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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Aug 31

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

258 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 423▲ 258 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 37▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 46▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle generally steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

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 $121.71/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$121.71

55 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$6.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	124.09	561	36
Medium and Large 2	440	117.22	516	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $46 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 sale55 hd

121.71

—

FL average10 barns · 824 hd

120.26

+1.45

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	1,570	89.65	1,407	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	60.02	691	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	53.90	612	3thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	168.97/cwt	167.50–170.00	622	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	158.58/cwt	155.00–162.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	145.97/cwt	145.00–148.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	123.78/cwt	123.00–125.00	659	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	127.94/cwt	126.00–131.00	684	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	621	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	118.56/cwt	117.00–125.00	683	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	461	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	500	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	130.36/cwt	129.00–131.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	119.97/cwt	118.00–125.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	120.26/cwt	117.00–122.50	566	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	111.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	533	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	111.58/cwt	110.00–114.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	112.95/cwt	111.00–117.00	647	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.50	477	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	161.11/cwt	157.50–165.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	120.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	577	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	87.48/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,601	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	58.99/cwt	57.00–61.00	657	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	53.90/cwt	53.00–56.00	612	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	63.10/cwt	62.00–64.00	800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	89.21/cwt	85.00–100.00	838	4

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 423Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle generally steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	129.00–131.00	130.36
4	—	375	132.00–135.00	133.46
5	—	536	110.00–114.00	111.58
10	—	471	117.00–122.50	120.26
6	—	573	111.00–117.00	112.95
8	—	334	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	123.00–125.00	123.97
7	—	437	118.00–125.00	119.97
8	—	478	109.00–114.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	155.00–162.00	158.58
3	—	482	145.00–148.00	145.97
5	—	368	167.50–170.00	168.97
10	—	535	126.00–131.00	127.94
10	—	576	117.00–125.00	118.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	108.00–112.00	109.98
5	—	532	123.00–125.00	123.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	119.00–125.00	120.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	170.00–177.50	173.55
2	—	333	157.50–165.00	161.11

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)	4	—	939	85.00–100.00	89.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	62.00–64.00	63.10
6	—	1,113	57.00–61.00	58.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	53.00–56.00	53.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	87.00–88.00	87.48
2	—	1,703	93.00–95.00	94.00

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.