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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jan 6

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 344▼ 161 vs year ago 192 · −83.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 75▲ 21 vs year ago 19 · +110.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 202 vs last sale 65▲ 226 vs year ago 41 · +551.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Most Florida sales closed the previous two weeks for Christmas/New Year Holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.16/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$137.16

50 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	139.89	624	34
Medium and Large 2	351	131.34	461	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $163 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 sale50 hd

137.16

—

FL average4 barns · 345 hd

134.29

+2.86

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	1,528	81.07	1,239	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	50.26	600	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	44.53	416	4thin

Every lot

28 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	190.02/cwt	187.50–192.50	616	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	138.64/cwt	135.00–142.50	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	218	212.07/cwt	205.00–220.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	138.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	146.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	132.57/cwt	127.50–135.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	130.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	137.29/cwt	136.00–140.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	131.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	606	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	125.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	125.18/cwt	124.00–126.00	711	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	163.79/cwt	162.50–165.00	467	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	165.74/cwt	162.50–167.50	605	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	150.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	559	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	142.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	139.94/cwt	138.00–142.00	735	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	81.07/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,239	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	44.53/cwt	42.00–47.00	416	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	49.79/cwt	47.00–51.00	582	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	795	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	87.70/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,018	8

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 344Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 75Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 267Last week 65Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Most Florida sales closed the previous two weeks for Christmas/New Year Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.41
2	—	285	162.50–165.00	163.79
7	—	371	150.00–155.00	150.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	148.00–152.00	149.96
3	—	480	140.00–148.00	142.56
4	—	525	138.00–142.00	139.94
9	—	365	162.50–167.50	165.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	155.00–160.00	156.63
5	—	324	187.50–192.50	190.02
1	—	655	132.00	132.00
1	—	710	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	135.00–142.50	138.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	125.00–130.00	125.98
3	—	327	145.00–149.00	146.31
4	—	218	205.00–220.00	212.07
4	—	423	129.00–135.00	131.91
4	—	468	127.00–132.00	129.49
5	—	568	124.00–126.00	125.18
3	—	373	136.00–140.00	137.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	120.00–125.00	122.44
5	—	282	135.00–140.00	138.09
3	—	335	127.50–135.00	132.57
4	—	370	127.00–135.00	130.89

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)	8	—	1,161	80.00–100.00	87.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,528	77.00–85.00	81.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	55.00	55.00
10	—	1,169	47.00–51.00	49.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	42.00–47.00	44.53

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.