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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Oct 26

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

338 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 518▼ 509 vs year ago 847 · −60.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 56▼ 23 vs year ago 86 · −26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 156▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle unevenly 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 $118.10/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$118.10

65 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.45

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	123.71	508	44
Medium and Large 2	454	106.34	483	21

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about $25 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 sale65 hd

118.10

—

FL average10 barns · 933 hd

109.65

+8.45

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	1,402	79.22	1,111	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	56.02	711	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	42.75	445	12

Every lot

34 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 1	270	162.69/cwt	157.50–167.50	439	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	151.30/cwt	150.00–152.50	409	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	144.13/cwt	142.50–145.00	530	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	148.89/cwt	147.50–152.50	560	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	130.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	549	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	139.74/cwt	139.00–142.00	612	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	112.45/cwt	111.00–114.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	826	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	394	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	152.31/cwt	147.50–157.50	411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	127.16/cwt	126.00–128.00	413	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	123.77/cwt	123.00–130.00	451	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	116.55/cwt	115.00–119.00	434	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	440	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	113.96/cwt	113.00–116.00	498	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	113.12/cwt	112.00–116.00	538	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	589	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	650	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	135.59/cwt	133.00–140.00	510	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	128.95/cwt	128.00–131.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	534	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	124.46/cwt	123.00–126.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	534	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	612	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	77.52/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,012	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,539	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	39.09/cwt	36.00–42.00	387	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	46.41/cwt	45.00–47.00	507	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	56.02/cwt	52.00–58.00	711	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	73.50/cwt	67.00–81.00	769	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	58.70/cwt	54.00–65.00	681	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 Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 518Year ago 847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 56Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 156Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle unevenly 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
3	—	430	128.00–131.00	128.95
3	—	523	117.00	117.00
4	—	473	123.00–126.00	124.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–116.00	112.92
8	—	376	133.00–140.00	135.59
8	—	430	120.00–128.00	124.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	113.00–116.00	113.96
9	—	364	123.00–130.00	123.77
6	—	528	110.00–113.00	111.46
7	—	476	112.00–116.00	113.12
2	—	270	147.50–157.50	152.31
4	—	225	170.00–180.00	174.89
5	—	325	126.00–128.00	127.16
2	—	640	101.00–102.00	101.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	115.00–119.00	116.55
6	—	533	100.00–104.00	101.95
4	—	475	106.00	106.00
6	—	430	100.00–105.00	102.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	157.50–167.50	162.69
4	—	438	139.00–142.00	139.74
2	—	625	111.00–114.00	112.45
7	—	376	147.50–152.50	148.89
2	—	765	107.00–109.00	108.01
3	—	533	117.00–120.00	117.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	150.00–152.50	151.30
3	—	368	142.50–145.00	144.13
5	—	422	127.00–135.00	130.11

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)	7	—	1,046	67.00–81.00	73.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,160	54.00–65.00	58.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,269	52.00–58.00	56.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	45.00–47.00	46.41
6	—	990	36.00–42.00	39.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	76.00–79.00	77.52
1	—	1,790	86.00	86.00

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.