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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Sep 21

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

532 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 532▼ 4 vs year ago 536 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 53▲ 46 vs year ago 39 · +117.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 65▲ 20 vs year ago 28 · +71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $122.82/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$122.82

72 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$3.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	123.94	505	47
Medium and Large 2	350	120.72	422	25

One grade step is worth $3.22/cwt here — about $82 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 sale72 hd

122.82

—

FL average10 barns · 1,041 hd

117.71

+5.11

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	—	High	1,678	93.47	1,569	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	62.99	801	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	53.24	586	11

Every lot

38 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	137.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	448	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	525	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.50	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	140.91/cwt	138.00–144.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	123.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	118.29/cwt	117.00–121.00	793	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	134.12/cwt	132.50–135.00	304	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	124.28/cwt	120.00–127.50	345	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	135.45/cwt	133.00–138.00	378	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	131.44/cwt	130.00–133.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	129.63/cwt	129.00–131.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	124.43/cwt	122.00–127.00	460	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	117.83/cwt	114.00–120.00	440	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	115.38/cwt	112.00–119.00	490	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	121.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	110.45/cwt	108.00–116.00	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	107.68/cwt	104.00–110.00	674	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	145.41/cwt	141.00–150.00	371	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	281	136.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	384	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	156.37/cwt	153.00–160.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	146.43/cwt	144.00–149.00	542	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	148.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	135.47/cwt	134.00–137.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	134.96/cwt	131.00–139.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	143.51/cwt	140.00–149.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	111.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	104.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	601	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,601	91.22/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,460	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	97.97/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,796	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	53.24/cwt	51.00–55.00	586	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	61.31/cwt	57.00–69.00	753	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	65.88/cwt	65.00–68.00	886	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	107.00/cwt	102.50–112.50	1,065	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	57.00/cwt	53.00–60.00	638	12

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 532Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 53Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 65Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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	—	328	153.00–160.00	156.37
3	—	570	110.00–114.00	111.38
4	—	255	141.00–150.00	145.41
4	—	370	144.00–149.00	146.43
4	—	421	148.00–152.00	148.96
5	—	472	140.00–149.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	134.00–137.00	135.47
4	—	465	131.00–139.00	134.96
7	—	577	100.00–110.00	104.16
9	—	281	135.00–140.00	136.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	120.00–125.00	121.94
4	—	428	150.00–157.50	153.64
3	—	670	117.00–121.00	118.29
4	—	470	149.00–152.00	150.47
4	—	568	120.00–125.00	123.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	140.00–144.00	141.95
4	—	433	138.00–144.00	140.91
4	—	470	131.00–133.00	131.98
5	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	112.00–119.00	115.38
8	—	278	120.00–127.50	124.28
8	—	373	114.00–120.00	117.83
3	—	330	129.00–131.00	129.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	119.00–125.00	121.93
4	—	470	118.00–122.00	119.96
5	—	626	104.00–110.00	107.68
6	—	370	122.00–127.00	124.43
8	—	571	108.00–116.00	110.45
13	—	279	133.00–138.00	135.45
3	—	227	132.50–135.00	134.12
4	—	328	130.00–133.00	131.44

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,120	53.00–60.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	995	102.50–112.50	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,345	65.00–68.00	65.88
19	—	1,229	57.00–69.00	61.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,100	51.00–55.00	53.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	97.00–99.00	97.97
4	—	1,601	90.00–92.00	91.22

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.