Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.80/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$154.80

33 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	159.83	628	17thin
Medium and Large 2	398	149.72	595	14thin
Medium and Large 3	270	147.55	398	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $230 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 sale33 hd

154.80

—

FL average10 barns · 743 hd

153.05

+1.74

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	53.61	598	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	51.57	753	4thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	525	158.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	181.35/cwt	177.50–185.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.53/cwt	150.00–167.50	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	172.83/cwt	170.00–179.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.72/cwt	168.00–172.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	169.61/cwt	165.00–174.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.68/cwt	144.00–150.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	154.10/cwt	153.00–157.50	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	163.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	926	108.93/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,009	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	56.42/cwt	55.00–60.00	531	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	62.83/cwt	59.00–67.00	547	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	53.61/cwt	53.00–55.00	598	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	51.57/cwt	48.00–54.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	158.92/cwt	156.00–160.00	497	4

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 May 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 71Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	155.00–162.00	158.67
4	—	272	177.50–185.00	181.35
4	—	430	150.00–167.50	160.53
8	—	326	170.00–179.00	172.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	170.00–172.00	170.99
2	—	425	155.00–158.00	156.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	168.00–172.00	170.72
2	—	522	165.00–174.00	169.61
2	—	570	153.00–155.00	153.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	151.00–155.00	153.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	150.00–158.00	155.92
3	—	465	144.00–150.00	147.68
4	—	330	167.50–170.00	168.79
5	—	372	160.00–170.00	163.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	153.00–157.50	154.10
6	—	471	140.00–141.00	140.66
4	—	313	156.00–160.00	158.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	926	107.50–112.50	108.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	942	55.00–60.00	56.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	870	59.00–67.00	62.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,116	53.00–55.00	53.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,460	48.00–54.00	51.57

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle