.00	50.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,088	44.00–47.00	45.61
7	—	1,050	38.00–42.00	39.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	195.00–197.50	196.22
3	—	375	146.00–155.00	148.92
4	—	425	152.00–157.00	154.59
4	—	533	130.00–136.00	131.44
5	—	270	162.50–170.00	165.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	136.00–145.00	140.40
10	—	276	150.00–160.00	151.88
4	—	370	135.00–145.00	139.86
4	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.38
3	—	542	118.00–120.00	119.33
3	—	473	134.00–150.00	139.18
3	—	218	165.00–175.00	171.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	135.00–137.50	136.22
5	—	372	130.00–135.00	131.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	135.00–140.00	137.93
7	—	480	126.00–130.00	127.71
2	—	205	190.00–195.00	192.56
4	—	333	149.00–155.00	151.89
6	—	633	116.00–120.00	117.31
5	—	272	150.00–156.00	152.29
6	—	573	126.00–128.00	126.98
3	—	430	128.00–134.00	129.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	140.00–148.00	143.85
4	—	330	140.00–144.00	141.94
10	—	376	128.00–135.00	130.14
4	—	525	114.00–122.00	119.94
7	—	477	115.00–122.00	117.89
10	—	433	120.00–125.00	120.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	162.00–170.00	166.18
4	—	380	161.00–169.00	162.92
3	—	433	152.00–160.00	154.58
4	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.46
9	—	216	210.00–220.00	215.67
2	—	513	140.00–149.00	144.43
2	—	470	150.00–154.00	151.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	147.00–152.00	149.55
4	—	370	145.00–155.00	149.86
4	—	570	115.00–125.00	119.91
4	—	331	150.00–160.00	152.30
3	—	513	125.00–134.00	128.04

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)	20	—	1,165	80.00–90.00	84.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,180	58.00–70.00	63.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,027	96.00–112.00	103.93

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle