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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Aug 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

423 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 375▲ 149 vs year ago 274 · +54.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 58▲ 9 vs year ago 28 · +32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 16▲ 25 vs year ago 21 · +119.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $117.21/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$117.21

82 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$37.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.36

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	125.51	712	46
Medium and Large 2	525	115.66	607	24
Medium and Large 3	524	88.46	464	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.06/cwt here — about $248 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 sale82 hd

117.21

—

FL average10 barns · 1,199 hd

136.56

−19.36

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	1,476	87.82	1,296	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	65.24	854	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	57.46	552	7thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	174.88/cwt	172.50–180.00	589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	131.33/cwt	127.50–134.00	562	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	141.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	89.84/cwt	85.00–95.00	427	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	114.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	126.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	109.14/cwt	107.00–111.00	623	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	87.07/cwt	84.00–90.00	499	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	120.77/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	111.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	116.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	105.65/cwt	102.00–110.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	111.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	97.66/cwt	96.00–100.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	106.47/cwt	105.00–109.00	569	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	168.61/cwt	165.00–172.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	144.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,476	87.82/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,296	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	57.46/cwt	55.00–60.00	552	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	65.24/cwt	63.00–67.00	854	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	102.02/cwt	97.50–110.00	1,032	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	63.21/cwt	60.00–66.00	700	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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 375Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 58Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 16Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
2	—	435	150.00–152.50	151.24
3	—	735	102.00–110.00	105.65
10	—	538	125.00–135.00	126.97
9	—	620	110.00–115.00	111.90
4	—	658	115.00–120.00	116.26
4	—	460	140.00–147.00	141.75
3	—	337	172.50–180.00	174.88
10	—	580	120.00–124.00	120.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	110.00–120.00	114.83
5	—	428	127.50–134.00	131.33
11	—	571	107.00–111.00	109.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	85.00–95.00	89.84
6	—	573	84.00–90.00	87.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.43
8	—	534	105.00–109.00	106.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	110.00–115.00	111.59
5	—	524	96.00–100.00	97.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	90.00–95.00	92.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	140.00–145.00	144.57
4	—	330	165.00–172.00	168.61

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)	3	—	1,012	97.50–110.00	102.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,108	60.00–66.00	63.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	961	55.00–60.00	57.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,309	63.00–67.00	65.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	85.00–91.00	87.82

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.