Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.80/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$129.80

31 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$18.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	141.24	532	12thin
Medium and Large 2	459	122.57	563	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.66/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale31 hd

129.80

—

FL average10 barns · 805 hd

157.31

−27.52

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	1,562	79.46	1,241	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	57.85	691	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	53.45	536	8thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,562	79.46/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,241	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	62.54/cwt	62.00–63.00	791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.98/cwt	53.00–59.00	652	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	53.45/cwt	50.00–56.00	536	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	73.15/cwt	70.00–80.00	669	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	104.15/cwt	101.00–107.50	974	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	85.29/cwt	79.00–95.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	147.25/cwt	142.50–149.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	168.64/cwt	165.00–172.50	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.79/cwt	171.00–179.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	128.65/cwt	125.00–131.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	142.93/cwt	139.00–146.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	162.98/cwt	160.00–167.50	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.12/cwt	156.00–162.50	680	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 Apr 2, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 56Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,562	78.00–84.00	79.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	62.00–63.00	62.54
5	—	1,165	53.00–59.00	55.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,003	50.00–56.00	53.45

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	915	70.00–80.00	73.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	101.00–107.50	104.15
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	938	79.00–95.00	85.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	305	142.50–149.00	147.25
5	—	371	139.00–146.00	142.93
2	—	572	120.00–124.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.15
5	—	524	115.00–120.00	117.58
5	—	424	125.00–131.00	128.65
3	—	380	130.00–135.00	131.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	165.00–172.50	168.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	144.00–146.00	144.99
3	—	515	145.00–150.00	146.63
3	—	420	171.00–179.00	173.79
2	—	462	165.00–170.00	167.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	120.00–127.00	121.99
6	—	525	129.00–136.00	133.58
5	—	367	160.00–167.50	162.98
3	—	468	145.00–148.00	145.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	156.00–162.50	158.12

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle