Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.99/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$152.99

49 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	365	154.55	565	39
Medium and Large 1	468	146.90	688	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale49 hd

152.99

—

FL average2 barns · 123 hd

154.46

−1.48

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	67.36	950	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	47.58	445	3thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	169.35/cwt	165.00–172.50	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	209.23/cwt	205.00–215.00	456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	188.07/cwt	185.00–195.00	596	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	215.67/cwt	215.00–217.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	205.17/cwt	202.00–207.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.12/cwt	152.00–157.00	570	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	146.88/cwt	145.00–147.50	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	157.72/cwt	155.00–162.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	145.97/cwt	142.00–147.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	514	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	78.96/cwt	75.00–82.00	719	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	104.52/cwt	95.00–115.00	942	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	67.36/cwt	65.00–70.00	950	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	47.58/cwt	45.00–52.00	445	3

How this sale compares

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 Feb 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	165.00–172.50	169.35
6	—	218	205.00–215.00	209.23
11	—	317	185.00–195.00	188.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	228	215.00–217.00	215.67
8	—	280	202.00–207.00	205.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	370	152.00–157.00	154.12
4	—	325	155.00–162.00	158.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	147.00	147.00
8	—	483	145.00–147.50	146.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	155.00–162.00	157.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	142.00–147.00	145.97

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	910	75.00–82.00	78.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	901	95.00–115.00	104.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,410	65.00–70.00	67.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	45.00–52.00	47.58

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.

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Columbia Livestock Market

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle