Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady in limited test. Most feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower in light test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.45/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$134.45

51 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	141.56	627	14thin
Medium and Large 2	455	131.76	600	37

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about $27 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 sale51 hd

134.45

—

FL average9 barns · 721 hd

159.45

−25.00

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	2,103	84.00	1,767	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	59.78	748	7thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	183.20/cwt	179.00–187.50	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	208.70/cwt	207.50–210.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	190.92/cwt	189.00–195.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.38/cwt	155.00–157.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	152.51/cwt	152.00–153.00	785	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,010	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,878	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	80.10/cwt	77.50–82.50	873	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	66.65/cwt	63.00–70.00	710	10
Bulls	—	—	2,103	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,767	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	59.78/cwt	58.00–64.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	166.67/cwt	160.00–169.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	168.95/cwt	167.00–171.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	167.32/cwt	162.00–170.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	159.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	153.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	498	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	141.11/cwt	139.00–145.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	138.13/cwt	133.00–139.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	142.16/cwt	138.00–144.00	655	6

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 19, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 437Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls steady in limited test. Most feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower in light test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	179.00–187.50	183.20
2	—	275	207.50–210.00	208.70
2	—	630	138.00–140.00	139.01
3	—	323	189.00–195.00	190.92
5	—	530	155.00–157.00	155.38
2	—	468	167.00–171.00	168.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	152.00–153.00	152.51
4	—	371	160.00–169.00	166.67
9	—	438	162.00–170.00	167.32
6	—	470	157.00–162.00	159.45
6	—	335	180.00–185.00	182.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	150.00–156.00	153.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	130.00–135.00	131.85
4	—	573	115.00–120.00	118.73
11	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.49
7	—	524	125.00–130.00	128.45
7	—	429	133.00–139.00	138.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	139.00–145.00	141.11
6	—	461	138.00–144.00	142.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	77.50–82.50	80.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,065	63.00–70.00	66.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,103	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,252	58.00–64.00	59.78

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

Reporter comment USDA

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