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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Mar 9

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 191▲ 42 vs year ago 268 · +15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 11▲ 0 vs year ago 37 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 5▼ 39 vs year ago 59 · −66.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls weak. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Approximately 80 plus head of value added weaned worked yearlings with shot records.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.26/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$145.26

40 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$253

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.99

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	330	162.42	536	4thin
Medium and Large 1	550	143.36	789	36

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about −$253 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 sale40 hd

145.26

—

FL average9 barns · 426 hd

160.26

−14.99

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	1,563	85.75	1,340	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	60.87	1,003	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	58.04	710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	50.24	484	6thin

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	322	172.89/cwt	170.00–175.00	557	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	147.21/cwt	145.00–152.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	141.22/cwt	137.00–145.00	796	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	135.36/cwt	134.00–140.00	861	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	520	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	141.13/cwt	137.50–145.00	533	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	127.33/cwt	123.00–130.00	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	127.47/cwt	126.00–129.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	115.44/cwt	113.00–118.00	615	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	170.78/cwt	167.50–172.50	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	159.91/cwt	157.50–165.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	152.19/cwt	152.00–152.50	569	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	140.39/cwt	138.00–145.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	574	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	85.75/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,340	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	50.24/cwt	48.00–54.00	484	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	732	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	57.27/cwt	56.00–60.00	705	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	60.87/cwt	58.00–63.00	1,003	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	67.61/cwt	65.00–70.00	682	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	99.25/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,010	2

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 191Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 11Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	167.50–172.50	170.78
3	—	373	157.50–165.00	159.91
3	—	430	138.00–145.00	140.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	132.00–135.00	133.47
5	—	374	152.00–152.50	152.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	145.00–152.00	147.21
5	—	322	170.00–175.00	172.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	137.00–145.00	141.22
19	—	636	134.00–140.00	135.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	127.00–130.00	128.46
6	—	378	137.50–145.00	141.13
6	—	533	113.00–118.00	115.44
4	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.58
4	—	430	130.00–132.00	130.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	126.00–129.00	127.47
6	—	386	123.00–130.00	127.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	84.00–89.00	85.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	61.00–62.00	61.51
9	—	1,231	56.00–60.00	57.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	58.00–63.00	60.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	48.00–54.00	50.24

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)	2	—	1,018	95.00–105.00	99.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,008	65.00–70.00	67.61

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.