Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-16

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $186.96/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −18.33 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$186.96

46 head · 317 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$2.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	336	187.87	632	27
Medium and Large 2	290	185.66	539	19thin

One grade step is worth $2.21/cwt here — about $93 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 sale46 hd

186.96

—

FL average10 barns · 478 hd

152.81

+34.14

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−18.33

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	1,727	82.45	1,424	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,304	62.43	814	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	59.28	681	11

Every lot, as filed

30 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	794	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	219.23/cwt	215.00–225.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	152.89/cwt	150.00–157.50	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	217.40/cwt	215.00–222.50	522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	185.83/cwt	185.00–187.50	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	165.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	141.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	134.67/cwt	132.00–137.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.62/cwt	157.00–162.50	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	185.18/cwt	182.50–190.00	504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	207.08/cwt	200.00–215.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	568	139.76/cwt	138.00–141.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	162.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	186.47/cwt	185.00–187.50	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	183.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	226.02/cwt	220.00–232.50	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	219.20/cwt	215.00–230.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	202.45/cwt	197.50–205.00	640	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	75.08/cwt	67.50–82.50	752	15
Bulls	—	—	1,727	82.45/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,424	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	62.42/cwt	62.00–63.00	703	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	56.67/cwt	55.00–59.00	662	6

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 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 1,232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 106Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,261	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,410	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	62.00–63.00	62.42
6	—	1,168	55.00–59.00	56.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,727	78.00–86.00	82.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	175.00–185.00	178.21
4	—	472	140.00–144.00	141.95
5	—	265	215.00–225.00	219.23
6	—	432	150.00–157.50	152.89
9	—	240	215.00–222.50	217.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	185.00–187.50	185.83
4	—	360	160.00–170.00	165.07
8	—	272	182.50–190.00	185.18
4	—	222	200.00–215.00	207.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	140.00–146.00	141.97
3	—	483	132.00–137.00	134.67
4	—	325	157.00–162.50	159.62
5	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	125.00–130.00	127.58
4	—	472	125.00–129.00	126.97
5	—	229	160.00–165.00	162.01
6	—	430	125.00–131.00	126.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
4	—	568	138.00–141.00	139.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	185.00–187.50	186.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	180.00–185.00	183.27
4	—	270	220.00–232.50	226.02
5	—	225	215.00–230.00	219.20
5	—	316	197.50–205.00	202.45

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)	15	—	1,002	67.50–82.50	75.08

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Slaughter Cattle

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