Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.31/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$176.31

51 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$44.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	193.75	711	26
Medium and Large 2	385	162.31	624	17thin
Medium and Large 3	388	149.42	580	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.33/cwt here — about $131 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 sale51 hd

176.31

—

FL average10 barns · 946 hd

174.40

+1.91

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	56.70	680	9thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.21/cwt	159.00–164.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	236.04/cwt	225.00–240.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	177.26/cwt	175.00–180.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	215.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	247.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	144.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	167.72/cwt	165.00–172.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.25/cwt	165.00–172.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	141.64/cwt	140.00–142.50	588	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	55.33/cwt	54.00–57.00	639	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	113.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,168	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	74.47/cwt	66.00–85.00	868	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,018.87/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	10,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	193.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	148.81/cwt	145.00–152.50	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	144.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	165.91/cwt	163.00–172.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	149.67/cwt	140.00–164.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	161.42/cwt	155.00–165.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	145.92/cwt	142.00–150.00	387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.28/cwt	150.00–156.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	158.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.76/cwt	142.00–148.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	228.98/cwt	225.00–240.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	186.36/cwt	183.00–190.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	176.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.97/cwt	145.00–149.00	776	2

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 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 205Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 74Year ago 0

Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	159.00–164.00	160.21
4	—	265	225.00–240.00	236.04
4	—	368	175.00–180.00	177.26
3	—	468	157.00–160.00	158.96
2	—	615	125.00–135.00	130.08
7	—	317	210.00–220.00	215.86
2	—	218	245.00–250.00	247.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	210.00–215.00	212.56
4	—	473	142.00–146.00	143.95
5	—	329	165.00–172.00	167.72
6	—	425	150.00–156.00	153.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	140.00–145.00	144.03
3	—	323	155.00–160.00	158.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	125.00–130.00	127.43
6	—	368	130.00–137.00	131.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	165.00–172.00	167.25
4	—	315	145.00–152.50	148.81
3	—	270	155.00–165.00	161.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	140.00–142.50	141.64
3	—	218	190.00–200.00	193.59
12	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.41
4	—	265	142.00–150.00	145.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	140.00–146.00	144.07
6	—	330	163.00–172.00	165.91
12	—	378	140.00–164.00	149.67
7	—	428	142.00–148.00	143.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	150.00–160.00	154.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	274	225.00–240.00	228.98
4	—	323	183.00–190.00	186.36
3	—	383	175.00–180.00	176.70
2	—	528	145.00–149.00	146.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	61.00–62.00	61.51
7	—	1,154	54.00–57.00	55.33

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	110.00–120.00	113.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,165	66.00–85.00	74.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	925.00–1,100.00	1,018.87

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle