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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 11

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 250▼ 73 vs year ago 225 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 30▲ 18 vs year ago 13 · +138.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 82▲ 83 vs year ago 9 · +922.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Replacement cows reported were a herd sell out.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.81/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −33.94 against this barn's trailing median of $174.74.

Average price

$140.81

26 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$11.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	361	143.00	516	21
Medium and Large 1	473	131.61	623	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale26 hd

140.81

—

FL average9 barns · 411 hd

137.20

+3.61

This barn, trailing median7 sales

174.74

−33.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

7 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $150.98, median $174.74 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,742	92.98	1,620	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	71.38	942	17

Every lot

19 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	135.30/cwt	134.00–138.00	721	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	755	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	138.47/cwt	135.00–142.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	126.26/cwt	124.00–131.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	587	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	159.91/cwt	157.50–162.50	440	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	153.78/cwt	149.00–156.00	514	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	126.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	543	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	131.61/cwt	118.00–138.00	623	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	91.64/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,584	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,731	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	63.41/cwt	60.00–66.00	739	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	75.73/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,064	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	77.30/cwt	70.00–90.00	904	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	1,298.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	14,050	20

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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 250Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 82Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Replacement cows reported were a herd sell out.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	118.00–138.00	131.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	157.50–162.50	159.91
4	—	365	139.00–140.00	139.49
6	—	334	149.00–156.00	153.78
7	—	431	125.00–129.00	126.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	135.00–142.00	138.47
3	—	433	124.00–131.00	126.26
4	—	495	109.00	109.00
4	—	570	100.00–106.00	102.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	117.00–121.00	118.96
3	—	375	130.00–135.00	131.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	134.00–138.00	135.30
2	—	570	132.00–133.00	132.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,728	89.00–95.00	91.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	60.00–66.00	63.41
11	—	1,405	74.00–78.00	75.73

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)	7	—	1,169	70.00–90.00	77.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,082	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,298.53

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.