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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jan 27

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 333▲ 369 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 22▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 11▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls under 300 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 300 pounds steady. Feeder heifers steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

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 $144.14/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$144.14

50 head · 339 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$8.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	344	148.74	511	24
Medium and Large 2	334	139.89	467	26

One grade step is worth $8.85/cwt here — about $44 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

144.14

—

FL average10 barns · 896 hd

143.39

+0.75

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	—	High	1,482	80.84	1,198	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	54.05	614	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	46.17	464	16

Every lot

30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	190	242.70/cwt	235.00–250.00	461	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	226	224.51/cwt	220.00–227.50	507	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	185.20/cwt	180.00–188.00	511	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	214.80/cwt	212.50–222.50	597	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	568	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	167.41/cwt	162.50–175.00	623	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	160.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	696	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	741	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	165.73/cwt	162.00–170.00	373	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	171.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	391	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	138.58/cwt	135.00–142.50	378	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	429	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	149.62/cwt	147.00–152.50	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	452	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	140.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	149.08/cwt	147.50–152.50	567	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	125.96/cwt	125.00–128.00	605	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	162.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	594	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	156.17/cwt	152.50–160.00	583	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	154.94/cwt	152.50–157.50	666	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	144.58/cwt	140.00–157.50	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.50	727	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,416	78.54/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,112	11
Bulls	—	—	1,845	93.46/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,724	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	46.17/cwt	44.00–48.00	464	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	53.20/cwt	52.00–56.00	598	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	732	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	106.97/cwt	95.00–120.00	1,000	4

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 333Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	152.50–157.50	154.94
6	—	365	160.00–168.00	162.74
8	—	476	150.00–157.50	152.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	140.00–157.50	144.58
8	—	373	152.50–160.00	156.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	160.00–165.00	160.77
7	—	372	162.50–175.00	167.41
8	—	226	220.00–227.50	224.51
12	—	278	212.50–222.50	214.80
2	—	190	235.00–250.00	242.70
3	—	468	155.00–160.00	158.27
4	—	325	170.00–180.00	174.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	276	180.00–188.00	185.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.93
6	—	273	135.00–142.50	138.58
7	—	431	125.00–130.00	127.09
4	—	225	162.00–170.00	165.73
4	—	373	137.00–145.00	140.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	125.00–128.00	125.96
4	—	325	147.00–152.50	149.62
6	—	283	150.00–155.00	151.59
6	—	380	147.50–152.50	149.08
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41
3	—	228	170.00–175.00	171.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	92.00–95.00	93.46
11	—	1,416	77.00–83.00	78.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,124	52.00–56.00	53.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,005	44.00–48.00	46.17

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	—	935	95.00–120.00	106.97

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.