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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jul 27

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

394 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 330▼ 2 vs year ago 396 · −0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 44▼ 18 vs year ago 52 · −34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 31▲ 24 vs year ago 23 · +104.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

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 $116.89/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$116.89

48 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$11.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.14

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	123.80	513	19thin
Medium and Large 2	445	112.36	499	29

One grade step is worth $11.45/cwt here — about $14 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 sale48 hd

116.89

—

FL average10 barns · 926 hd

128.02

−11.14

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	1,645	92.66	1,524	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	70.30	1,051	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	67.73	777	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	58.05	582	6thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	146.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	149.43/cwt	146.00–153.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	131.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	121.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	780	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	131.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	127.29/cwt	125.00–128.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	106.65/cwt	105.00–111.00	510	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	113.45/cwt	111.00–116.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	549	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	162.54/cwt	160.00–167.50	536	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	161.55/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.50	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	125.25/cwt	123.00–130.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	135.89/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	92.66/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,524	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	58.05/cwt	55.00–63.00	582	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	67.73/cwt	65.00–70.00	777	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	70.30/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,051	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	99.33/cwt	92.50–105.00	1,009	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	65.70/cwt	65.00–67.00	748	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,195.39/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	14,261	3

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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 330Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 44Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 31Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	100.00–106.00	102.96
10	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.43
7	—	478	105.00–111.00	106.65
6	—	433	110.00–115.00	111.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	120.00–125.00	121.62
5	—	330	130.00–135.00	131.91
4	—	530	111.00–116.00	113.45
4	—	378	125.00–128.00	127.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	123.00–130.00	125.25
3	—	372	150.00–152.50	150.86
1	—	420	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	160.00–167.50	162.54
4	—	473	132.00–140.00	135.89
4	—	440	141.00	141.00
3	—	372	155.00–165.00	161.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	115.00–122.00	118.43
4	—	474	125.00–132.00	128.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	130.00–135.00	131.82
5	—	430	145.00–150.00	146.93
4	—	664	115.00–120.00	117.47
4	—	575	120.00–126.00	121.46
2	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	470	146.00–153.00	149.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,002	55.00–63.00	58.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	68.00–72.00	70.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,147	65.00–70.00	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	89.00–96.00	92.66

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	—	1,139	65.00–67.00	65.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,016	92.50–105.00	99.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,193	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,195.39

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.