Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.77/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$133.77

58 head · 377 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$2.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	135.95	524	11thin
Medium and Large 2	374	133.27	499	47

One grade step is worth $2.68/cwt here — about $25 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 sale58 hd

133.77

—

FL average10 barns · 1,034 hd

141.84

−8.07

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	1,685	88.85	1,497	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	58.79	687	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	52.00	516	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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%	—	992	52.00/cwt	50.00–53.00	516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	57.02/cwt	56.00–58.00	642	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	62.32/cwt	60.00–65.00	782	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	86.13/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,447	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.43/cwt	161.00–166.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.35/cwt	164.00–167.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	141.55/cwt	140.00–147.50	371	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	88.04/cwt	80.00–92.50	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.35/cwt	139.00–141.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	136.92/cwt	133.00–140.00	440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	152.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	348	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.88/cwt	138.00–143.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.27/cwt	172.50–182.50	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.37/cwt	129.00–133.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.92/cwt	136.00–139.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	217.66/cwt	210.00–220.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	204.43/cwt	200.00–212.50	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.96/cwt	154.00–158.00	658	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 25, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 428Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	992	50.00–53.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,126	56.00–58.00	57.02
3	—	1,255	60.00–65.00	62.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	84.00–88.00	86.13
1	—	1,700	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	161.00–166.00	163.43
3	—	425	164.00–167.00	165.35
9	—	528	138.00–143.00	141.88
2	—	330	172.50–182.50	177.27
5	—	474	142.00–146.00	143.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.57
3	—	468	139.00–141.00	140.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	262	140.00–147.50	141.55
7	—	321	133.00–140.00	136.92
7	—	228	150.00–155.00	152.75
6	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.56
6	—	375	129.00–133.00	130.37
16	—	476	120.00–128.00	123.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	136.00–139.00	136.92
3	—	426	130.00–135.00	133.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	120.00–128.00	123.47
4	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	135.00–139.00	138.03
4	—	230	210.00–220.00	217.66
3	—	268	200.00–212.50	204.43
2	—	422	154.00–158.00	155.96

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)	3	—	976	80.00–92.50	88.04

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