Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.51/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$156.51

33 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$19.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	337	170.32	574	10thin
Medium and Large 1	436	150.50	656	23

One grade step is worth $19.81/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 sale33 hd

156.51

—

FL average4 barns · 237 hd

167.73

−11.23

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	1,692	83.60	1,415	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	64.39	793	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	53.86	576	18

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	267	213.86/cwt	210.00–217.50	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	157.65/cwt	154.00–160.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	157.56/cwt	155.00–162.00	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	171.35/cwt	167.50–175.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	218.68/cwt	217.50–220.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	196.13/cwt	195.00–202.50	641	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	71.41/cwt	65.00–77.50	718	26
Bulls	—	—	1,692	83.60/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	180.72/cwt	177.00–184.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	64.39/cwt	61.00–68.00	793	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	47.55/cwt	45.00–50.00	480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	55.66/cwt	53.00–60.00	605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	196.34/cwt	194.00–202.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	201.96/cwt	199.00–205.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	724	2

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 19, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	267	210.00–217.50	213.86
4	—	422	187.00–190.00	188.54
4	—	472	170.00–174.00	172.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	154.00–160.00	157.65
11	—	376	155.00–162.00	157.56
5	—	569	125.00–129.00	126.64
2	—	472	152.00–155.00	153.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	145.00–150.00	148.25
4	—	272	167.50–175.00	171.35
3	—	335	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	217.50–220.00	218.68
7	—	327	195.00–202.50	196.13
11	—	468	177.00–184.00	180.72
4	—	360	199.00–205.00	201.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	194.00–202.00	196.34

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)	26	—	1,006	65.00–77.50	71.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,692	82.00–85.00	83.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,232	61.00–68.00	64.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	45.00–50.00	47.55
14	—	1,087	53.00–60.00	55.66

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