Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.84/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$146.84

72 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$17.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	275	157.59	433	4thin
Medium and Large 1	404	151.39	612	37
Medium and Large 2	444	140.01	622	31

One grade step is worth $17.58/cwt here — about −$189 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

146.84

—

FL average10 barns · 862 hd

161.57

−14.74

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	1,785	88.00	1,571	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	62.81	767	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	57.70	876	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	56.12	596	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	317	216.40/cwt	212.50–220.00	686	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	56.12/cwt	55.00–57.00	596	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	66.15/cwt	65.00–67.00	855	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	61.69/cwt	59.00–64.00	738	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	57.70/cwt	56.00–61.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	242.58/cwt	240.00–245.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.54/cwt	129.00–134.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	158.90/cwt	155.00–162.50	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	167.42/cwt	164.00–174.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	186.13/cwt	182.00–192.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	184.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.53/cwt	152.00–157.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	233.13/cwt	230.00–237.50	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	183.69/cwt	180.00–189.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	161.78/cwt	157.00–167.50	450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.11/cwt	139.00–145.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.64/cwt	147.50–152.00	558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.78/cwt	140.00–148.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	161.22/cwt	157.50–164.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	173.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	164.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	179.68/cwt	178.00–182.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	133.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.11/cwt	160.00–165.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	172.09/cwt	171.00–175.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	186.50/cwt	180.00–190.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	188.78/cwt	187.50–190.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	231.77/cwt	227.50–237.50	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.59/cwt	174.00–181.00	838	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	55.07/cwt	52.50–57.50	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	297.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	565	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 Mar 12, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 248Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	212.50–220.00	216.40
2	—	222	240.00–245.00	242.58
5	—	268	230.00–237.50	233.13
5	—	376	180.00–189.00	183.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	157.50–164.00	161.22
4	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	158.00–159.00	158.51
9	—	437	171.00–175.00	172.09
8	—	331	180.00–190.00	186.50
4	—	277	187.50–190.00	188.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	129.00–134.00	131.54
4	—	380	155.00–162.50	158.90
4	—	415	152.00–157.00	154.53
4	—	482	147.50–150.00	148.77
10	—	278	157.00–167.50	161.78
6	—	528	132.00–135.00	133.03
5	—	322	160.00–165.00	162.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	139.00–145.00	142.11
11	—	373	147.50–152.00	149.64
10	—	522	125.00–130.00	127.56
4	—	475	140.00–143.00	141.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	155.00–160.00	157.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	164.00–174.00	167.42
5	—	363	182.00–192.00	186.13
5	—	418	180.00–190.00	184.11
5	—	267	227.50–237.50	231.77
6	—	472	174.00–181.00	177.59
2	—	190	295.00–300.00	297.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	140.00–148.00	142.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	170.00–177.00	173.02
6	—	472	160.00–168.00	164.06
5	—	372	178.00–182.00	179.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,062	55.00–57.00	56.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,292	65.00–67.00	66.15
12	—	1,197	59.00–64.00	61.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	56.00–61.00	57.70

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	82.00	82.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,020	52.50–57.50	55.07

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle