Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes mostly steady in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.86/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$143.86

54 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$5.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	379	147.99	561	15thin
Medium and Large 1	501	142.27	713	39

One grade step is worth $5.73/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale54 hd

143.86

—

FL average10 barns · 730 hd

157.16

−13.30

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	1,663	76.60	1,274	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	51.94	578	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	51.19	830	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	48.47	493	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	158.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	173.07/cwt	170.00–177.50	457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.36/cwt	155.00–159.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	172.80/cwt	172.00–175.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	150.74/cwt	147.00–155.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	147.34/cwt	147.00–148.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.68/cwt	132.00–138.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.70/cwt	131.00–136.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	159.03/cwt	156.00–165.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	193.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	207.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	578	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.07/cwt	142.00–148.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.49/cwt	138.00–142.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.31/cwt	123.00–127.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.95/cwt	139.00–144.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.87/cwt	140.00–147.50	666	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	70.46/cwt	64.00–87.50	693	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	696	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	1,223.97/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	10,857	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	80.20/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,350	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,199	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	48.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	51.94/cwt	49.00–56.00	578	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	51.19/cwt	49.00–55.00	830	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 30, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 291Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 117Year ago 0

All classes mostly steady in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	157.00–160.00	158.96
5	—	264	170.00–177.50	173.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	155.00–159.00	156.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	172.00–175.00	172.80
3	—	332	147.00–155.00	150.74
5	—	435	132.00–138.00	135.68
3	—	530	131.00–136.00	132.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	147.00–148.00	147.34
2	—	578	145.00–147.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	142.00–148.00	145.07
6	—	579	138.00–142.00	140.49
3	—	630	123.00–127.00	124.31
5	—	517	139.00–144.00	142.95
8	—	466	140.00–147.50	142.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	156.00–165.00	159.03
4	—	316	190.00–200.00	193.23
2	—	220	205.00–210.00	207.39

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	—	984	64.00–87.50	70.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	980	71.00	71.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,223.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	74.00–84.00	80.20
3	—	1,643	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	45.00–50.00	48.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	49.00–56.00	51.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	49.00–55.00	51.19

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