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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Feb 17

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 325▲ 305 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 35 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 steady and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

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 $137.61/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$137.61

57 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$0.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	384	138.16	530	13thin
Medium and Large 1	463	137.45	637	44

One grade step is worth $0.71/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale57 hd

137.61

—

FL average10 barns · 708 hd

142.16

−4.54

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	1,425	83.38	1,188	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	58.55	669	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	49.43	490	8thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	170.48/cwt	150.00–180.00	641	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	169.91/cwt	167.50–172.50	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	161.74/cwt	159.00–167.00	755	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	151.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	798	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	147.96/cwt	146.00–150.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	144.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	907	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	353	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	163.70/cwt	162.50–165.00	442	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	153.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	510	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	153.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	131.36/cwt	127.50–135.00	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	134.95/cwt	133.00–137.00	638	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	130.20/cwt	128.00–132.50	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	125.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	112.30/cwt	111.00–116.00	700	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	268	207.13/cwt	200.00–222.50	555	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	176.23/cwt	175.00–177.50	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	544	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	163.72/cwt	162.50–165.00	606	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.50	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	165.77/cwt	164.00–167.50	714	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	149.92/cwt	147.50–155.00	649	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	145.67/cwt	142.50–149.00	769	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	81.44/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,118	7
Bulls	—	—	1,785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,731	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	49.43/cwt	47.00–53.00	490	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	58.55/cwt	58.00–59.00	669	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	76.83/cwt	67.00–80.00	787	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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	175.00–177.50	176.23
4	—	370	162.50–165.00	163.72
4	—	470	149.00–152.00	150.47
5	—	431	164.00–167.50	165.77
6	—	268	200.00–222.50	207.13
6	—	528	142.50–149.00	145.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	160.00–170.00	164.85
4	—	375	150.00–157.50	153.65
4	—	473	140.00–147.50	143.65
6	—	433	147.50–155.00	149.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	150.00–154.00	151.94
4	—	573	146.00–150.00	147.96
6	—	467	159.00–167.00	161.74
8	—	376	150.00–180.00	170.48
2	—	628	140.00–149.00	144.45
4	—	425	167.50–172.50	169.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	150.00–155.00	153.99
8	—	473	133.00–137.00	134.95
8	—	623	111.00–116.00	112.30
4	—	270	162.50–165.00	163.70
4	—	374	150.00–155.00	153.70
4	—	528	128.00–132.50	130.20
4	—	575	124.00–128.00	125.95
7	—	426	142.00–145.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	150.00–157.00	153.65
4	—	428	127.50–135.00	131.36
5	—	471	130.00–133.00	131.22

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)	8	—	1,024	67.00–80.00	76.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	58.00–59.00	58.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	992	47.00–53.00	49.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	97.00	97.00
7	—	1,373	80.00–86.00	81.44

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.