Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.83/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$147.83

49 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	150.25	566	27
Medium and Large 2	351	144.86	509	22

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $57 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

147.83

—

FL average10 barns · 816 hd

151.63

−3.80

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	1,590	78.26	1,244	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	62.46	986	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	55.75	690	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	50.96	520	8thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	62.46/cwt	60.00–66.00	986	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	55.75/cwt	54.00–58.00	690	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	166.70/cwt	165.00–167.50	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	176.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	188.30/cwt	185.00–192.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	181.58/cwt	178.00–185.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	176.93/cwt	175.00–181.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.96/cwt	49.00–52.00	520	8
Bulls	—	—	1,590	78.26/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,244	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	68.42/cwt	62.50–72.00	768	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	77.33/cwt	75.00–80.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.62/cwt	178.00–185.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.02/cwt	173.00–175.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	137.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	153.08/cwt	149.00–157.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.67/cwt	187.50–197.50	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.12/cwt	137.00–145.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.24/cwt	157.00–162.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	236.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	533	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 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	60.00–66.00	62.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,237	54.00–58.00	55.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,020	49.00–52.00	50.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,590	76.00–80.00	78.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	272	150.00–152.00	150.95
3	—	363	135.00–142.00	137.38
6	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.56
9	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	149.00–157.00	153.08
10	—	422	137.00–145.00	141.12
7	—	325	157.00–162.00	159.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	165.00–167.50	166.70
3	—	326	170.00–180.00	176.84
4	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.56
4	—	270	180.00–185.00	182.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	320	185.00–192.00	188.30
4	—	430	178.00–185.00	181.58
3	—	373	175.00–181.00	176.93
2	—	260	195.00–200.00	197.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	178.00–185.00	181.62
4	—	470	173.00–175.00	174.02
6	—	372	187.50–197.50	192.67
3	—	225	230.00–240.00	236.81

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)	7	—	1,123	62.50–72.00	68.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,182	75.00–80.00	77.33

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle