Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers firm. Feeder and replacement cows weak with good quality.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.38/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −49.91 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$155.38

23 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$32.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	363	183.35	666	3thin
Medium and Large 2	454	151.18	686	20

One grade step is worth $32.17/cwt here — about −$20 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

155.38

—

FL average10 barns · 412 hd

154.25

+1.13

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−49.91

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	1,586	75.53	1,198	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	55.79	656	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	50.14	500	4thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	Lean 85-90%	—	998	50.14/cwt	48.00–52.00	500	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	58.69/cwt	58.00–60.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	55.07/cwt	53.00–57.00	632	12
Bulls	—	—	1,478	73.41/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,085	4
Bulls	—	—	2,020	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,697	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	69.92/cwt	65.00–75.00	764	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,053.13/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,795	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	236.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.07/cwt	160.00–164.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	228.70/cwt	227.50–230.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	203.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.53/cwt	146.00–149.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	226.77/cwt	225.00–230.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	196.00/cwt	192.50–202.50	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	138.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.47/cwt	141.00–150.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	183.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	666	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 Jun 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 91Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers firm. Feeder and replacement cows weak with good quality.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	48.00–52.00	50.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	58.00–60.00	58.69
12	—	1,148	53.00–57.00	55.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	70.00–76.00	73.41
1	—	2,020	84.00	84.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,093	65.00–75.00	69.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,120	950.00–1,150.00	1,053.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	235.00–240.00	236.74
2	—	270	227.50–230.00	228.70
3	—	315	225.00–230.00	226.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	200.00–210.00	203.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	169.00–170.00	169.49
2	—	378	160.00–164.00	162.07
6	—	530	146.00–149.00	147.53
4	—	418	160.00–164.00	162.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	158.00–160.00	158.68
3	—	267	192.50–202.50	196.00
8	—	521	135.00–140.00	138.09
6	—	468	141.00–150.00	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	180.00–185.00	183.35

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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