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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 25

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 270▼ 76 vs year ago 290 · −26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 40▼ 9 vs year ago 67 · −13.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 90▲ 56 vs year ago 116 · +48.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $117.51/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$117.51

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$0.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.04

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	506	117.77	595	14thin
Medium and Large 1	633	116.80	739	5thin

One grade step is worth $0.97/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale19 hd

117.51

—

FL average7 barns · 474 hd

136.56

−19.04

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	1,493	88.79	1,326	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	69.81	842	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	60.49	656	17

Every lot

17 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	118.06/cwt	114.00–120.00	558	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	116.80/cwt	116.00–120.00	739	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	155.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	342	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	574	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	123.45/cwt	121.00–126.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	624	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	88.79/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,326	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	60.49/cwt	57.00–63.00	656	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	69.26/cwt	66.00–72.00	822	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	74.46/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,016	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	1,042.65/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	10,176	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	1,220.81/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	14,552	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	1,451.32/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	19,201	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	71.87/cwt	68.00–77.50	732	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	85.07/cwt	82.50–92.50	902	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 May 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 270Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 40Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 90Year ago 116

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. 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	—	570	109.00–110.00	109.49
4	—	530	121.00–126.00	123.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	123.00–125.00	123.98
4	—	220	150.00–160.00	155.34
4	—	368	139.00–141.00	139.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	116.00–120.00	116.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	114.00–120.00	118.06
8	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,493	88.00–92.00	88.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	73.00–76.00	74.46
17	—	1,187	66.00–72.00	69.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,084	57.00–63.00	60.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	976	950.00–1,125.00	1,042.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,323	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,451.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,192	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,220.81

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)	8	—	1,060	82.50–92.50	85.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,018	68.00–77.50	71.87

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.