Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.04/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$156.04

323 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$16.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	170.63	662	31
Medium and Large 2	383	159.87	613	22
Medium and Large 1-2	544	154.06	839	270

One grade step is worth $16.57/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale323 hd

156.04

—

FL average4 barns · 741 hd

161.46

−5.42

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	—	High	1,677	80.48	1,349	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	58.83	688	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	58.13	833	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	51.69	504	9thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	327	180.19/cwt	175.00–185.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.43/cwt	177.00–182.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.11/cwt	157.00–165.00	596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	154.90/cwt	153.00–158.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	179.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	182.07/cwt	180.00–185.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	168.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.31/cwt	145.00–152.50	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	189.05/cwt	187.00–195.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.51/cwt	135.00–137.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	206.18/cwt	202.50–210.00	536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	81.53/cwt	80.00–87.00	899	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	64.71/cwt	60.00–70.00	663	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.84/cwt	145.00–153.00	636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	844	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	100
Bulls	—	—	1,920	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	78.85/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,274	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	57.04/cwt	56.00–58.00	664	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	63.14/cwt	60.00–65.00	748	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	62.51/cwt	62.00–63.00	901	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	56.38/cwt	54.00–57.00	806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	51.69/cwt	47.00–54.00	504	9

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 Jul 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,232Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	175.00–185.00	180.19
4	—	370	177.00–182.00	179.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	165.00–170.00	167.60
16	—	370	157.00–165.00	161.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	153.00–158.00	154.90
5	—	368	180.00–185.00	182.07
6	—	472	147.00–155.00	150.89
8	—	321	187.00–195.00	189.05
2	—	260	202.50–210.00	206.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	175.00–185.00	179.81
6	—	372	165.00–172.00	168.62
12	—	427	145.00–153.00	148.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	625	141.00	141.00
90	—	550	153.50	153.50
100	—	475	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	500	146.00	146.00
100	—	450	152.00	152.00
85	—	550	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	126.00–130.00	127.99
4	—	430	140.00–144.00	141.95
7	—	368	145.00–152.50	148.31
4	—	526	135.00–137.00	136.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	135.00–139.00	135.96
6	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.57
6	—	472	127.00–132.00	129.43

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)	4	—	1,103	80.00–87.00	81.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,025	60.00–70.00	64.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,616	77.00–84.00	78.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,164	56.00–58.00	57.04
5	—	1,185	60.00–65.00	63.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	62.00–63.00	62.51
5	—	1,429	54.00–57.00	56.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	975	47.00–54.00	51.69

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle