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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Mar 2

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Feb 24Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 262▼ 6 vs year ago 197 · −3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 44▼ 9 vs year ago 20 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 19 vs year ago 24 · −79.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes to few to determine a trend. Feeder cattle steady in light test. Feeder and replacement cow not well tested.

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 $146.98/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$146.98

45 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	389	149.37	581	18thin
Medium and Large 2	376	145.38	547	27

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $34 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 sale45 hd

146.98

—

FL average10 barns · 700 hd

142.74

+4.24

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	1,624	87.34	1,418	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	53.52	588	2thin

Every lot

24 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	273	206.31/cwt	205.00–207.50	563	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	197.34/cwt	192.50–202.50	622	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	181.15/cwt	177.50–185.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	166.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	159.94/cwt	157.50–162.50	672	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	368	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	264	164.09/cwt	162.50–170.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	156.48/cwt	155.00–159.00	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	159.29/cwt	157.50–165.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	136.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	134.55/cwt	132.50–136.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	131.49/cwt	131.00–133.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	119.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	745	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	264	198.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	525	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	171.69/cwt	170.00–172.50	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	174.11/cwt	172.50–177.50	736	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	87.34/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,418	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	53.52/cwt	53.00–54.00	588	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	70.15/cwt	65.00–77.50	741	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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 262Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 44Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes to few to determine a trend. Feeder cattle steady in light test. Feeder and replacement cow not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	170.00–172.50	171.69
3	—	423	172.50–177.50	174.11
5	—	264	195.00–205.00	198.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	418	145.00–147.00	145.98
2	—	468	137.50–138.00	137.75
3	—	623	117.00–125.00	119.57
4	—	325	157.50–165.00	159.29
5	—	264	162.50–170.00	164.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	150.00–155.00	151.60
4	—	223	165.00	165.00
4	—	433	135.00–140.00	136.18
4	—	520	131.00–133.00	131.49
5	—	281	155.00–159.00	156.48
5	—	467	132.50–136.00	134.55
2	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	177.50–185.00	181.15
2	—	273	205.00–207.50	206.31
2	—	315	192.50–202.50	197.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	157.50–162.50	159.94
5	—	370	165.00–170.00	166.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,624	83.00–89.00	87.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	53.00–54.00	53.52

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)	4	—	1,056	65.00–77.50	70.15

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.